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Set for the big league
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong should be home to an A-League soccer team in the next five to 10 years, according to councillor Jim Memeti.…
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Still grateful for new life
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FOR former Vietnamese refugee Be Ha, her 35-plus years of ongoing charitable and community-minded work is payback. The Greater Dandenong Community Hall…
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Mary enjoys a lucky life
By NARELLE COULTER WHEN Mary Colquhoun celebrated her 100th birthday on 29 January there was one very important person missing – her identical twin sister…
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Chipping in for biofuels
By NARELLE COULTER REBECCA Yee and her business partner Dale Barnett are big fans of the humble fish and chip dinner. The more people tuck…
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Legal review
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS VICTORIA Legal Aid has announced a more generous means test for legal assistance to people who can’t afford a private lawyer. Nicole…
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Service cut for rate cap
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council needs to find $3 million in savings in its June budget to comply with the State Government’s rate-capping policy.…
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Former SMRC board face ‘kangaroo court’
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SOUTHERN Migrant and Refugee Centre’s new board is set to rub salt in the wounds of ousted “Australian professional” board members, accusing…
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More arrests as cops close in on hoons
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS POLICE have put the brakes on people involved in illegal hoon meets after two days of raids in Melbourne’s south-east and north…
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Asylum seekers welcome in churches as government gives them the boot
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TWO Dandenong priests have spoken in favour of helping asylum seekers in the face of the looming deportation of more than 260…
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History takes same route
I whole heartedly agree with Cr Roz Blades in her push to reopen Maralinga Primary School in Keysborough. I also agree with all the other…
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Hoax threat empties college
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS KEYSBOROUGH College was evacuated due to a hoax threat about 8.40am on Thursday morning 4 February. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said a…
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Police concerned about teen’s welfare
Police are concerned about a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since last year and may be in Dandenong. Kristy-Lee was last seen at an…