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Springvale gem makes state honour roll
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S Be Ha has been inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. The Vietnamese refugee was among 20 women to join…
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Crossing removal input sought
BUSINESSES can have their say on the Abbotts Road level crossing removal project at an evening forum. The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LCRA) will host…
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Wanted for assault
POLICE are appealing for help to find Roger Gerald Hooker, wanted for an assault in Dandenong North. It’s alleged the 45-year-old man also assaulted a…
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Plaza website hacked, restored
By CASEY NEILL HACKERS have replaced the Dandenong Plaza website home page with a disturbing image of a Christmas-themed clown. An evacuation at the shopping…
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Fun run and twilight film
TAKE to the track then relax with a movie in Tirhatuan Park this month. The City of Greater Dandenong is warming up for its second…
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Mental health work push
By CASEY NEILL A $2 MILLION online lifeline will help unemployed youth in the south-east to get into work. Employment Minister Michaelia Cash announced the…
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Serene strength
By CASEY NEILL Don’s still smiling in the face of adversity… EVEN cancer can’t wipe the trademark smile from Don Cameron’s face. The Cornerstone Contact…
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Scrub fire under control
A GRASS fire in Dandenong North is now under control, according to the CFA. The grass and scrub fire is on the up slope of…
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Making the cut
By CASEY NEILL AUSTRALIA’S newest abattoir is sending beef around the world and bringing jobs to Dandenong South. Australian Meat Group (AMG) opened in Hammond…
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Do it for laughs
TUESDAYS will be a free-for-all at Dandenong’s Drum Theatre. Drum Theatre director Greg Hordacre said the new Free For All Tuesday program was created to…
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Girls get their lifesaving locked in
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS COUNTRIES don’t get more land-locked than Tibet or Afghanistan. But Lifesaving Victoria’s trainee recruits Tenzin-Cheosang,Tsering-Kyi and Elaha Naziri ought to know about…
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Council lobbies for itself
GREATER Dandenong Council has defended its use of lobbyists to “advance” community interests. According to the state register of lobbyists, the council had enlisted lobby…