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Parking blamed for growth jam
By CASEY NEILL CAR parking remains a major sticking point for central Dandenong traders who are keen to see the shopping precinct grow. The Dandenong…
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Call to tackle suicide toll
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WAYNE Schwass, in keeping with his play as a lauded AFL premiership player, last week laid down a challenge straight down-the-line. At…
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Safety to start with drivers
By CASEY NEILL “IT STARTS with you.” That’s the message from Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Scott Roberts ahead of an Easter road safety…
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Slit throat threat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN continued to stalk and threaten to kill a former girlfriend for two months after being reported to police for allegedly…
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Push for ‘forgotten’ transport
PLANS to lower fares for Zone 2 travellers and “forgotten” bus services were hot topics at a forum in Springvale last week. About 60 people…
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Cold cash warning
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG NORTH pensioner has warned about the dangers of paying cash upfront to a local refrigeration installer. Svetla Nikolova paid a…
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Tax dollars at work
CONSTRUCTION of Dandenong’s new Australian Taxation Office (ATO) headquarters is underway. Developer EPC Pacific celebrated the start of groundworks at the site, between Walker Street…
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Shed’s multicultural move
By CASEY NEILL CLUB Noble has raised more than $3200 for the Springvale Multicultural Men’s Shed. The Australian-first is now in place at Springvale Uniting…
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Law change racism fear
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS RACISM is alive – and many at a Dandenong forum fear bigots may be about to be given extra voice. About 200…
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Report calls for diversity
CITY of Greater Dandenong says its workers reflect the area’s cultural diversity – but is it diverse enough to meet a new culture quota? The…
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Furniture business warning
CONSUMER Affairs Victoria has issued an alert against a Dandenong-based furniture business. The consumer watchdog said it had received a “disproportionately high” number of customer…
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Bitter sweet muffins
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THERE’S been a sweet and delicious recent discovery of a feijoa tree in the garden of historic Dandenong property Heritage Hill. Its…
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