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College students aim high
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Secondary College is celebrating its 2013 dux, Allison Nguyen. She achieved an ATAR score of 92.8, with classmate Stephanie Yung…
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Wulff resigns Ipswich post
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FORMER Greater Dandenong chief executive Carl Wulff has resigned from his position on a Queensland city council during an investigation into alleged…
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Hospital accused of fudging numbers
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ALLEGED data-fudging at Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department is hiding short-staffing and a lack of beds, says the Victorian Emergency Physician Association. According…
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Heartless thieves steal wheelchair
THIEVES stole a wheelchair and football memorabilia from a disabled Dandenong man’s home last month. Police believe the thieves smashed a lounge room window to…
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The word is getting out
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A VICTORIA Legal Aid program has found many women from new and emerging communities were victims of family violence but not ready…
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Too good to be true?
THE air-conditioner was meant to be installed before Svetla Nikolova’s 60th birthday. She and her retired husband had been saving for months to replace their…
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More secret probing?
GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey claims the council has launched a second “secret probe” into her matters, soon after she took stress leave over an…
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Winning eco-friendly industrial park
DANDENONG LOGIS has transformed a contaminated, disused site into an environmental showpiece. The 154-hectare industrial business park has received this year’s Urban Development Institute of…
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Bunnings ready to run
V8 SUPERCAR champion Garth Tander joined the Bunnings Springvale team to officially open the new warehouse last weekend. The $41 million store replaces the existing…
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What’s on
Carols in the park CAROLS by Candlelight will bring music and joy to Dandenong Park again this Christmas. The Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce event…
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Dinesh is as good as gold
By BRIDGET COOK A DANDENONG student was presented with an award by the Governor of Victoria for a golden effort last week. Nossal High School…
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Tax office gives back
CHRISTMAS cheer came early to some of Greater Dandenong’s most vulnerable children thanks to Australian Tax Office (ATO) employees. Staff from the ATO’s Dandenong office…