News
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Crossing’s heated forum
By CASEY NEILL FIVE options are now on the table for removing the Abbotts Road level crossing. But businesses are calling for plans to close…
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Abilities shine through
By CASEY NEILL “WE DON’T all have the same set of abilities and wouldn’t that be boring? “We can all shine together,” guest speaker Simon…
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Resources offer career moves
By CASEY NEILL AUTOMOTIVE workers will be among the 20 people starting new jobs at a Dandenong South production facility. Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio officially…
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Opponents seek to stall market plans
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A WHOLESALE fresh produce market has been proposed in Bangholme’s green wedge to tap into the south-east’s vast farming region but has…
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Bombardier in running for train order
By CASEY NEILL A TRAIN order boost could bolster jobs in Dandenong for years to come, industry insiders say. The State Government announced on Tuesday…
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From the first to the last
By CASEY NEILL FROM Australia’s first home-made Holden to its last, the Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show will have it all. The eighth…
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Pastor Don is still watching over me
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS LISA Yates has suffered more than her share of hard knocks – just about every one you could imagine. Staunch supporters were…
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Wellspring of goodwill
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG support service for women has received a $50,000 boost. Wellsprings for Women manager Veronica Hassett said the funding would go…
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New hope for Apex offenders
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A YOUTH services director says Apex Gang members are far from a “lost cause” in response to calls for the deportation of…
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Harmony Square circles globe
HARMONY Square visitors took a step into cultures from around the globe on Wednesday 16 March. The Harmony Festival: Step Into Our World supported Cultural…
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Rich cultural flavour
SPRINGVALE South students celebrated their rich diversity with food, clothing and dancing from across the globe. Athol Road Primary held a multicultural day on Tuesday…
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Life lived for a bigger purpose
By CASEY NEILL PASTOR Don Cameron sewed a prevailing hope into the Dandenong community. “That hope continues in a lot of people. He showed them…