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Vegie shop closed overnight after food complaint
A FRUIT and vegetable shop in Dandenong Plaza was last week closed by Greater Dandenong Council for a breach of the Food Act. Responding to…
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Asylum seekers swamp Dandenong aid centre
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A CENTRE in Dandenong that feeds and clothes asylum seekers has been forced to close its doors to families released on community…
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Flax seeds innovative, diverse farming
By MARG STORK IN A Moment with Marg on May 4, I wrote a snippet inspired by a much-read copy of the Journal dated August…
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Three hurt in Springvale South assault
A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Friday night after an assault in Springvale South in which a group of males assaulted…
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Cops bust pair of bomb-makers in Dandenong
By Deborah Gough/The Age Two old-style cops walking the beat in Dandenong have sprung what they believe to be two would-be arsonists making a homemade…
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Wireless traffic-detection sensors may stay
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS VICROADS has not ruled out continuing to use the same model of wireless traffic-detection sensors found to be unreliable in an internal…
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Mental health support for youth
By CASEY NEILL A NEW headspace centre in Dandenong is offering the area’s 125,000 young people mental health and wellbeing support. It’s in the former…
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Refuge for job hunt
ASYLUM seekers in Greater Dandenong will next month have employment support close at hand – and they’re not the only one’s who’ll benefit. The not-for-profit…
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Manufacturing’s new champion
By CASEY NEILL PAUL Dowling stepped down from his post on Tuesday with a plea to manufacturers in the south-east – get committed. “Because if…
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Cowardly attack
By CASEY NEILL POLICE fear the man who snatched a blind woman’s bag in Keysborough this week could target other vulnerable people in the community.…
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Hit-run arrest
POLICE have charged a 21-year-old Meadow Heights man with attempted murder over a hit-run collision in Noble Park on Tuesday morning. Police said a car…
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Role models for dedication
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Rotary Club has recognised five local high school students for their dedication to study and commitment to their community. It…