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Life luck and learning: Gracious Grigson gives back
Precede: Rod Grigson’s ambitions to travel took him to New York, the Middle East, and now Melbourne, where he has settled with his wife in…
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VCAT refuses 5-townhouse project
A five double-storey town-house proposal in Springvale has been shot down by the state’s planning tribunal. Spektor Developments Pty Ltd had appealed to the Victorian…
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Hazaras reclaim identity
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its report on the 2021 Census in early July. For the Australian Hazara community, who are originally from Afghanistan,…
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Role-model chases NFL dream
A First Nations support group has got behind a Dandenong man’s dream of becoming a gridiron star in the US. Elvis Carter, 20, flies out…
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Armed man charged with hotel affray
A Noble Park man has threatened staff and patrons at knifepoint at a Springvale licensed venue, police say. The 46-year-old was armed with knives as…
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End of an era
Husband and wife, principal and assistant principal. For nearly four decades, Kevin and Jenny Mackay have acted for the better as leaders at Dandenong North…
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The principal who ‘hated school’
Ironically, the enduring Dandenong North Primary School principal Kevin Mackay OAM hated school as a kid, and “wasn’t much of a student”. “I used to…
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Films span the world
Dandenong North Primary School’s vast, unique achievements have been celebrated in award-winning films. Principal Kevin Mackay, who is set to retire at the end of…
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Update: Police investigate “suspicious” Keysborough fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that engulfed an abandoned house on Greens Road, Keysborough. FRV and CFA fire crews were called out to the…
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Owen still missing after three decades
Pakenham’s Dylan Redman describes the bond between him and his older brother Owen as “typical” of male siblings. Five years his junior, Dylan, the “annoying…
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Low cyber-security awareness is making local councils a target, says expert
A leading cyber-security firm says local councils need greater data security training to keep user information safe, after the City of Casey’s Bunjil Place e-newsletter…
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DNA delayed until 2023
Covid and a contract dispute appear to have delayed the completion of Greater Dandenong Council’s contemporary art gallery in Mason Street. Originally hoped to open…
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