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Pair have awards sewn up
By CASEY NEILL THE two people from the business world recognised in the Greater Dandenong Australia Day Awards couldn’t be more different. Jayco owner Gerry…
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Metal manufacturer beats path back home to quality
By CASEY NEILL SWIM against the tide is Aluminium Industries managing director Jim Gallagher’s top piece of advice. And he seems to know what he’s…
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Shed for sure
By CASEY NEILL A SIMPLE shed might not seem worth celebrating. But for Shalimar Park Kindergarten in Dandenong North it took five years of fund-raising…
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Jobs slashed
By CASEY NEILL ABOUT half the garden and grounds workers at Sandown Racecourse have accepted voluntary redundancies over the past week. On 15 January 34…
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Police pounce on drugs and guns
POLICE last Thursday raided three properties with bikie links in Springvale and Narre Warren South. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives and Echo Taskforce members seized firearms,…
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Armed hold-ups
GREATER Dandenong police are appealing for information about two armed robberies. CIU Detective Sergeant Ben Matlock said the Embona Taskforce was investigating a raid that…
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Fire threat appeal
THREE deliberately-lit fires sparked a police appeal for witnesses last week. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Ben Matlock said there was no evidence to suggest…
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Names squaring up
THE five potential names for Dandenong’s new Civic Square are in – and out for public comment. Harmony Square, International Square, Opportunity Square, Welcome Square…
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Citizens of the world
AUSTRALIA Day was extra special for 50 new Aussies who were due to take their oath of alligence to their new country at a citizenship…
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Mum delivers
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM NOT many mums get to deliver their own baby, but that’s exactly what Kylie Szabo did when she pulled tiny Emma Lee…
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Guns, drugs seized in bikie raids
POLICE this morning raided three properties linked to Comanchero bikies in Springvale and Narre Warren South. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives and Echo Taskforce members arrested…
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Writing virus
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS NO SMALL writing bug has hit at Silverton Primary School. It first hit students during a term of story-writing on a “digital…
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