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Final resting places
By CASEY NEILL PRIVATE Bernard Haines was just 14 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916. He was 15 when…
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Memorial to the defeated
By CASEY NEILL ANDY Nguyen went from lawyer to fruit picker when he escaped to Australia after the Vietnam War. The 66-year-old completed his law…
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High time for path report
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park mound is creating heated debate over aged and disability access via a sloping footpath. Councillor Maria Sampey at Monday…
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Party in the country
DANDENONG’S Country Women’s Association (CWA) branch is celebrating its 80th birthday on 9 May and would love past members to join in the party. Anyone…
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Lone Pine’s tribute grows
CITY of Greater Dandenong will look at harvesting pine cones from a Lone Pine descendent to mark the Gallipoli conflict’s 100th anniversary. Councillor Peter Brown…
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Appeal after two armed robberies
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to two armed robberies in Dandenong. In the first incident on 16 April a 25-year-old Dandenong man was attacked after…
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Service maintains interest in diggers
NOBLE Park RSL welcomed hundreds of people to its Anzac Day service on Sunday 21 April. Schools, community groups and politicians laid wreaths at the…
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Protective officers attacked
A PROTECTIVE Services Officer (PSO) was punched in the face during an argument at Noble Park Railway Station on 18 April. About 11.15pm two PSO…
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Crisis of China confidence
By CASEY NEILL A trip to China is a waste of ratepayers’ money say three Greater Dandenong councillors who have also criticised the sister city…
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Hoons waste police time
By CASEY NEILL Hoons are costing lives by using up police time during low risk periods and leaving them short of manpower during the most…
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Watch out for walls
GREATER Dandenong walls are coming under scrutiny, and the community’s encouraged to express any concerns. City of Greater Dandenong will carry out inspections on freestanding…
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Dandenong Hospital nurses may take action
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NURSES may take industrial action over unresolved safety concerns at Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department since a 2011 state inquiry into the problem.…
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