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Way forward for manufacturing
MANUFACTURERS need to work with educators and each other to grow into the future. This was one finding of the manufacturing workforce study report, launched…
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Hooked on books
By Casey Neill DOLLY Parton is making her mark on Noble Park. On a recent trip to Australia, the international country music star announced her…
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Council snap to send and solve
CITY of Greater Dandenong is turning to cutting-edge technology to connect with more residents. Councillor Matthew Kirwan last year asked for a report on opportunities…
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Vine time for long lunch
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT WAS something of a Jack and the Beanstalk moment for Noble Park resident Josie Luppino. A novice gardener, she was unaware…
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Customer service stays put
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S council customer service centre is staying put. Councillor Peter Brown last month suggested moving the service out of the civic precinct…
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Picture This… imagine that!
A COMPETITION connecting art and disability is now open to the public. Wallara started ‘Picture This’ to get students thinking about what social inclusion for…
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A moment with Marg Stork
Girls on film… Dandenong Girls A precious 16mm film shot in Dandenong in 1957 has been unearthed by chance among memorabilia stored after the closure…
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Early start to Anzac
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s Anzac Day commemorations started on Sunday. Springvale RSL Sub-Branch held a march down Springvale Road, from Union Grove to the…
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$160m station ends boom gate wait
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AS of today, Springvale’s deadly level crossing is history. Premier Denis Napthine was flanked by Transport Minister Terry Mulder and a host…
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Syringe man in court
By CASEY NEILL A FRANKSTON man will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday) over a car-jacking at syringe-point at Dandenong Plaza. Police charged the 25-year-old…
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Wally was born of war
By CASEY NEILL WALLY Sosnowski arrived in Australia on Anzac Day in 1950. The toddler was in the arms of his Polish parents, fleeing war-ravaged…
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Hopes eyes can change hearts
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG refugee hopes images of his treacherous journey to freedom will change public opinion on asylum seekers. Barat Ali Batoor will…
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