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Cold cash warning
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG NORTH pensioner has warned about the dangers of paying cash upfront to a local refrigeration installer. Svetla Nikolova paid a…
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Tax dollars at work
CONSTRUCTION of Dandenong’s new Australian Taxation Office (ATO) headquarters is underway. Developer EPC Pacific celebrated the start of groundworks at the site, between Walker Street…
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Shed’s multicultural move
By CASEY NEILL CLUB Noble has raised more than $3200 for the Springvale Multicultural Men’s Shed. The Australian-first is now in place at Springvale Uniting…
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Law change racism fear
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS RACISM is alive – and many at a Dandenong forum fear bigots may be about to be given extra voice. About 200…
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Report calls for diversity
CITY of Greater Dandenong says its workers reflect the area’s cultural diversity – but is it diverse enough to meet a new culture quota? The…
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Furniture business warning
CONSUMER Affairs Victoria has issued an alert against a Dandenong-based furniture business. The consumer watchdog said it had received a “disproportionately high” number of customer…
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Bitter sweet muffins
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THERE’S been a sweet and delicious recent discovery of a feijoa tree in the garden of historic Dandenong property Heritage Hill. Its…
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Booze park cleaned up
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Park is shedding its reputation as a drinking ghetto, according to Greater Dandenong councillors. Mayor Jim Memeti said public drinking problems…
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Look out for neighbours
GREATER Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch is holding a daytime meeting for the first time. It will hold its usual public forum from 7.30pm on 21 May,…
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A moment with Marg Stork
Dandy Pig brings bacon home As my first husband, Ron Stork, was a third generation of his family – grandfather, father and brother – to…
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Seniors keep their memory in mind
SPRINGVALE seniors shared food and stories from their homelands last week, with memory in mind. Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria held the Tastes to Remember event at…
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Kebab killers’ challenge
IRON-GUT contestants are set to embark on an unthinkable, and perhaps unsinkable, solo challenge – to eat a monstrous 1.6-kilogram, 16-inch kebab. Four real-estate agents…
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