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Reaching out for early childhood winner
Greater Dandenong Council’s early childhood program was among the winners at the Victorian Early Years Awards this month. The council took out the Better Access…
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Endeavour Hills stadium closure worry
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SCHOOL principal Barbara Mothersdale is calling on Casey Council to maintain a basketball gymnasium at the soon-to-be closed Endeavour Hills Secondary College.…
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Greater Dandenong Council: Incumbents in close struggle
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A HANDFUL of Greater Dandenong sitting councillors were battling to retain their seats before the election count final results tonight. Incumbents Loi…
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Donating an organ and word for a better life
By DAVID SCHOUT SPRINGVALE resident Twanny Farrugia describes himself as the “healthiest sick person you’ll meet”. He has walked, run, danced and cycled with a…
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Dandenong Hospital: Time for a dose of history
By MARG STORK IN 1939, as World War II broke out and Dandenong was beset by fires and other upheavals, a committee took a unanimous…
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Asylum deluge reaches Greater Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SUPPORT services are being “stretched” more than ever by surging numbers of asylum seekers in Greater Dandenong. The municipality is Victoria’s main…
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VPL: 'Hard' to find flare culprits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club executive said it would be “extremely hard” to find the culprits responsible for igniting several flares at…
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Asylum seeker's daily worry
SRI Lankan asylum seeker Kumaradevendrar — also known as Kumar — says in some ways he would be better off still being in immigration detention. After…
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Breastfeeding affront at Dandenong cafe
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A MOTHER is taking a stand against a Dandenong cafe that is alleged to have ejected her from the premises for breastfeeding.…
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Candidate all fired up for election
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AS the Journal’s eagle-eyed photographer Gary Sissons quipped: maybe you do need to be a rocket scientist to get into politics. Greater…
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Woman pushed into car, assaulted at Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WOMAN was indecently assaulted after being pushed inside a four-wheel-drive in Dandenong this month. Victoria Police’s sexual crime squad detectives say…
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Keysborough factory fire 'not suspicious'
A FACTORY fire in Keysborough last Friday morning has been declared non-suspicious. Detective Senior Constable Tim Sullivan said the blaze was triggered by an electrical…
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