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Greater Dandenong libraries move with the times
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IN a chronicle of the times, a Greater Dandenong councillor has proposed books should make way for more public computers at Springvale library.…
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Dandenong Market fruiterer breaks ranks on Sunday trade
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SUNDAY trading may “break the back” of one of Dandenong Market’s most enduring fruiterers. Dominic Pompei, of Dominic’s Fruit World, has been…
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Union digs in at Springvale cemetery
By CASEY NEILL FUNERALS are not expected to be affected by stop-work action that began at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park on Friday.…
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A lot on his plate
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A ‘hot potato’ awareness campaign visiting Dandenong went a little cold after an unexpected mechanical hitch last Tuesday. The Asylum Seeker Resource…
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ATO move has green lining in Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PROPOSED five-star green star office building will be the new work site for 850 Australian Taxation Office staff in central Dandenong.…
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Boys’ heroic act glorified
By MIKE TZOUNIS SPRINGVALE South is home to two Junior Triple Zero Heroes. Hasan Aptulla and Alex Kim, both 10, were among 21 kids aged…
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Overwhelmed by water safety
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Jan Williams has a passion for water safety that’s saving lives in Vietnam. More than 13,000 children drown in Vietnam every…
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Ways and means
BY CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NEWSTART recipients living on about $500 a fortnight aren’t exactly lording it. But nor are some quick to seize on an extra…
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Homeowner in the shade
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG North resident’s solar panels have been put in the shade after supposed fence-high shrubs planted in a next-door park have…
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CCTV pledge to cut crime
By CASEY NEILL A COALITION government would deliver Dandenong a $400,000 live feed CCTV system. Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne, Victorian Senator Helen Kroger and the…
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Beating the trend
By BRIDGET SCOTT A GROUP of men have stood up to confronting statistics that reveal a harsh reality for women in this region. Family violence…
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Line up to take over
SECURITY guards, a cabinet maker and a physiotherapist are among those eyeing Greater Dandenong votes at the 7 September federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission…
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