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Tax workers back in
HUNDREDS of workers have just returned to Dandenong’s Australian Tax Office building, following a fire in a lift shaft this morning. Eight CFA crews evacuated…
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Doctor dog does rounds
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SEBASTIAN the dog, pictured with patient Kevin Rayner, has some renowned bedside manner at Dandenong Hospital. Sebastian is a hit with patients…
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Nursing passion
By CASEY NEILL ZOE Sabri’s passion for nursing the elderly in their own homes has earned her a national nursing award. The Narre Warren South…
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Local jobs chance lost
DANDENONG MP John Pandazopoulos has accused the government of missing the chance to maximise local jobs and content on the Cranbourne-Pakenham rail upgrade project. He…
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$2b rail plan queried
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CRITICS are pondering the value of a $2 billion-plus upgrade of the overcrowded Dandenong rail corridor – funded under a public-private partnership…
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Despina’s more than hot air
By CASEY NEILL DESPINA Karatzias knew not a word of English when she arrived in Australia from Greece at age eight. The Dandenong North mum…
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Black hole schools
By CASEY NEILL “BITTERLY disappointing” is how principals are describing a budget black hole for Greater Dandenong schools. Lyndhurst MP Martin Pakula said “not a…
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St John’s is the first choice
ST JOHN’S Regional College has been the first choice for Catholic secondary schooling in Dandenong for over 50 years. With over 100 nationalities represented in…
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$43m for cemeteries
By CASEY NEILL CEMETERIES in Springvale and Bangholme will share more than $43 million from the State Budget announced last week. Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust…
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Hope for the future
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong wasn’t a big winner in last week’s State Budget, but the future is looking bright. The municipality’s CEO John Bennie…
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$305m for students
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SUPPORT program for students with disabilities has been boosted by $305 million over the next four years but may not stop…
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Square needs a name
GREATER Dandenong’s new public square needs a name. The space at the new civic centre on the corner of Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong, is…
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