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Snaky Lunar New Year strikes in Springvale
By SOPHIE BOUSTEAD CLICK HERE for our picture gallery of the Lunar Festival. SPRINGVALE was the place to be yesterday as thousands turned out to…
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Pittosporum: A menace, nipped in the bud
THE cluster of orange berries stands out from the shiny green foliage. Thriving in many Melbourne parks, there’s nothing sweet about sweet pittosporum in this…
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What's on in Dandenong
Traders meet: Dandenong Retail Traders Association will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Ramada Encore Hotel, 50 McCrae Street, Dandenong, from 6pm when Greater Dandenong Council…
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Powering along learning trail
By JASON TURNER EMPOWERING may sometimes seem an overused word, but when Cheryl Wilkinson describes her work with recently arrived migrants, there’s just no better…
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Snags on SBS Feast shortlist
Rob’s British and Irish Butchery in Dandenong has had his gourmet pork sausages make a shortlist in SBS’s Feast magazine’s nationwide search for the best…
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What's on around Greater Dandenong
Computer classes: Beginner and intermediate eight-week computer courses, beginning February 11 and 13 at the Jan Wilson Community Centre, Noble Park North. Classes on Mondays or…
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Australia Day: Our best citizens honoured
CLICK HERE for our picture gallery of Greater Dandenong’s Australia Day celebrations GREATER Dandenong residents have turned out to Australia Day festivities around the city…
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Australia Day honours: The 'promised land' repays a benefactor
By JASON TURNER CLICK HERE for our picture gallery of Greater Dandenong’s Australia Day celebrations AFTER almost 40 years in Australia, Dandenong’s Peter Jabbour says…
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What's on in Greater Dandenong
Take a hike: Berwick Bushwalking Club holds regular group walks in parks across the region. Details: Grazie, 9700 1158. Oi, oi, oi: Celebrate Australia Day…
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Australia Day in Greater Dandenong
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE: What’s on in Greater Dandenong this Saturday. Australia Day Market: At Dandenong Market from 10am-2pm (market open from 7am). Entertainment and activities,…
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Australia Day: Multicultural beat to rock Dandenong
By JASON TURNER Expect to feel uplifted and on your feet dancing when Sol Nation’s rhythmic beat spices up Dandenong’s annual Australia Day Festival. The…
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Smoke gets in chook eyes, too
THE bushfires in Tasmania brought back some searing memories for my husband Don, who was born in Hobart and has relatives living there. I also…