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Funding cut hurts women’s service
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WOMEN’S health service that helps culturally diverse communities has axed staff and is set to stop sex education programs for girls…
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Dandenong cabbies ‘ride’ the racial slurs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT, OR AT FACEBOOK.COM/GREATERDANDENONGWEEKLY OR OR USE TWITTER @DANDENONGWEEKLY RACISM…
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Springvale lockdown lifted, suspect still on the run
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells POLICE have called off a lockdown of Springvale South but a man wanted in relation to an alleged aggravated burglary is still…
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Police hunt suspect as Springvale residents urged indoors
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells RESIDENTS in Springvale South are being told to stay inside while police conduct a dog and aerial search for a man involved…
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Casey Council CEO had conflict, says report
By Catherine Watson CASEY Council’s chief executive Mike Tyler had a conflict of interest when he failed to notify councillors that he was the subject…
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Noble Park maternity unit to close
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. Maternity unit staff and expecting mothers booked in at…
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Treasured Springvale citizen John Beus to be farewelled
SPRINGVALE will farewell one of its ‘living treasures’ John Beus, 92, at a service next week. Mr Beus, a founding member of Springvale Benevolent Society,…
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Dandenong project now fully connected with library funding deal
THE final piece of the funding jigsaw for a $62 million library-plaza-civic centre project in central Dandenong was completed this morning. The state government announced…
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Police hunt for suspect in attempted abduction
A teenage girl escaped possible abduction last Tuesday as she walked near her Dandenong school. Dandenong police said today the man approached the girl about…
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Dandenong pursuit put police woman in hospital
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A POLICE officer was hospitalised with a foot injury suffered in the final moments of a two-hour police chase in Dandenong and…
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Opposition uproar over Dreyfus asylum seeker accusation
Isaacs federal MP Mark Dreyfus brushed off strong criticism for his comments on the opposition’s tactics during the asylum-seeker debate last week. Mr Dreyfus infuriated…
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Haileybury Keysborough students shine
Two Keysborough-based students were in the spotlight the 2011 VCE Premier’s Awards. Niran Daskia and Shane McLaws, both of Haileybury College, were among the top…