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Dreamtime flight
Artist Kundah, pictured, paints great holes in the middle of his paintings. A bit like what he calls the “50-year hole” in his life —…
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Flying fists, flailing feet
FOR the most part, this violence is a quiet affair. That dull thump is the sound of a fist meeting flesh. The short, sharp slapping…
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Country girl keeps CWA flag flying
JEAN Taylor personifies the true spirit of a country woman — generous to a fault and a person you could rely on in a pinch.…
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Bus routes bid ruling draws ire of Ventura, Volgren
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS MANUFACTURING Minister David Hodgett has admitted to “mixed views” on Public Transport Victoria’s decision to overlook Dandenong-based Ventura in favour of an…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Pakula wins, but Labor vote slides The people have spoken and all political parties need to lift their game and truly represent the people…
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Dandenong man on manslaughter charge
A 40-year-old Dandenong man has been charged with manslaughter after a man died from injuries allegedly sustained in a fight in Cranbourne. Glenn Carleton appeared…
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Bully stopping pays off
Five seconds of inspiration has won Farid Khoweiss, a student at Gleneagles Secondary College in Endeavour Hills, an iPad, iPod and $500 cash. Farid, 13, won…
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Writer's block: From the author, a tip that's just write
By KAREN COOMBS Never mind the literary accolades and impressive resume: Cate Kennedy still knows what it’s like to get writer’s block, just like any…
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Prize litter for Birman Society cat show
Dandenong North cat breeder Sandy Scott shows off her ragdoll kittens and cat ahead of the Birman Society cat show on Mother’s Day. The show,…
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Dandenong Hospital security staff call to use 'reasonable force'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS UNARMED security guards say they are being denied the use of reasonable force to protect staff from violent visitors at Dandenong Hospital’s…
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Man in custody dies on way to Casey Hospital
THE homicide squad will investigate the death of a 37-year-old man who died while being transported to Casey Hospital. The man, who was subject to…
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A shed load of culture
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S multicultural men’s shed project started very simply – with a Chinese man who’d lost his daughter to a brain aneurism. Reverend…