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Doveton mosque: 'Peaceful' Muslims respond
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS HAYAT Doughan is hardly shocked by ongoing inflammatory anti-Islamic debates. A Muslim and a member of the Casey Multifaith Network, Ms Doughan…
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People power win against Dandenong three-storey flats
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PEOPLE power campaign against three-storey apartments in a predominantly one-storey residential street of Dandenong has won support from Greater Dandenong Council.…
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Lighting the way for Young Pink Sisters
KEYSBOROUGH couple Lauren and Justin Bryant flicked the switch on their Christmas lights to herald in the festive season — and to promote their new…
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$10m Monash Freeway sensor 'problem' revealed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN internal VicRoads report has revealed a costly epidemic of flaws in its installation of wireless traffic sensors during the Monash Freeway…
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White ribbons against family violence
Greater Dandenong councillors donned White Ribbon Day campaign T-shirts last Monday. Mayor Angela Long, fourth from left, said “we must all work together as a…
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Springvale seniors' memorable milestones
By MARG STORK CONGRATULATIONS were the order of the day at Springvale Senior Citizens Multicultural Club when popular members Doreen and Leo Barnes of Mt…
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Betty Luxford's lifetime of giving
By MARG STORK OBITUARY Betty Luxford November 16, 1925-October 5, 2012 BETTY Luxford led a busy and rewarding life as a selfless community leader. She…
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Bombardier rail deal a win for Dandenong jobs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ABOUT 70 manufacturing jobs have been “secured” after the state government ordered new V/Line carriages from Bombardier Transportation Australia’s Dandenong South factory.…
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Doveton mosque: Call to ban 'hatred preaching'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS CASEY deputy mayor Sam Aziz will seek to impose a planning condition “not to preach hatred from the pulpits” on a proposed…
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Stepping up for breast cancer 'Sisters'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A CANCER survivor and her family are hoping to form a charity to help financially-stricken breast cancer patients meet steep treatment costs.…
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Braving the $2 ghostly affair
By MARG STORK ‘TIS the season for dramas and pantomimes, and Noble Park Secondary College set the stage early with special effects that tingled a…
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New leader tackles Dandenong retail revival
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Retail Traders Association’s new chairwoman Glenys Cooper will be ‘angling’ for ways to bring customers back to Dandenong. Her own fishing…