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Don’t run the gauntlet
“YOU can run the gauntlet on Heatherton Road, but it’s just a case of when you’ll get picked up.” This was the warning from Greater…
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Teachers learn how to build careers
By CASEY NEILL MANUFACTURERS in Melbourne’s south-east need young workers to bolster their ageing workforce, and high youth unemployment continues to trouble the region. “Those…
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City to find its Christmas cheer
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong’s festive street decorations have “lost the feel for Christmas”, says councillor John Kelly. This year, the council will spend nearly…
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Rye service captures hearts
By CASEY NEILL POLISH Rye Crust Bakery brings a taste of Poland to Dandenong. Last Tuesday owners Hanna and Andrew Lipiszko took home the Central…
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Company hero praised
By CASEY NEILL A member of staff who saved a vital piece or equipment from being destroyed as a factory fire burned around him has…
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Amanda’s warmth pervades market
Amanda Bevan, marketing manager, at the busy, four-days-a-week Dandenong Market is a talented, friendly “people person”, well suited to her responsible role. She treats stallholders…
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Banquet of mouth-watering dishes
By CAMERON LUCADOUWELLS IT’S touted as a calorie-neutral way to sample Dandenong’s diverse delicacies. This month, as part of a Good Food Month walking and…
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Tribute to highest bravery
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE is now home to a tribute for the state’s Victoria Cross recipients. The memorial was unveiled at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on…
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Celebration in store for shoppers
PARKMORE’S 40th birthday party was a blast from the past. There was ’70s-themed cake-cutting, activities and store offers on 14 November to celebrate the Keysborough…
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Bored by court
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A SERIAL court absconder and unlicenced drink-driver facing a total of 36 charges was denied bail in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last Monday.…
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Happy bids at auction
KEYSBOROUGH residents dug deep to help raise money for Ronald McDonald House earlier this month. Staff at McDonald Real Estate and McDonald’s Keysborough, on the…
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Decades of purpose
By CASEY NEILL THIRTY years ago, a group of concerned Dandenong Rotarians had a vision to provide meaningful, fulfilling employment for disabled people. They wanted…
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