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More leave for Sampey
COUNCILLOR Maria Sampey hasn’t attended a council meeting since October. In early November she took stress leave and lodged a WorkCover claim against the City…
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Culture of charity
NOBLE Park Secondary College has highlighted its cultural diversity and raised more than $580 for charity. Principal Pam Dyson was proud to witness the variety…
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Sport plan for green wedge
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has left open plans for Keysborough Golf Club to develop a “golf and community multi-sport precinct” in the green…
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City of industry?
By CASEY NEILL A PLAN to soften Dandenong’s “industrial feel” sparked intense debate at last Monday’s City of Greater Dandenong council meeting. It centred on…
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Australian first for Pinelodge
DANDENONG’S St John of God Pinelodge Clinic has achieved an Australian first. The drug, alcohol and mental health centre has received the National Mental Health…
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Off the block
By CASEY NEILL DEBATE over “residential growth” at last week’s council meeting ended in a knockback for a Dandenong apartment block. The applicant proposed a…
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Millions to market
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Market expects about five million shoppers in the next 12 months, as it approaches its 150th birthday in 2016. Councillors approved…
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Lingo of the law
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Police Station will be the first in the state to trial a language kiosk. Senior Sergeant Alan Dew said the touch…
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School’s eye on health
A HEALTHY start to the day is in focus at Springvale Rise Primary School. As part of Walk Safely to School Day, students and parents…
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Afghans up in lights
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN Afghan community leader has called for signage to crown the $1.1 million Afghan Bazaar precinct in Dandenong. Khaliq Fazal, president of…
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More jobs for plaza
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Plaza is in line for a jobs boost, according to Planning Minister Matthew Guy. Last Thursday it was among major centres…
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LOGIS in logical win
DANDENONG LOGIS has received a national award. Victoria’s first eco-industrial estate won the Best Business or Industrial Park award at the Property Council of Australia’s…
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