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Monash Health needle-exchange staff fear job losses
By ALECIA PINNER: apinner@mmpgroup.com.au STAFF at Monash Health are fighting changes to the Dandenong and Springvale needle-exchange program which they fear could eliminate their jobs.…
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Simon Crean won't contest Hotham at election
By Richard Willingham, The Age LABOR party veteran Simon Crean has declared the past three years in the hung parliament the low point of his…
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Missing girl found
DANDENONG teen Jordana Lewis has been located safe and well. The 15-year-old returned home about 7pm last night (Thursday 27 June) after going missing from…
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My week at the Journal
By Jordan Dana, Ringwood Secondary College year 10 student AS I am interested in journalism I decided to try and do my Year 10 work experience…
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Distress over missing diabetic pooch Boofy
THE Narre Warren owners of a diabetic poodle-cross which went missing from Dandenong North two weeks ago are concerned for her health. ‘Boofy’ was staying…
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Firefight
By CASEY NEILL THE state’s busiest CFA crew and will soon have a new $13 million home – but what Dandenong Fire Brigade really needs…
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Raise drinking age to 21 – Cornerstone
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Cornerstone Contact Centre is part of a push to raise the legal drinking age to 21. The welfare service’s co-ordinator Don…
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The language of manufacturing
By CASEY NEILL THE region’s new manufacturing spokesman said he fell into the industry, but now wouldn’t be anywhere else. Adrian Boden took over as…
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Service remembers conflict
DANDENONG RSL honoured Vietnamese war veterans on Saturday. The Vietnam Armed Forces Day event included a brief service in English and Vietnamese at the Victorian…
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‘Dead’ paratrooper says ‘I’m Aussie now, mate!’
By CASEY NEILL VIETNAMESE paratrooper Long ’Peter’ Nguyen is determined to do all he can to make Australia a better place. The Keysborough resident joined…
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Chaat Corner offers Indian vegetarian treats
A NEW taste of India is now open in Dandenong. Dandenong Market has welcomed Chaat Corner to its multicultural café offerings, and it’s serving up…
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Painted to perfection
TALENTED residents at a Noble Park aged care centre showed off their artwork this month. TLC Noble Manor put about 150 framed paintings on display,…