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Disaster sparked a love of learning
By CASEY NEILL A DEADLY disaster sent Joseph Manuel Kierulf on a mission to better himself. He’s now living in Noble Park, studying a Diploma…
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Days of the Diwali
ALL things Indian will descend on Dandenong Market during Diwali celebrations. Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau (SCAAB) is partnering with the market to present…
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Healthy outlook is boxing clever
By CASEY NEILL TEACHING the downtrodden how to box seems a strange choice – until Adam Kaoullas explains the value to the individuals and society.…
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Service remembered
REMEMBRANCE Day arrived early in Keysborough. The South Eastern Masonic Centre on Hutton Road planted a lawn of poppies and unveiled the field of remembrance…
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Sibling excited by fish market first
By CASEY NEILL A BROTHER and sister duo hopes a Victorian retail first will net new customers at Dandenong Market. Third generation fishmongers Dimitri and…
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Tak triumphs in mayoral battle
By Casey Neill COUNCILLOR Heang Tak has emerged from a 10-day storm of controversy wearing the Greater Dandenong mayoral robes. He received seven votes to…
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Swing by for creative fund-raiser
COLOURFUL creations from special students are being sold to support their school. Springvale Park Special Developmental School (SDS) students explore their senses through different mediums…
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A million ways to spoil them all
A MAN from Dandenong North was imagining all of the presents he could put under the Christmas tree for his grandchildren soon after discovering he’d…
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Sydney’s been a month away from home
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 17-year-old Springvale girl, Sydney Richmond. Sydney has been missing since Saturday 3 October and is…
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Victims’ rights detailed at forum
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A FORUM that will inform victims of crime about their rights and available support services will be held in Dandenong. The event…
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Drugs seized in raids
POLICE have seized more than $17,000 in drugs in two Greater Dandenong raids. Three people will answer charges over the Greater Dandenong Tasking Unit drug…
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Old offices go for civic space plan
DEMOLITION is now well underway at the former Greater Dandenong Council offices in Springvale. The council relocated to the new Dandenong Civic Centre in March…