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Gifts mean the world for asylum seekers
JUST one gift would be a meaningful Christmas gesture for each of Jesuran Wellness Centre’s 50 asylum-seeker clients, says the centre’s pastor Hilda Samuel. To…
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The seed of good food
A NEW cook book is preserving cherished family recipes and promoting healthy eating. Uniting AgeWell’s Noble Park community produced From Seed to Table to raise…
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Dandenong, a world of its own
GREATER Dandenong boasts a population built from all corners of the globe – but what about the countries that aren’t represented in the multicultural municipality?…
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Swimmer says it’s easier to go with the flow
By CASEY NEILL LONG-DISTANCE swimmer Tammy Van Wisse grew up just a block away from Sandown Greyhounds. She told the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce…
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Armed robbery charges
POLICE have charged a Springvale man over an armed robbery in Frankston earlier this month. A Dog Squad officer arrested the 21-year-old in an allegedly…
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Night blaze resident lucky to escape
A RESIDENT was considered lucky to have survived a fire at a Noble Park house that didn’t have a working smoke alarm. About 40 firefighters…
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Hopes pinned on sharps container
By CASEY NEILL THE Premier Regional Business Awards will cap off its 25th and final year with a “spectacular” gala dinner in Springvale. Greater Dandenong…
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Teeth knocked out in library head butt
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ASYLUM seeker who dislodged a man’s teeth with punches and a head butt at Dandenong Library has escaped conviction due to…
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Shots fired into Noble Park home
By CASEY NEILL A MAN has fired a shotgun into a Noble Park home, damaging the front door. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton…
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Assailant ordered off booze
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been banned from licenced venues for a year after injuring several people in a series of drunken assaults in…
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Accused man sent stalking email from mental hospital, court hears
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been accused of cyber-stalking one of his five intervention order victims while being treated in Dandenong Hospital mental health…
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SES chief heads to SA’s killer blaze
THE Greater Dandenong SES unit’s deputy controller is today (Thursday 26 November) heading to South Australia to assist with the state’s bushfire emergency on a…