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Space for a place
ART exploring what a gathering place means to the community now adorns Noble Park’s hub. It’s called “… a place for gathering” and is the…
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Candidate bid to unite council
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS JIM Memeti is confident he can bring peace to Greater Dandenong’s bitterly-divided council if elected as mayor this Thursday. Far from worried…
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Show through the generations
For 68 years come hail, rain or shine I was privileged to report on the Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s annual show, which is always…
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On course to make wishes come true
WALLARA has an extra $30,000 to make wishes come true thanks to a recent golf day. The Dandenong-based support service for adults with a disability…
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Heat on for chemestry
BUDDING scientists got a hands-on taste of what goes on in a lab at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School. The Noble Park school’s Grade 3…
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Jewellery recovered
POLICE last week recovered jewellery that may have been stolen during burglaries in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia in July and August. The 10 items…
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Quilts know no borders
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS LYN Spencer said she quilts every day partly to ward off the crippling pain of her rheumatoid arthritis; the truth is there…
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Police pair with nurse
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A ROVING after-hours service pairing a mental health nurse and a police officer will help people suffering mental health distress in Melbourne’s…
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Cycle of stupid mistakes
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO boarders at a Dandenong rooming house faced charges after being found with an “Aladdin’s cave of ill-gotten goods”. Simon Jacob, 28,…
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Silent sales expert speaks up
By CASEY NEILL CHRISTMAS is getting competitive in Greater Dandenong – and it’s not just sales up for grabs. City of Greater Dandenong’s economic development…
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Shutdown at Lodge/Gracious relic a safety hazard
By CASEY NEILL ONE of Greater Dandenong’s most historic buildings is falling apart. Sudden cracks in the walls forced City of Greater Dandenong to close…
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Eid Festival building bridges
DANDENONG Park became a multicultural marketplace on Sunday to mark two important events on the Muslim calendar. The Dandenong Eid Festival is an annual not-for-profit…