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Stopping the syringes
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH COUNCILLOR Roz Blades is proud to call the City of Greater Dandenong syringe-free, and says she wants to keep it that way.…
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Award fit for a king
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG North man has received Cambodia’s highest honour. Thay-Horn Yim was among six people to receive a King’s award in June.…
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Dandenong – the Syrian solution
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong needs to lead the way in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis, says Councillor Roz Blades. She urged anyone with spare…
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Shooting shockwaves settle
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Reporter CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS continues his series into the aftermath of the Numan Haider shooting. A NEW vigilance has emerged in the Afghan…
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Lesson for Principal Roz
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THE teaching went both ways at Yarraman Oaks Primary on Tuesday, with the students enlightening their principal for the day Councillor Roz…
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Kia loyalty rewarded handsomely
IT’S not every day you get a call from a car company offering a free trip overseas. As unusual as it is, that is exactly…
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Blitz on business
BUSINESSES in the Dandenong region are on the Fair Work Ombudsman’s radar. Fair Work inspectors will audit up to 250 businesses in Dandenong, Dandenong South…
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Trail of mates from garage sales
REDUCING waste and making mates is what the Garage Sale Trail is all about. Greater Dandenong Council is encouraging residents to take part in the…
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Judy was full of Anzac spirit
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG RSL is mourning the loss of “a most remarkable lady and a very good friend”. Berwick resident Judy Murdoch passed away…
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Trafficking lands long-term addict in jail
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SPRINGVALE South woman has been jailed for up to 18 months for multiple heroin-trafficking offences, including while on bail in July.…
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Robbed at knifepoint
POLICE are hunting a man who robbed a Dandenong bottle shop at knifepoint last week, fleeing with $200. The man was in the Dandenong Cellars…
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‘Diversity brings a richness’
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS OVER the past year, I have been spending a lot of time out and about at community events and festivals across the…