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Students turn their hand to auto career
By CASEY NEILL YOUNG people eyeing an auto-industry career now have more chances to get a head start at Hand Brake Turn in Dandenong Campus…
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Refill for old petrol station
A DILAPIDATED Dandenong site will soon be home to a petrol station and two restaurants. Greater Dandenong Council received eight objections to the proposal for…
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Awards show off its pool of talent
By CASEY NEILL ASTRALPOOL was the first of the 12 nominees showcased at the 25th Premier Regional Business Awards. The Noble Park-based company took home…
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MC praises region’s pride
By CASEY NEILL BROADCASTER Libbi Gorr was “impressed and delighted” with what she saw at the Premier Regional Business Awards gala dinner. She was MC…
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Winners’ drive to strive
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH’S Juwita Jouhari wants to stand beside, encourage and support the community’s most vulnerable people. The 19-year-old is studying a diploma of…
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Pharmacy cures more deadly than illegal drugs
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MORE people in Greater Dandenong die from overdoses involving pharmaceuticals than from illegal drugs, official figures show. According to statistics cited by…
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Gala guests’ phone vote
By CASEY NEILL HILTON Manufacturing was the people’s choice for this year’s Premier Regional Business Award. “This is a huge surprise,” managing director Todd Hartley…
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Impressed by the vision
By CASEY NEILL THE 25th Premier Regional Business Awards Gala dinner was “a very special end to a very special idea that started in 1990…
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Residents to be interviewed by murder police
POLICE began doorknocking homes in Doveton and Springvale South on Friday for information on the unsolved murder of teenager Cayleb Hough. The remains of the…
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Robbery and kidnap charges
TWO men have been arrested and charged by police in relation to a spate of armed robberies, aggravated burglaries and car thefts in Melbourne’s south-east.…
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Making the most of chance to achieve
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS NOBLE Park’s Arif Hazara is proof of what can be achieved if given a chance. In June, the 21-year-old will fly to…
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Clear call to see the risks
A NEW eye health program is coming to Greater Dandenong with a view to target vision loss. Vision 2020 Australia’s Vision Initiative will focus on…