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Your community voice: Sri Samy
Community Voice is a monthly column celebrating Greater Dandenong’s diverse cultures and lifestyles. This month Sri Samy, a charity volunteer and advocate for Tamil refugees,…
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Skate teenagers robbed in Dandenong
POLICE are seeking witnesses to a robbery in which a group of teenagers threatened two 16-year-old boys and stole mobile phones and an iPod about…
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Double trouble for Keysborough driver
A Keysborough man was allegedly caught twice in one night driving while his licence was suspended. Police said they saw the man, 35, driving erratically…
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Hoon's car impounded
POLICE have impounded the car of a hoon, 23, who was allegedly caught driving almost 60km/h above the speed limit about 3am on Monday, June…
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Shoppers cop some questioning
BRUSHING up on their interviewing skills, Springvale police have been out seeking happy customers rather than criminals for a survey at Parkmore and Noble Park…
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Gillard backer Dreyfus survives turmoil
By DANIEL TRAN & CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS – See: Crean won’t contest Hotham JULIA Gillard supporter and Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus will continue in his role…
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Refugee youngsters having a ball
By ALECIA PINNER YOUNG Sudanese and Afghani refugees have spent 10 fun-filled weeks learning to play basketball in Dandenong North. The New Kids on the…
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My Voice: A moment with Marg
By MARG STORK LYNDHURST Halfway House has played important roles in the local community, not the least being the catalyst for the formation of Dandenong…
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Baa and Vu beaten, but sheer determination will go on
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS: clucadou-wells@mmpgroup.com.au – SEE: Vu Ho the fighter: Sheep, prison, Viet Cong, pirates SPRINGVALE refugee Vu Ho faces a $200,000-plus legal bill after…
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Dramatic build in Greater Dandenong council debt
By DANIEL TRAN GREATER Dandenong council expects to return to “acceptable” debt levels in five years, after revealing it borrowed $33 million in 2012-13 to…
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Thick wall saves woman as car heads into Dandenong North bedroom
By DANIEL TRAN: dtran@mmpgroup.com.au A DANDENONG North woman could have died when a car ploughed into her bedroom if the walls had not been double-brick, says…
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Monash Health needle-exchange staff fear job losses
By ALECIA PINNER: apinner@mmpgroup.com.au STAFF at Monash Health are fighting changes to the Dandenong and Springvale needle-exchange program which they fear could eliminate their jobs.…
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