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Thanks to AMES tutor
AMES Australia tutor Wayne Veal is given lofty respect by his refugee English students. He’s known as ‘Babai’ – which means ‘grandfather in Dari –…
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Saving lives over a cuppa
A naval veteran and ex-RSL president has taken the tragic issue of veterans suicide into his own hands. Naval Association of Australia state president Gordon…
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Injection room not ‘Dandy’
Dandenong has been placed on the agenda for a safe injection facility – despite the State Government ruling out such centres beyond Melbourne CBD. Reason…
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Quiet achiever, mentor to many
One of Dandenong’s giants Ian McDonald – a twice-mayor who involved himself in nearly every walk of life – has been farewelled. At a funeral…
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Morning tea for giving granddad
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is hardly a household name as a deadly, cruel chronic illness. Lisa Giannopoulos, of Springvale South, will be hosting an Australia’s…
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High praise for ‘superstar’ recovery
For ‘Aaron’, the presence of three judges may have boded ill for him. But the Dandenong Drug Court ‘graduate’ was instead feted by a captive…
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Jail for ’resi’ girl sexploitation
A middle-aged docker who supplied meth to a 15-year-old girl and filmed their sex acts has been jailed. Jason Francis Sims, 48, pleaded guilty at…
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Drug-dealer flings loaded gun
Police were “clearly unwelcome” at a Dandenong home garage on Christmas Eve 2019 where they unexpectedly visited three men armed and smoking ice, a Victorian…
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Apartments blocked by VCAT
The state’s planning tribunal has ruled a “bulky” three-storey apartment block doesn’t suit the northern “edge” of central Dandenong. The developer WCL Development Pty Ltd…
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Speeding driver’s bad ‘brake’
A driver claimed he was testing his brakes after being allegedly detected speeding 66 km/h over the speed limit in Lynbrook. Casey Highway Patrol officers…
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Fake police scam nets $16K
Phone-scammers impersonating Dandenong police officers have fleeced more than $16,000 in the past week. Victoria Police issued a “scam alert” warning on Facebook in response…
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Servo ‘burglar’ caught
A 42-year-old man has been arrested at a burglary at a service station in Heatherton Road, Springvale South. The Dandenong man was believed to have…
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