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Ill-gotten money to bust crime
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE will receive a $500,000 criminal-funded CCTV boost. Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan visited the suburb with Liberal Hotham candidate George Hau…
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Music to their ears
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong students will be making more music, thanks to recent grants. The Dandenong South, Lyndale Greens, Athol Road and Springvale Rise…
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Students collect food for needy
KEYSBOROUGH students have collected food for families in need. Mt Hira College is donating the non-perishable items to The Ansaar Project Food Bank, which each…
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Blonde jokes get called out
By CASEY NEILL Every 75 minutes, police in the south-east respond to a family violence-related call. This was among several shocking statistics that about 60…
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Labor promises auto industry support
A Labor federal government would pump $10 million into the south-east to support auto-industry workers and businesses. The cash would come from a $59 million…
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Ancient skill of sharing stories
Dandenong South Primary students learned about Koori culture at a Reconciliation Week event. On Friday 20 May the school hosted tutors from Datiwuy, a clan…
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Key raiders sent running
A Dandenong North man disturbed two burglars who were searching his home for keys. The 36-year-old returned to his Howe Avenue home about 11.40am on…
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Kids stay late at school
By CASEY NEILL A Twilight School session shifted the Athol Road Primary day to the afternoon and evening. Assistant principal Carmel Nigro said the Springvale…
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Refugee finds his home in art
By CASEY NEILL Art helped Afghanistan-born Mehdi Jaghuri to find his feet in Australia. Now the Berwick resident, 23, is returning the favour through Connections…
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Thieves strike and strip out a lifetime of memories
By CASEY NEILL “The only thing I’ve got at the moment is hope.” Carol Brown’s voice cracks with emotion as she speaks about the tools…
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Independent voices
By CASEY NEILL UKRAINIAN culture will take centre stage in an art and music showcase. Keysborough artist Olga Pasechnikova is curating the Week of Ukrainian…
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Rising gas under scrutiny
By CASEY NEILL A new gas test would protect Dandenong South’s Viridian Glass and other manufacturers from rising prices, according to Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus.…
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