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Manufacturing makes the grade
By CASEY NEILL HALLAM Senior College students got a taste of the manufacturing floor this week – in their classroom. Engineers from Nordon Conversions in…
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Street seat
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS PRIMARY school students have taken a seat in “the real world” by designing and pitching a unique bench they hope will grace…
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Seen by solar
GREATER Dandenong Council is trialing a solar-powered CCTV camera in response to difficulties getting cameras connected to the electricity grid. Engineering services director Bruce Rendall…
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Crisis strikes at refugee support
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Roz Blades says there’s a “crisis” among exhausted asylum seeker support agencies and volunteers. She said agencies, wholly dependent…
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Food for thought
FOOTPATHS in Greater Dandenong are being used to spread healthy eating messages. The Brighten Up campaign encourages residents to think about adding extra vegetables to…
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Double bin burnout
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two bins were set on fire in a Keysborough street. They said the incident happened about 2am on 15…
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Drug charges after car nab
A ROUTINE intercept has led to drug trafficking charges against a 26-year-old Noble Park man. Springvale police pulled over a car on Princes Highway in…
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Window smash foiled
POLICE are searching for a would-be burglar who tried to break a Dandenong home’s window. He removed the flyscreen on a window adjacent to a…
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Christ sidelined say churches
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO Christian church leaders have joined a “groundswell of dissatisfaction” against Greater Dandenong Council’s Christmas decorations. Catch the Fire Ministries, based in…
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Mental illness key to bail release
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN accused of several violent attacks was released on bail and transported in a private vehicle for a mental health assessment…
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Changing of the guard
By CASEY NEILL TWO women have nominated to represent the safe APL seat of Dandenong following the announcement by long-serving MP John Pandazopoulos that he…
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End of era at Heidi Rose
AFTER 38 years, Dandenong business Heidi Rose will close its doors for the final time on 18 January. Owner Kathryne Turton Lane is holding a…
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