News
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School brings the magic
New families to Springvale Rise Primary received a warm welcome and plenty of laughs. The school’s Heights Campus in Wareham Street, Springvale, hosted a Foundation…
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Spice truck’s curry in a hurry
By Cam Lucadou-Wells It’s a tough ask to stand out from the sheer convoy of food trucks that seem to be parked at every event…
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Parking meters are fine where they are
By Casey Neill A council decision to remove Springvale’s parking meters could be short-lived. Greater Dandenong councillor Sean O’Reilly has filed a motion to rescind…
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Swim to success
By Casey Neill From almost drowning in a pool a year ago to state competition… Morteza Sami had never even seen a swimming pool when…
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Giving their best
Greater Dandenong students are getting connected with volunteering. Dandenong High School, Lyndale Secondary College and Emerson School will each receive up to $9725 from the…
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Arranged marriage husband cut estranged wife
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Sydney man allegedly tracked down his estranged wife who was wounded after he produced a knife outside her Springvale home late…
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Too scared to shop
Jan Lay has run the Rainbow Coffee shop in Springvale Shopping Centre for 20 years and said parking meters were scaring away her customers. She…
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Bureaucrats keep lives on hold
By Casey Neill Hundreds of migrants are in limbo and battling depression over years-long delays on Australian Citizenship applications, a Dandenong South forum has heard.…
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Joe shows his staying power
By Casey Neill This was supposed to be a story about Joe Peluso retiring from the seniors club he set up 17 years ago. But…
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More tram and train orders please
By Casey Neill “It brings tears to my eyes to see us reach such a big achievement.” Bombardier welding co-ordinator Con Sakellaridis started working on…
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Glass wool workers strike to insulate jobs
By Casey Neill Striking workers are holding an around-the-clock picket outside their Dandenong factory over a proposed new workplace agreement. Fletcher Insulation said the new…
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New life for rail space
Residents have been invited to shape the under-rail open space that removing Noble Park’s level crossings will create. The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) wants…