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SRSS cuts start to bite
At least 148 asylum seekers in Greater Dandenong have been made “destitute” after being cut from the Status Resolution Support Services program, says Greater Dandenong…
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SICMAA promised $74,000
Labor, if elected to Federal Government, has pledged to provide $74,000 over four years to Springvale Indo-Chinese Mutual Assistance Association. Hotham MP Clare O’Neil said…
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Abandoned house ablaze
An abandoned house has been suspiciously set alight on the corner of Hutton and Pickett streets, Dandenong. Fire and police crews were called to the…
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‘Active citizen’ remembered
Tribute has been made to a late and “passionate” Dandenong community activist Janet Cox. Ms Cox was remembered as a long-time Dandenong resident who lived…
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Spreading the green message
What do you do with the mountain of plastic bags in our homes, streets and tips? Springvale Neighbourhood House is seeking answers in a program…
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Cancer tests at a discount
Now is the time to take a potentially life-saving test for bowel cancer. The Rotary Club of Dandenong is supplying discounted Bowelscan kits in participating…
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Young leaders wanted
The call is out for aspiring leaders from new and emerging communities who want to make a positive difference. A free leadership skills program for…
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Meters stolen for scrap
Thieves have swiped 17 large water meters during a weekend stealing binge in Dandenong South’s industrial estate. Factories and offices in Brindley Street, Oppenheim Way,…
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Hunt for hit-run driver
A hit-run driver has fled a two-vehicle crash that injured two teenage pedestrians in Dandenong. A Toyota Camry had stopped to give way to the…
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Merle fights on for aged-care change
A Springvale community trailblazer Merle Mitchell expects “things are going to change” after delivering a powerful public condemnation of her experience in aged care. Ms…
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The art of survival
Multi-talented Narre Warren artist Mirwais Janbaz makes for an extraordinary chapter in a newly-released book Refugee Stories: In Their Own Words. Author Laurie Nowell, who…
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Witnesses halt Dandenong sex assault
Four passers-by have halted a sexual assault of a man in a central Dandenong alcove. The victim had earlier met three unknown men at the…
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