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In a hole lotta trouble to get into the show
Jack Johnson is the author of When The Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes…
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Radical school changes
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS NEW subjects to combat the radicalisation of students will be added to the Victorian school curriculum in 2016. Respectful relationships, and world…
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Diggin’ the dinosaurs
KIDS played palaeontologist and dug their way to dino discoveries at Dandenong Plaza. Free Dinosaur Adventures featuring a fossil dig was on the agenda for…
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Jail threat after attack
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN faced further jail after being found guilty of lighting spray from an aerosol can near his ex-partner’s face. Andrew James…
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Drug sentence appeal rejected
By ANEEKA SIMONIS DRUG smugglers convicted over importing up to $15 million worth of heroin to properties in the Greater Dandenong area have had their…
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Family’s fond memories
By CASEY NEILL FORMER Keysborough footballer Alexander ‘Alex’ Mackay has died at the age of 97. His daughter Thelma Churchill said he passed away on…
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Woolies new estate
WOOLWORTHS has opened the doors to its newest store in Dandenong South. The Estate One supermarket is part of a $25 million development, will employ…
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Driver in hospital after traffic-light crash
A MAN has been hospitalised with minor injuries after his utility struck a car and a traffic-light pole in Dandenong. The 48-year-old Mulgrave man was…
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Two injured in bus smash
A BUS driver and his passenger have been hospitalised after a crash between a bus and a truck on Stud Road, Dandenong North. An Ambulance…
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Speaking up to stay sharp
By CASEY NEILL SPRING Parks Primary School has become a haven for honing English skills. Each Thursday it hosts about 50 women who are eager…
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Tune in to hearing
SENIORS can get free hearing checks in Dandenong next month. Australian Hearing Dandenong centre manager Jacinta Gerin said Seniors Week from 4 to 11 October…
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Minister tackled over golf plan
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREENS MP Nina Springle has raised an objection in State Parliament to Keysborough Golf Club’s plan to convert its green-wedge golf course…