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Turn around gives confidence
By CASEY NEILL WALKING into YSAS Dandenong six months ago turned Alison Viles’s life around. “Me and my housemate were homeless, and she had a…
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MP saving the whales
By CASEY NEILL ISAACS MP Mark Dreyfus has represented Australia in the world’s highest court. The Attorney-General has just returned from the Netherlands where he…
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How bazaar, how bazaar
DANDENONG’S new Afghan Bazaar will start to take shape next month. City of Greater Dandenong councillors on Monday night awarded the $844,910 contract for the…
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Booze busted
By CASEY NEILL Campaigners say another bottle shop will create more problems… DANDENONG has many needs but more alcohol outlets is not one of them.…
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All go for snow
MORE than 10,000 people entered a winter wonderland in central Springvale on Sunday. The inaugural Springvale Snow Fest attracted huge crowds between 1pm and 7pm…
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Forum for budding artists
ENTRIES are now open for Noble Park Community Centre’s eighth annual art show. MP Daniel Andrews launched the event this month and encouraged people to…
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Early VET success
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Secondary College’s VET program is in the running for a Victorian award, just three years after accepting its first students.…
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Burra gets a soaking
By JARROD POTTER KEYSBOROUGH couldn’t hold off the higher ranked Berwick, knocked off 31-70 in pool-like conditions at Rowley Allen Reserve. The Burra, led by…
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Car crashes before police give chase
A SPEEDING car collided with a tree in Dandenong early on Sunday morning, just as police were preparing to pull over its driver. Dandenong Inspector…
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Bombardier delivers on train contract
A DANDENONG South manufacturer is supplying Adelaide with its first electric trains. Bombardier’s A-City trains are the first Australian-built models to meet the latest crash…
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Gutsy effort keeps them going
By JARROD POTTER KEYSBOROUGH kept its season alive with a gutsy seven-point win over Mornington. Trailing at quarter-time, 20-22, whatever coach Nathan Vogt said to…
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Thunder out of trouble
By JARROD POTTER GETTING out of trouble, Dandenong Thunder bested Werribee City in a penalty shootout to secure its State Knockout Cup semi-final place. Dandenong…