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What's on around Greater Dandenong
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS THE CARNIVAL OF PUPPETS Poppets love puppets – and youngster Daniel Gordon (pictured) was lucky to enjoy a preview of The Carnival of…
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Asylum seeker's cry for help in song
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS MY name is Selva … And I am fighting for my life. So begins Song for Selva, an ode to a Sri…
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Your community voice: Sri Samy
Community Voice is a monthly column celebrating Greater Dandenong’s diverse cultures and lifestyles. This month Sri Samy, a charity volunteer and advocate for Tamil refugees,…
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Refugee youngsters having a ball
By ALECIA PINNER YOUNG Sudanese and Afghani refugees have spent 10 fun-filled weeks learning to play basketball in Dandenong North. The New Kids on the…
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Refugee contributions celebrated
ASYLUM seekers and their contributions to the community will be the focus of a Refugee Week event this Friday. Enriching Australia will be at the…
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Kasey Chambers best by a country mile
By CHAD VAN ESTROP COUNTRY music singer Kasey Chambers thrives on the immediacy of a live performance. The ARIA award winner and chart-topping artist says…
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Dishing out eager, job-ready trainees
IS food the best way into a business person’s heart? Avocare Community Care pitched for work placements for its trainee and Work-for-the-Dole workforce at a…
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A community voice lives on
HAD he been alive today Greg Dickson, former owner/editor of the Dandenong Journal, would be relieved that the newspaper to which he devoted so much…
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Queen’s Birthday honours: Going the extra mile
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS and CATHERINE WATSON A grassroots councillor has made a name for going beyond the call of duty. Roz Blades, a three-time mayor…
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The pain of Aspergers
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A HEARTBROKEN Endeavour Hills mother said there were no suitable schools for her son who has Aspergers and has been routinely bullied…
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Helping Hand Day
We Care Services will hold its annual ‘Helping Hand Day’ on Saturday from 10am-noon. Toys, bedding, clothes and food parcels will be distributed to those…
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Lifting the lid on burqas, veils, hoodies
Kosar Majani is among a group of local and international artists showing the use of veils is not a ‘black-and-white’ issue. The artists feature in…
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