Community
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Raising the baa on fees 'not a Vu Ho tax'
IN an apparent budget quirk, the release fees for impounded sheep, pigs and goats is set to quadruple. Corporate services director Mick Jaensch denied the…
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Dandenong Tech high-jinks from class of '54
DANDENONG, through the eyes of a schoolboy. That’s what the Dandenong and District Historical Society was treated to when Bill Carson was invited to speak…
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Aching Jasmina honours rock-fisher father
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS JASMINA Pedic fought severe cramps and aching knees last Thursday to somehow finish a 95-kilometre run from Noble Park to San Remo…
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Jack Charles tackles life's challenges
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS As a pioneer of Australian “black theatre”, Jack Charles is not afraid of continuing to fight for his rights. Charles, who is…
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Cornerstone gets good Samaritan timely help
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SOME unlikely saviours are mending Cornerstone Contact Centre’s disrepaired building in Dandenong. Workers John Harraghy and Gordon Kirkpatrick of Dandenong steel sheet…
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Cancer: Healthy outlook makes every day precious
By CATHERINE WATSON WATCHING Veronica Matajevac’s sparkling eyes and hearing her ready laugh, you would think she was in the peak of health. Yet she…
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What's on around Dandenong, Springvale, Noble Park and keysborough
Walk the land: Bring your walking shoes, love of nature and picnic lunch to join us for an hour or so along a walking track,…
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Street art's friendly prompts
Mysterious stencils have been giving commuters such as this one a welcoming arm at Noble Park, Sandown Park and Yarraman railway stations. Street artist Zie…
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Dreamtime flight
Artist Kundah, pictured, paints great holes in the middle of his paintings. A bit like what he calls the “50-year hole” in his life —…
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Country girl keeps CWA flag flying
JEAN Taylor personifies the true spirit of a country woman — generous to a fault and a person you could rely on in a pinch.…
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Prize litter for Birman Society cat show
Dandenong North cat breeder Sandy Scott shows off her ragdoll kittens and cat ahead of the Birman Society cat show on Mother’s Day. The show,…
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Golden memories of the 1940s
THE message was simple but the memories were vivid – the letter, simply addressed to ‘A Moment with Marg’, arrived on April 12 in a white…
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