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Danny Nalliah: Crestani to contest Senate for Rise Up Australia
By CATHERINE WATSON CASEY councillor Rosalie Crestani has confirmed she will stand for Australia’s new ultra-right political party in the September federal election. Danny Nalliah,…
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Dandenong market traders 'in no position to continue paying high rent'
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells DANDENONG Market traders have upped the ante in their fight with management, demanding a 50 per cent rate reduction backdated to last…
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The power to move
OSCAR winner Adam Elliot proudly told GAIA Skin Naturals founder Michelle Vogrinec on Tuesday night that he used her products to shave his head. The…
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Funds for the sick kids
A KEYSBOROUGH event will raise at least $2000 for sick kids this Good Friday. Joanne Pollina will host a Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal…
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Culture on show for harmony
NOBLE Park’s St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School students dressed to showcase their cultural heritage in an early Harmony Day celebration on 15 March. Harmony Day…
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A fluttering tribute
SHAYE Kosky chased butterflies around her yard as a child. Her family honoured this memory at her funeral on Monday with a heart-wrenching butterfly release…
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The beat’s on the streets
WORLD-CLASS musicians, dancers and athletes will descend on Greater Dandenong this National Youth Week to share their skills. In a coup for the region, 360…
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Bus-car collision: driver critical, passenger serious
A CAR collided with a bus filled with 31 children from Dandenong’s Emerson School on Nettle Drive in Hallam about 3.50pm yesterday (Wednesday). The car’s…
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Sinking the ICU superbug
INTENSIVE care beds will have to close at Dandenong Hospital so sinks harbouring a ‘superbug’ can be replaced. Carbapenem-resistent Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has infected 10 patients…
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Charges over drug haul
A SPRINGVALE man is due to face court today (Thursday) over a $70,000 drug haul. The Dandenong Tasking Unit last week raided the 43-year-old’s home…
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Attempted robbery on bank
POLICE are looking for a man who tried to rob a Dandenong bank on 15 January. The man handed a note saying “fill bags with…
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Easy on the tongue
NINE Greater Dandenong students were among 182 recognised with Victorian School of Languages (VSL) Top Scorers awards. Education Minister Martin Dixon congratulated them for receiving…