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Marg Moments: CFA roses bloom again
THEY say a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, and local residents who purchased bare-rooted rose bushes from the Country Fire Authority…
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Asset sales option as Greater Dandenong plans $62m hub
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. GREATER Dandenong Council is considering asset sales as “one…
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Neighbourly food for thought in Springvale
Peter Dekker, an Urban Neighbours of Hope refugee community worker, and cafe worker Khare Mar, get together before a ‘Know Your Neighbour’ night at Free…
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Ripples over Greater Dandenong rate rise
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. TWO councillors are making a vigorous push to slash…
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Land sell-off an option: council
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells GREATER Dandenong Council is considering asset sales as ‘‘one of the options available’’ to help pay for the council’s new complex in…
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Lights, camera, talent …
James Taylor visits youth who are looking for an audience. SITTING amid a group of six at a table, Annie ponders the plot in her…
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Council ‘plans central Dandy sell-off’: councillor
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells A GREATER Dandenong councillor has contradicted official statements, asserting the council will sell off its Clow Street offices as part of a…
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State budget: ‘Crumbs’ for east, south-east
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells THERE are some crumbs for Melbourne’s east and south-east residents in what treasurer Kim Wells has dubbed a ‘‘tough, responsible’’ state budget.…
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State budget: Springvale Rd crossing works delayed
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells A GRADE separation project for Springvale Road level crossing appears to have been delayed in yesterday’s 2012-13 state budget. With projected revenues…
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Glen Waverley horror: Four dead at Marcia Court house
FOUR people were found dead at a Glen Waverley house this morning. Police were called to the property on Marcia Court at about 10.50am during…
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Dandenong South fire forces evacuation
STAFF were evacuated from a fire at a green-waste recycling centre in Dandenong South on Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called to the fire, which…
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Diamond days to cherish
THERE were greetings from the Queen and cards and messages from Governor-General Quentin Bryce and other dignitaries for William Llewellyn and his wife Doreen May…