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Standing tall
By CASEY NEILL WALK Against Family Violence organisers hope to top last year’s 500-strong turnout to show support for victims and efforts to end the…
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Justice open for all
By CASEY NEILL ENERGY bills, fines and shonky landlords are bringing many new arrivals to Australia unstuck. CatholicCare in Dandenong is helping them to find…
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Hard tack display on track
By CASEY NEILL AN ARMY-ISSUE biscuit sent home from Gallipoli is on display at Springvale and District Historical Society. New exhibition On Parade: Australian Defence…
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Tip drivers unload
By CASEY NEILL BANGHOLME is among picket sites across the state in a tip truck driver dispute. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is leading a…
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In the gutter
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Traders call for a clean sweep after flashing, vomiting, urinating and bottle fights… A REGULAR flock of public drinkers, undeterred by police…
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Labor member slams backroom moves
By CASEY NEILL THE Labor Party pulled the strings behind Greater Dandenong’s mayoral election, according to councillor John Kelly. He labelled his colleagues “a bunch…
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Pokies fight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE Greens have backed a multi-council campaign to reduce the harm wreaked by poker machines – while the Labor and Liberal parties…
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Cash falls short for most vulnerable
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAJOR parties have failed to commit extra resources to tackle violence against the state’s most vulnerable women despite a damning recent report.…
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Meat factory thieves case the joint for follow-up raid
THIEVES have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a Dandenong South meat factory. They targeted the Redgum Drive factory twice in…
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Three into one to go great
THE three racing codes will unite for one action-packed night of racing for the running of the City of Casey Tricodes Night on Saturday 22…
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Drag racing stretches police resources
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH residents fear drag racing on the Dandenong Bypass will soon kill. Michelle, who didn’t want her surname published, lives in the…
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Library’s vault of knowledge
GREATER Dandenong libraries have a new 24-7 online resource. The Vault was officially launched at Dandenong Library last Wednesday, 5 November. It draws on detailed…