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Kids caring for kids
SHARING a personal connection with the Very Special Kids Foundation (VSKF), Haileybury’s Keysborough Campus has raised more than $2000 for The Piggy Bank Appeal. Piling…
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Stores given all-clear
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has given a clean bill of health to a fruit-and-veg business after its store in Fountain Gate was accused…
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Girl’s fear as mum threatens dad with knife
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A NOBLE Park girl called emergency services in fear while her alcoholic mother allegedly threatened her father with a kitchen knife. A…
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None Of Our Business But…
FAR be it for us to accuse a lawyer of gilding the lily. One defence lawyer, with great bravado, in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week…
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When stress hits, it’s time to share
A SEA of students flooded Harmony Square during a Mental Health Week event. The Greater Dandenong teens heard from three guests speakers and enjoyed entertainment…
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Students in step with marathon effort
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH AIMING to walk the equivalent of Uluru in a month Yarraman Oaks Primary School is transforming their school schedule for the month…
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It’s a gift
By CASEY NEILL WALLARA’S ambassadors have received a $2500 boost. CMV Group on Tuesday 6 October presented a check to the Dandenong-based disability service’s CEO…
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Libraries offer help with homework
FREE homework help is now available from Greater Dandenong libraries. Library members can use Your Tutor to connect live to a tutor online and get…
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Dandenong in pilot for new custody officers
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WANTED in Dandenong police cells: people with high emotional intelligence and ethics. According to Dandenong police’s Inspector Bruce Kitchen, this is the…
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A wheely good way to work
GREATER Dandenong residents are urged to jump on their bikes for Ride2Work Day. The council will host a ride from Springvale Railway Station into the…
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Parking blitz has business on edge
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park mechanic says unfair parking fines are driving away customers. But the City of Greater Dandenong says it’s just clearing…
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Mechanic threatened after sex claim
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ICE-fuelled Dandenong South man pulled an imitation handgun on a mechanic after accusing the victim of sleeping with his ex-partner. Bashkim…