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Reserve holds four of 13 frog speciecs
By CASEY NEILL Frederick Wachter Reserve is no longer home to a pristine lake – it’s a functional wetland attracting native animals and birds. Resident…
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More space for school bursting at seams
DANDENONG South Primary students have more space to learn. The school officially opened the Rina Main Learning Centre on Friday 3 June. Principal Leonie Fitzgerald…
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Major cannabis cultivation busted
Police seized more than a million dollars in cannabis plants from a Springvale South house. Tasking Unit detectives executed a drugs warrant on Monday 30…
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Towing business burns
DANDENONG South residents were advised to close their windows as smoke billowed from a suspicious factory fire on Sunday 5 June. Firefighters were called to…
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Report highlights how students fall through the gaps on way to work
By CASEY NEILL Educators and businesses each think the other is responsible for forging employment pathways for students. “That suggests there’ll be some young people…
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Mum means business
By CASEY NEILL Dee Insaro is a mum who means business. She’s the co-ordinator for the Keysborough-based Thai Language School of Melbourne and Sivalai Thai…
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Teen among four charged with robbery
By CASEY NEILL Taskforce Tense detectives arrested four people – one a 15-year-old boy – over a series of Dandenong robberies. They executed warrants at…
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Visual art makes winter easier to bear
Walker Street Gallery will welcome winter and its longer nights with works from leading Australian artists. There Are Tears At The Heart Of Things will…
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Trains arrive ahead of time
Bombardier Transportation has celebrated delivering the final 43 VLocity carriages for the Regional Rail Link – five months ahead of schedule. The manufacturer also marked…
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Stingrays get carnival ready
By JARROD POTTER The initial Vic Country batch from the Dandenong Stingrays is ready to test itself on the national stage. Taking on Western Australia…
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Seat set for tight battle
Ahead of the Saturday 2 July election, Journal reporter CASEY NEILL is catching up with the key candidates for the three seats where Greater Dandenong…
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Car crash corner fears
By CASEY NEILL Motorists are colliding daily at Dandenong’s Scott and Thomas streets, nearby traders say. But Greater Dandenong Council has no plans to return…
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