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Raising the baa on fees 'not a Vu Ho tax'
IN an apparent budget quirk, the release fees for impounded sheep, pigs and goats is set to quadruple. Corporate services director Mick Jaensch denied the…
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State Budget: Dandenong dumped, says MP
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG has been neglected in favour of nearby neighbour Frankston in last week’s state budget, says Labor’s Dandenong MP John Pandazopoulos. He…
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Dandenong Tech high-jinks from class of '54
DANDENONG, through the eyes of a schoolboy. That’s what the Dandenong and District Historical Society was treated to when Bill Carson was invited to speak…
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Devil's in detail on Greater Dandenong rates bill
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS PREPARE for a bill shock on your next rates notice. The average Greater Dandenong household is set to pay a possible $181.51…
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Aching Jasmina honours rock-fisher father
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS JASMINA Pedic fought severe cramps and aching knees last Thursday to somehow finish a 95-kilometre run from Noble Park to San Remo…
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Jack Charles tackles life's challenges
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS As a pioneer of Australian “black theatre”, Jack Charles is not afraid of continuing to fight for his rights. Charles, who is…
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Cornerstone gets good Samaritan timely help
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SOME unlikely saviours are mending Cornerstone Contact Centre’s disrepaired building in Dandenong. Workers John Harraghy and Gordon Kirkpatrick of Dandenong steel sheet…
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State Budget: hospital security funds shortfall angers nurse union
A NURSES union has lashed out at a lack of extra state budget funding for security guards at hospital emergency departments. Australian Nursing Federation state…
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Dandenong Council cuts short public question time
By SAM CUCCHIARA DANDENONG ratepayers have slammed a move by Greater Dandenong Council to cap the number of public questions it will respond to during…
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Picture this
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG High School student artwork has raised cash for the Wallara Wish Foundation. Baneen Hussain and Senuri Nimaya Hewa Indigahawelagae created paintings…
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Lim’s vision for the blind
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S Richard Lim celebrated an award win, thanked the community and raised $40,000 for Cambodia Vision. Lim’s Pharmacy last month won the…
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AFL multicultural envoy
DANDENONG lawyer Azmeena Hussain is an AFL multicultural community ambassador this season. Her tireless community work helping the disadvantaged and those from non-English speaking backgrounds…
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