News
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Licence lost for drink driving
A 21-YEAR-OLD Springvale man has had his licence suspended after a roadside breath test recorded 0.116 per cent. The man was fined $645 and has…
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Thankful for new life
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S Be Ha can’t thank Australia enough for opening its arms and hearts to her family. “We only hope that you are…
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Wedge blow
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PLANNING Minister Richard Wynne has stated he has no “appetite” to support Greater Dandenong’s desire for more than 400 hectares in Keysborough…
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Hall’s popularity leaves business at a loss
By CASEY NEILL TRADERS in a Dandenong shopping strip say parking problems are costing them customers. At the 23 November Greater Dandenong Council meeting, Cr…
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Junction jam
By CASEY NEILL Notorious ‘spaghetti junction’ chaos set for safety shake-up… VICTORIA’S worst black spot is set for a safety shake-up after 30 years of…
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Cricket consultants’ taxing times
TAX consultants were pitched in a friendly cricket battle with some of Dandenong’s newest arrivals at Hemmings Park. Deloitte workers took on a team of…
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Gifts mean the world for asylum seekers
JUST one gift would be a meaningful Christmas gesture for each of Jesuran Wellness Centre’s 50 asylum-seeker clients, says the centre’s pastor Hilda Samuel. To…
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The seed of good food
A NEW cook book is preserving cherished family recipes and promoting healthy eating. Uniting AgeWell’s Noble Park community produced From Seed to Table to raise…
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Dandenong, a world of its own
GREATER Dandenong boasts a population built from all corners of the globe – but what about the countries that aren’t represented in the multicultural municipality?…
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Swimmer says it’s easier to go with the flow
By CASEY NEILL LONG-DISTANCE swimmer Tammy Van Wisse grew up just a block away from Sandown Greyhounds. She told the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce…
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Armed robbery charges
POLICE have charged a Springvale man over an armed robbery in Frankston earlier this month. A Dog Squad officer arrested the 21-year-old in an allegedly…
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Night blaze resident lucky to escape
A RESIDENT was considered lucky to have survived a fire at a Noble Park house that didn’t have a working smoke alarm. About 40 firefighters…