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Fear of parking
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WORKERS at Dandenong Plaza fear for their safety after being forced to vacate prime customer parking spaces and park in the plaza’s…
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Profit from their experience
SMALL businesses can access free mentoring and support in Dandenong on Wednesday 16 October. The State Government’s Mobile Business Centre last visited the area 12…
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Grant stirs creative juices
A $20,000 grant will help central Dandenong food businesses make the most of the revitalisation happening around them. City of Greater Dandenong last week received…
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Hallam’s hurt locker
POLICE evacuated the scene of a drive-by shooting at a Hallam gym this morning where bombs were discovered, just hours after a similar shooting in…
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Attack dog chased off
By CASEY NEILL NAURMA Dawson thought her tiny pooch Suzi was done for when a dog roaming the streets grabbed her throat in its jaws…
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Word’s out for language skills
By CASEY NEILL VOLUNTEERS are helping refugees tap into English and life skills at Dandenong Neighbourhood House. House manager Robyn Coslovich said people on bridging…
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Students turn the tables
STUDENTS turned teachers at Silverton Primary School this month. The Noble Park school was among hundreds across Australia taking part in Kids Teaching Kids Week,…
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Now is the time
By RUSSELL BENNETT THOSE who blazed the trail for modern-day Dandenong were celebrated earlier this month at the opening of an exhibition to mark the…
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Refugees seek stolen bicycles
By CASEY NEILL THIEVES have deprived asylum seekers in Greater Dandenong of much-needed transport. Friends of Refugees volunteer Sri Samy had collected three bikes from…
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Tip is a Grand Final wish
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong businesses raised thousands of dollars for Make-A-Wish last Wednesday – and got an expert tip for the Grand Final to…
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Young writer cleans up
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT STARTS off on a note of violent whimsy. “The last thing I expected to see was a vacuum cleaner down my…
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No dawdlers here
GREATER Dandenong’s Relay for Life will next month honour friends and family lost to cancer and support those battling the disease. The Dingley Dawdlers came…