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Model of United Nations
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE global stage was on show at Keysborough College’s Banksia campus in Springvale. Year 10 and 11 students were turned into delegates,…
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Police seize weapons, drugs, stationery
By CASEY NEILL A DRUG bust in Keysborough uncovered ice, a $2500 stationery stash, swords and machetes. Police executed a search warrant at a Corrigan…
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Budget repair and despair
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS REPAIRING the Federal Budget may have broken Shaunagh Stevens’ family budget. The secretary of the Dandenong-based Disability Resources Centre is married with…
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Business tick for tax cut
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s business community has welcomed the company tax cut in last week’s Federal Budget. But there are concerns the 2014-’15 plan…
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Jobs wasteland
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG High students are missing out on support to find employment because work to complete its transformation from three schools to one…
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Medicare Locals on the scrapheap
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE scrapping of Medicare Locals in last week’s Federal Budget has at least one positive, according to the Dandenong-based branch’s chairman. Dr…
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Fighting grief
By CASEY NEILL CHILDREN who’ve lost someone close to them often need special help. Rainbows for the Children of Australia is offering a program in…
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When Cat meets Cat
KEYSBOROUGH Cats fan Lachlan, 11 months, looked a little apprehensive about meeting premiership player Tom Hawkins last Wednesday. The Geelong Football Club forward posed for…
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Cuts make life harder
By CASEY NEILL CUTS to Gonski school funding will make life harder for struggling students, Dandenong North Primary principal Kevin Mackay says. The Federal Government…
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Cranes can roll
CRANE operators will no longer need permits to travel on some Greater Dandenong Roads. Roads Minister Terry Mulder last week announced easier access to 240…
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Men attacked in boarding house
By CASEY NEILL TWO men have attacked residents at a Dandenong boarding house, in their bedrooms. Police said they entered the Hemmings Street house about…
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Young tradie loan warning
By CASEY NEILL NEW $20,000 Trade Support Loans could land young jobseekers in significant debt unless they receive more career path guidance. This was the…
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