News
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ATO move has green lining in Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PROPOSED five-star green star office building will be the new work site for 850 Australian Taxation Office staff in central Dandenong.…
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Boys’ heroic act glorified
By MIKE TZOUNIS SPRINGVALE South is home to two Junior Triple Zero Heroes. Hasan Aptulla and Alex Kim, both 10, were among 21 kids aged…
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Overwhelmed by water safety
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Jan Williams has a passion for water safety that’s saving lives in Vietnam. More than 13,000 children drown in Vietnam every…
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Ways and means
BY CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NEWSTART recipients living on about $500 a fortnight aren’t exactly lording it. But nor are some quick to seize on an extra…
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Homeowner in the shade
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG North resident’s solar panels have been put in the shade after supposed fence-high shrubs planted in a next-door park have…
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CCTV pledge to cut crime
By CASEY NEILL A COALITION government would deliver Dandenong a $400,000 live feed CCTV system. Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne, Victorian Senator Helen Kroger and the…
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Beating the trend
By BRIDGET SCOTT A GROUP of men have stood up to confronting statistics that reveal a harsh reality for women in this region. Family violence…
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Line up to take over
SECURITY guards, a cabinet maker and a physiotherapist are among those eyeing Greater Dandenong votes at the 7 September federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission…
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Girls have gala time
MORE than 120 girls from eight Greater Dandenong high schools hit the courts at Springers Leisure Centre in Keysborough on Tuesday. The Young Women’s Gala…
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Monks at work
TIBETAN monks showed off their artistic skills and patience at Dandenong Plaza last week. The Sacred Footsteps from the Roof of the World travelling monks…
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Grave dispute
By CASEY NEILL GRAVES at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park are being left uncovered during current strike action, according to cemetery management. But…
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Dandenong buries Miners
By JARROD POTTER COMPLETE evisceration. The Dandenong Rangers left no trace of the Ballarat Miners in their 104-61 rout. Ballarat was effectively an up-close audience…