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Chess tournament is a better move

A SPRINGVALE Chinese chess group brings together lovers of the game and tackles problem gambling. Councillor Sean O’Reilly said Xiangqi players from around Australia attended...

Motivated to inspire

By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park film-maker is motivating people across Australia and the world. Saba Karim, 27, studied film-making at university and had been working...

It’s race hate, mate

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS LOCAL African groups are worried that the federal government’s proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act may spur on hatreds laid bare...

Jail after cell attack

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A POLICE officer has an anxious three-month wait after being spat in the face and bitten on the arm by an accused...

Left speechless by new centre

By CASEY NEILL A PACKED gallery witnessed the first official meeting in the new City of Greater Dandenong council chambers last Monday - and plenty...

Fatal medicine clash

By CASEY NEILL DOVETON Medical Clinic has overhauled its records system after a patient died from conflicting medications. Dandenong woman Margareta Snopek, 67, died at Dandenong...

Hospital security rules ‘misleading’

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A FAIR Work Commissioner has criticised Monash Health for "ambiguous" security policies that create a "significant conflict" for security officers dealing with...

Cooks rise in the kitchen

DANDENONG Market’s The Kitchen celebrated its first birthday last week with cake - and twice-cooked goat’s cheese soufflé. Resident chef Russell Bald whipped up the...

Man faces water meter theft charges

A DOVETON man faces 57 charges over a string of water meter thefts in Greater Dandenong and Casey. Greater Dandenong Tactical Anti-Crime Team (TACT) Constable...

Push for toxic dump closure

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CITY of Greater Dandenong has backed mayor Jim Memeti’s motion to pressure the state government to close Lyndhurst toxic waste dump at...

Beware impacts of cultural values

YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE Jose Gonsalves African Communities Foundation Australia WHEN the federal Attorney General George Brandis says: “People have the right to be bigots, you know” -...

Afghan flavours, freshness wows

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS RESTAURANT owner Baryalai Rahimi has two rules for cooking: simplicity and freshness. For this reason, he forgoes the temptation of drowning his signature...

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Breaking down barriers for women in manufacturing

As female unemployment remains concerning in the South East region, manufacturing industry representatives are advocating for ways to break down the barriers for women...