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Poached chooks
By CASEY NEILL Mohammad shattered by ‘pen pals’ loss… CHOOK thieves have twice devastated vulnerable children at Noble Park Primary School, prompting calls for help…
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Dressed in unity for harmony
NOBLE Park students last Friday celebrated the diverse cultures that make up Australia – and their classrooms. St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School students dressed in…
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Trying to lick Farsi
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE phrase “learning a new tongue” couldn’t be more apt for staff at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre office in Dandenong. In…
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Rhythms of city’s vibrant life
GREATER Dandenong’s rhythms, colours and languages came to life on stage in Springvale last week. Springvale Learning and Activity Centre hosted the Unity in Diversity…
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Donations pour in for nurse as man faces injury charges
By CASEY NEILL MORE than $33,000 in donations have flooded in for a nurse who was left in an induced coma with head injuries after…
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Booked in to learn
NARELLE COULTER EVERY day staff at Dandenong Library greet Afghan refugee Ramazan Ali with smiles and a chorus of friendly hellos. When he arrived in…
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Sights on soft hearts
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown has lashed out at critics of his call for armed guards to patrol Dandenong Civic Centre and…
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Police cautiously welcome fall in family violence figures
GREATER Dandenong has bucked the state’s soaring rate of reported family violence, according to a Crime Statistics Agency report released last week. In 2014, there…
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Arts lead to harmony
By CASEY NEILL ART celebrated creativity and highlighted diversity at St John’s Regional College last week. The Dandenong school held a week-long arts festival in…
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Tip Top is tapping into laptops
A DANDENONG manufacturer is helping Lyndale Secondary College students to reach their full potential. Tip Top donated 22 refurbished laptops to the Dandenong North school…
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New chapter for history hall
By CASEY NEILL A NEW archive will protect Greater Dandenong’s history for the future. City of Greater Dandenong will join with Springvale and District Historical…
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Attorney-General backs call to expand Drug Court
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS STATE Attorney-General Martin Pakula has thrown his support behind the lauded Dandenong Drug Court. Mr Pakula said he was looking forward to…
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