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Two wheels, one dream
When a young James Mowatt first got on a bike, he thought he was simply following the path of his stepfather Rodney Clark, an avid…
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Council wants out of smart meters
GREATER Dandenong Council will formally oppose the installation of smart meters in all council-owned buildings and will engage solicitors to investigate its legal rights to…
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The simple things lead to happy life
AS soon as Bill Blanchard met 20-year-old Margaret Stutterd at their workplace, he knew she would be his wife. Fifty years later — last Monday…
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Award reflects garden's style
By DAVID SCHOUT and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THE designers of Keysborough’s distinct Somerville estate garden have taken out a Victorian Landscape award. The ‘Reflections’ garden, designed…
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Small and creative
Artist Neil Wanstall works on one of his creations for this year’s Walker Street Gallery 9 x 5 exhibition. The popular annual show by the…
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Blow-out in TAFE fees
By DAVID SCHOUT STUDENTS at Dandenong’s Chisholm Institute will be expected to pay up to double their current course fees in 2013. The recently released…
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Booze blitz brews for silly season
POLICE have targeted venues that allow drunk patrons or smoking inside during a liquor licensing blitz expected to go through the Christmas period. Police began…
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Council prunes yuletide cheer
By DAVID SCHOUT IF you’ve driven along Lonsdale Street this month and noticed fewer Christmas decorations, there’s a reason why. This year, unlike other years,…
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Drugs put Noble Park in spotlight
By DAVID SCHOUT NOBLE PARK has emerged as a cannabis hot spot after police seized another hydroponic crop last week. The crop was the third…
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Lesson in history from school notes
By DAVID SCHOUT IN 1912, school drop-offs and pick-ups were more likely to have been horse-drawn rather than horse-powered; ‘apple’ was a lunchtime food rather…
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VAFA: Multicultural Dragons join amateur ranks
By ROY WARD SOUTHERN Dragons president Jamie Pi believes his club will thrive in the Victorian Amateur Football Association after winning the right to leave…
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Southern Dragons quit SFL to rejoin VAFA
By ROY WARD SOUTHERN Dragons spent the past season being shown on the big screen at every AFL game after being included in one of…
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