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In harmony with school diamond
NOBLE Park students combined celebrations for Harmony Day and their school’s 60th birthday. St Anthony’s Catholic Primary was a sea of multicultural costumes and orange…
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Harmony pledge for Good Friday appeal
HARMONY Day took on extra meaning at Keysborough’s Mt Hira College. On Friday 18 March, the school marked the day with an assembly and announced…
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Cultural festival breaks barriers
RAIN didn’t dampen spirits at the Dandenong West Community Festival. Families enjoyed food, dancing, turban-tying and more at the Cultural Diversity Week event on Friday…
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Slithering snake leads to toilet terror
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG funeral director was in the right place when he spotted a snake slithering past his foot. “I was in the…
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Crossing’s heated forum
By CASEY NEILL FIVE options are now on the table for removing the Abbotts Road level crossing. But businesses are calling for plans to close…
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Abilities shine through
By CASEY NEILL “WE DON’T all have the same set of abilities and wouldn’t that be boring? “We can all shine together,” guest speaker Simon…
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Resources offer career moves
By CASEY NEILL AUTOMOTIVE workers will be among the 20 people starting new jobs at a Dandenong South production facility. Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio officially…
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Opponents seek to stall market plans
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A WHOLESALE fresh produce market has been proposed in Bangholme’s green wedge to tap into the south-east’s vast farming region but has…
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Bombardier in running for train order
By CASEY NEILL A TRAIN order boost could bolster jobs in Dandenong for years to come, industry insiders say. The State Government announced on Tuesday…
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From the first to the last
By CASEY NEILL FROM Australia’s first home-made Holden to its last, the Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show will have it all. The eighth…
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Pastor Don is still watching over me
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS LISA Yates has suffered more than her share of hard knocks – just about every one you could imagine. Staunch supporters were…
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Wellspring of goodwill
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG support service for women has received a $50,000 boost. Wellsprings for Women manager Veronica Hassett said the funding would go…