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Golf club homes on hold for minister
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PLANNING Minister Richard Wynne has not ruled out Keysborough Golf Club’s proposal to turn its green-wedge course into a housing estate. A…
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Council defends ‘leaked’ email
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council says it has acted “appropriately” in response to claims it leaked a record of a confidential meeting to assert…
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Kids put their dads on the menu
By CASEY NEILL STUDENTS have shared breakfast with more than 60 dads, uncles and brothers at Spring Parks Primary School. The school’s two Springvale campuses…
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It’s rough with no room and no bed
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WITH close to 23,000 people sleeping rough in Victoria every night, students from Noble Park added an extra 40 to that number…
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Art goes with the flow
THREE canoe-shaped sculptures appear to glide through the Dandenong Civic Centre foyer. The City of Greater Dandenong officially launched new art work Journey on Thursday…
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Down memory lanes
By CASEY NEILL THE stories behind Dandenong’s laneway names are now on display for their visitors to see. Greater Dandenong Council launched interpretive signage in…
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Ideas at work
By CASEY NEILL “JUST expect your life to be absolutely full of changes.” This was the advice from MC James Sturgess at the annual Lunch…
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A passion for work that satisfies
By CASEY NEILL MATTY Deane gets paid to holiday around the world. It’s a dream job, but he’s walked a hard road to get there.…
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Bypass hoon nightmares
By CASEY NEILL HOONING on the Dandenong Bypass shocked Nicole from sleep just days after she moved into her new Keysborough home. Her experience is…
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Bus route would be just the ticket
By CASEY NEILL WAITING for a bus isn’t usually a years-long task. But that’s exactly the situation Keysborough South residents are in, with bus bays…
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Police reach out to overcome radicals
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AFTER the shockwaves of 18-year-old Numan Haider’s fateful attack on police in Endeavour Hills nearly 12 months ago, police are refusing to…
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Playgroup in line for cash
By CASEY NEILL A PLAYGROUP project could bag $15,000 for Greater Dandenong Council. The council’s Family Health in Playgroups trial was announced on 31 August…