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Brewery speaker on tap
COOPERS Brewery’s chairman will be the guest speaker at the 21st annual South East Business Networks’ (SEBN) industry dinner. Glenn Cooper will speak about how…
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Archive’s history treasures
THE mother of a terminally ill former student, the victim of a house fire and the grandson of a foundation teacher are among those who…
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Strictly speaking, it’s a school reunion
FORMER students and teachers of Dandenong Girls’ High School, Dandenong North High School and Cleeland High School will gather for a reunion on Saturday 13…
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Vote for school cash
FOUR Greater Dandenong schools are in the running for a $5000 grant. Each community member can cast two votes for the school project they’d like…
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Best gets a boost
NOMINATIONS for awards to applaud Noble Park’s best are now open. Noble Park Community Action Forum will present the Noble Park Community Participation Awards at…
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Man critical after carport fire
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN elderly man is fighting for life after being injured by a blaze in his home’s carport in Tarene Street, Dandenong, last…
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Fair go, mate
Dear Prime Minister Abbott and Immigration Minister Morrison, The City of Greater Dandenong needs a helping hand. Our city is home to Victoria’s largest concentration…
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One man’s journey
PRECEDE Salvation Army Lieutenant Dit Chokeun fled war-torn South Sudan for a new life in Australia. The transition to life in a new country tested…
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Souls of generosity share the spirit
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GENEROUS acts are being performed for asylum seekers on a daily basis by full-time volunteers like Friends of Refugees member Sri Samy.…
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New workers are blooming
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FINDING a job hadn’t exactly been a bed of roses for Sudanese-born asylum seekers Eisa and Muhummad. That was until the pair…
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Shocked by self-harm
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SEVERAL well-publicised suicides and self-harm incidents among Tamil asylum seekers have shocked Eelam Tamil Association Victoria into action. President Param Paramanathan presents…
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Numbers won’t add up
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DAVID Spitteler has been an avid collector of statistics since opening his volunteer-run Asylum Seekers Centre 16 years ago. He says the…
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