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Man critical after traffic light crash
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Update 10am TWO men were seriously injured in a car crash on the Princes Highway at Dandenong last night. A police spokeswoman…
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Baa the sheep goes to sleep
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SPRINGVALE sheep, whose right to live in a suburban backyard became a protracted legal dispute, has died where her owner desired…
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Hamburglar heist
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AS KASUN Fernando and his then housemate waited to be served at a Mulgrave fast-food counter early one morning, in walked a…
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CFA’s fire warning
By CASEY NEILL A DEADLY Noble Park house fire and a string of other blazes have prompted a CFA warning. Region 8 operations manager Trevor…
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Van could be murder key
By CASEY NEILL IT WASN’T until daybreak on 6 February that someone saw Geck Gov lying in the driveway of her Noble Park home. She’d…
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Hard worker
By CASEY NEILL AFGHAN refugee Ali Mustafa arrived in Australia on a Thursday night in 2008, aged 17. “Sunday I went to a butcher and…
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Afghan women taking the wheel
By NARELLE COULTER AFGHAN refugee women have their hands on the wheel of independence, thanks to an innovative learn to drive program. The Association of…
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Islam’s buddha for Catholics
AFGHANI men carving a Buddha statue at a Keysborough Catholic Church seems an unlikely occurrence. But a predominantly Islamic group of Hazara men from Afghanistan…
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Batoor’s life through the lens
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PHOTO-JOURNALIST Barat Ali Batoor has ridden outrageous luck to settle in Melbourne’s south-east. He fled for his life from Afghanistan in 2012…
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Asylum workers lend a hand
By CASEY NEILL ASYLUM seekers and new migrants are becoming a key part of the Salvation Army’s volunteer base in Dandenong. Dandenong Salvation Army corps…
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Beacon of hope
By CASEY NEILL YOUNG refugees looking for work are grappling with network, schooling and support issues. But Beacon is working to inspire and motivate them…
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Gateway to worker support
By CASEY NEILL GATEWAY Industries has been providing employment, training and support for people with disabilities for more than 20 years. But the Dandenong-based not-for-profit…
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