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Still best of friends
By CASEY NEILL PERSISTENCE has paid off in spades for Keysborough man Ray Johnstone. He and wife Maxine tied the knot on 6 March 50…
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Festival-goers get their fill
GREATER Dandenong is being flooded with festivals, leaving residents and visitors spoilt for choice – and with full stomachs. Dandenong Market culinary extravaganza the World…
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Colourful culture for award winner
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Afghan Bazaar makeover has been applauded as an example for future council projects across Victoria and beyond. The City of Greater…
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Golf swings are a uniform hit
A GOLF round has raised more than $40,000 for students in need in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia. South East Business Networks (SEBN) held the…
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Trail of giving
By CASEY NEILL PORTERS from Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track made the trek to Keysborough last week. Mark and Julie Capper hosted the No Roads…
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Choir rises with one voice
PEOPLE from all walks of life unite as one voice in Noble Park each Wednesday evening. Creativity Australia’s With One Voice Greater Dandenong choir welcomes…
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Rates rush ruled out
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has ruled out significant rate rises in 2015-2016 ahead of next year’s rate cap. Last week, the state government…
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Land moves interstate
AN ICONIC Dandenong South industrial site is now in Western Australian hands. Warrington Property has bought a 7.9 hectare slice of the former General Motors…
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Council falls for leaf as autumn approaches
GREATER Dandenong council officers are turning over a new Leaf. The city is trialling an electric motor car for two weeks to explore ways it…
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Pride placed
THE names of 53 former Dandenong Primary School students are preserved on the school’s World War I honour board. Tragically, 12 of those names have…
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Shop owner stabbed
A DANDENONG business owner was stabbed three times in the back at his Foster Street store’s front door. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Mark…
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Fair pay for a fair day’s spray
A DANDENONG panel beating businesses underpaid a spray painter $7700, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found. The watchdog randomly audited businesses and discovered workers…