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Cash relief for tenant support
By Casey Neill A support service for rooming house residents is safe following a State Government back-flip. The Journal reported last week that funding to…
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Contact centre jobs call
By Casey Neill Patterson Cheney has created 15 new jobs in Dandenong. The Dandenong Street contact centre should grow to 30 employees in the next…
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Range sale is a sure shot
By Casey Neill The Springvale Shooting Range’s future is finally locked in following years of uncertainty. The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) Victorian branch…
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Racing code is ‘ban by stealth’
By Casey Neill Proposed new greyhound industry controls are threatening Sandown Greyhound Racing Club’s future, says one MP. South Eastern Metropolitan Region MP Inga Peulich…
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Silk road around the world
By Casey Neill A 20-metre long fabric artwork is sharing stories from around the world in Dandenong. The Asylum Silk Roads exhibition will be on…
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High-flying lawyer pushes airport bid
By Bonny Burrows A Dandenong lawyer has emerged as a mover and shaker behind plans to build Melbourne’s third airport. Gerard Kennedy, Special Counsel for…
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Record-breaking membership boost
By Casey Neill A membership boom is bolstering the Rotary Club of Noble Park-Keysborough. The club has welcomed seven new members in the past 12…
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Phone and bank cards flushed down toilet
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 67-year-old Springvale South man pleaded guilty to beating his wife and then flushing her phone and bank cards down the toilet.…
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Indigenous trainees do business with cops
Dandenong police are working side-by-side with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths through a new traineeship program. Industry and Employment Minister Wade Noonan and Dandenong…
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Veolia expands with new business
Waste manager Veolia, which has a depot in Keysborough, has acquired another business. Veolia’s group general manager for Victoria and Tasmania, Simon Tori, said acquiring…
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Plastic pots for recycling
Keysborough and Springvale residents have a new way to dispose of their old plastic plant pots. The Bunnings stores in both suburbs are part of…
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‘Gansters’ throw Molotov cocktails
By Casey Neill “Gangsters” threw three Molotov cocktails at a Keysborough home following an early-morning clash with the resident. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Acting Sergeant…