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No plans for derelict school yet
THE State Government still won’t reveal plans for the abandoned Southvale Primary School site. Lyndhurst MP Martin Pakula in Parliament asked Education Minister Martin Dixon…
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Keeping calm
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BARRISTER Michael Kuzilny regularly practises both meditation and the law in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. He says he’s learnt to detach himself from…
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Choose your bins
By CASEY NEILL NEW bins will roll out across Greater Dandenong from July, and residents have the power to pick them. The Great Bin Swap…
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Fire on the fence
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a deliberately-lit fence fire in Herbert Street, Dandenong. CFA crews attended and extinguished the blaze, which started about 6am…
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Car crunch central
DANDENONG and Springvale are among with worst suburbs in Victoria for common road accidents. According to the AAMI Crash Index, launched last month, Dandenong had…
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Still the boss
By CASEY NEILL BOSS Products in Dandenong is leading the way in construction finishing materials. “All our competitors are focusing on price and competing with…
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Road safety mapped out
GREATER Dandenong residents can have their say on road safety this month. The council is seeking community input on an updated road safety strategy it’s…
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Unprovoked assault
UP to four men launched an unprovoked attack on a Dandenong North man last week. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Shane Pola said the victim,…
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New home is a place for dreams
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CONFLICT is a word Nyadol Nyuon is all too familiar with. Close to two decades after her father was killed in a…
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Clinic’s paths to health
By CASEY NEILL PINELODGE is just one piece of a psychiatric system struggling to meet demand for drug, alcohol and mental health support. The ice…
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Petition’s clear message
ALMOST 90 people signed a petition calling for a ‘keep clear’ sign to be restored in Springvale South. The City of Greater Dandenong accepted the…
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A moment with Marg Stork
Bidding Bea Boardman a fitting farewell Miss Annie Beatrice (Bea) Boardman, a former principal of Dandenong Girls High School during the 1960s, passed away on…