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Positive sign at Noble Park
NOBLE Park residents BJ Kour, Gaye Guest, Michael Palma, Alf Goldburg and Marlene De Haas joined Greater Dandenong councillor Roz Blades, bottom right, to brag…
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Hazaras do the hard yards
By HAMID SULTANI I was born in a small town in Kabul, Afghanistan, called Afshar-e-Sellow, where in a war against the Hazara people, hundreds of…
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'Invisible' home-grown needy rely on Shawlands
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS HIDDEN away in Shawlands Caravan Park are some of Dandenong’s most needy residents. Set back from South Gippsland Highway, the low-profile site…
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Asylum seeker jobless 'falling apart'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PREGNANT woman was left to sleep on a bare floor in Greater Dandenong due to the federal government’s ‘no advantage’ rule…
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African youth urged to join Victoria Police
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A YOUNG African leader wants his peers to start joining police ranks for the sake of community harmony. John James, 22, who…
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Having a crack at their mums
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS The best way to avoid Asian typecasting is to produce your own show, says Springvale-born actor Diana Nguyen. That said, her latest…
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Dandenong market stallholders threaten strike
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS STRUGGLING traders at Dandenong Market say they are poised to strike unless the market’s management reduces its “unaffordable” rates. Scott Webster, whose…
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Disability activists ponder Dandenong sleep out
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DISABILITY advocates are considering sleep-out protests in Dandenong’s main street after feeling brushed aside by Greater Dandenong Council over safety issues. Disability…
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Mayor 'dictatorial', says Greater Dandenong councillor
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS COUNCILLORS claim facilitators have been called in to help smooth Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long’s “dictatorial” leadership style at briefing sessions. Councillors…
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Asylum seeker Kumar's joy tinged with sorrow
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Amid the politics and policy, there is one group of people who often is forgotten in the asylum seeker debate — the…
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Burgler bashes Dandenong worker
A man was knocked unconscious during an aggravated burglary at his workplace in Dandenong last Monday morning. Police believe the the 57-year-old man was struck…
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Community aids Shawland caravan dwellers
COMMUNITY groups are banding together to help Shawland Caravan Park’s residents. Last week, the Dandenong branch of Club Assist donated a fridge into the communal…
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