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Chisholm TAFE sacking fallout
Chisholm Institute says the state government’s sacking of Chisholm’s board chairman David Willersdorf is “part of the transition process for the TAFE sector”. “David Willersdorf…
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Emtivac pumped with export success
A Dandenong South vacuum pump engineering company has landed two multimillion-dollar overseas contracts. In a $2.6 million deal. Emtivac Engineering recently supplied eight liquid ring…
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Balloon in surprise Keysborough landing
Residents were surprised by a hot-air balloon landing in parkland in Liverpool Drive, Keysborough, on March 30. Maree Jordan said she was alarmed by the…
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$5.1m needed for Greater Dandenong super
Greater Dandenong Council must find a further $5.1 million by July 1 to pay off a superannuation blow-out. Corporate services director Mick Jaensch said the…
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Anzac spirit lives on in Great War songs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Despite the misery around them, World War I’s Diggers showed admirable cheer, says Heathmont poet and former journalist Jim Brown. In a…
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Max Oldmeadow: Living life to the Max
By MARG STORK IN the course of a lifetime, Max Oldmeadow achieved a great many things. He was a war veteran, politician, school teacher and…
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Springvale charity dumping cut under watchful eye
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A GREATER Dandenong Council surveillance operation has put a dent in rubbish dumping at a Springvale charity store. Council patrols during the…
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Kalyan Ky tackles the bullies
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A KEYSBOROUGH mother who spoke out after being evicted from a Dandenong cafe for breastfeeding is organising an anti-bullying forum for young…
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On the warpath over Noble Park footpath
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A FOOTPATH connecting aged-care residents in Noble Park to a nearby hotel has been “stuffed up”, a councillor claims. Maria Sampey, whose…
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Vinnies Dandenong: Good intentions costing money
LARGELY good but misguided intentions are costing Vinnies Dandenong op shop about $24,000 a year, says its region support manager Peter Kalogeropoulos. The piles of…
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Window on healthy outlook near Lyndhurst toxic tip
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS HEALTH Minister David Davis did not respond to questions about Lyndhurst toxic waste dump after helping to launch a healthy lifestyle program…
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New century, but 'swags' still needed
By MARG STORK THE old master Henry Lawson knew full well what it was to trudge the back blocks with no place to call home.…
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