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Get in the mood for music
By CASEY NEILL MUSIC from the war eras will take centre stage in Springvale this month. City of Greater Dandenong Band will perform Make Music…
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Council chief pay question
By CASEY NEILL QUESTIONS about John Bennie’s pay and whether his role should be advertised have delayed plans to reappoint him as City of Greater…
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Resilience brings respect
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WHEN 39-year-old youth worker, refugee and father of three Abdi Aden spoke to students at Lyndale Secondary College he was speaking to…
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Time in the trenches
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Charles Edward Leigh signed up to fight in World War I in 1917. He died from wounds in Allonville, France, on…
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Cash set to bring relief
By CASEY NEILL STATE Schools’ Relief (SSR) received a cheque for $44,120 from the south-east business community last week. It raised the cash through the…
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Kids get view of advantage
DANDENONG women are urging others to join their efforts to educate disadvantaged children and youth. Dandenong Evening VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club…
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Team is helping out for health
VOLUNTEERS are helping people from multicultural backgrounds to improve their health. Monash Health’s Refugee Health Volunteer Team received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Minister…
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New plant set to eat its greens
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG will become home to a new state-of-the-art green waste recycling facility. City of Greater Dandenong councillors approved plans for the organics…
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Market should be magnet
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Market could add destination dining to its attractions to bring in more shoppers. This was one suggestion from City of Greater…
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Looking Back
100 years ago 17 June 1915 The War Killed in Action Private P O Gunnelson – Garfield Wounded Private E Ajani – 5th Battalion –…
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Car park to be size of MCG
A $1.2 MILLION car park could ease parking woes in central Dandenong. City of Greater Dandenong councillors last week voted to snap up land about…
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Hoons threaten police
POLICE are investigating another incident of hooning at Remington Drive in Dandenong South, where a car was driven at officers. Police were patrolling the area…