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Betty Luxford's lifetime of giving
By MARG STORK
OBITUARY Betty Luxford
November 16, 1925-October 5, 2012
BETTY Luxford led a busy and rewarding life as a selfless community leader.
She was mayoress three...
Bombardier rail deal a win for Dandenong jobs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
ABOUT 70 manufacturing jobs have been "secured" after the state government ordered new V/Line carriages from Bombardier Transportation Australia's Dandenong South factory.
In...
Doveton mosque: Call to ban 'hatred preaching'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
CASEY deputy mayor Sam Aziz will seek to impose a planning condition "not to preach hatred from the pulpits" on a proposed...
Stepping up for breast cancer 'Sisters'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A CANCER survivor and her family are hoping to form a charity to help financially-stricken breast cancer patients meet steep treatment costs.
Keysborough's...
Braving the $2 ghostly affair
By MARG STORK
'TIS the season for dramas and pantomimes, and Noble Park Secondary College set the stage early with special effects that tingled a...
New leader tackles Dandenong retail revival
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG Retail Traders Association's new chairwoman Glenys Cooper will be 'angling' for ways to bring customers back to Dandenong.
Her own fishing tackle...
'Chill out' Heidi Rose wins Dandenong retail award
HEIDI Rose Clothing is wearing Dandenong Retail Traders Association's top annual award.
The Foster Street women's clothing store was named Central Dandenong Retailer of the...
Bushfires: Back into the furnace
It’s the start of summer and thoughts are of the beach, cool drinks and BBQs. But during the warmer months, there is always the...
Asanti dances to multicultural beat
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A contemporary African dance group, born from the passion of a Ghanaian street kid, will be bringing extra drums to Drum Theatre...
Miniature art in exhibition
Tiny specimens of art have been unveiled in the 9 by 5 exhibition at Walker Street Gallery and Art Centre. The show features more...
Smart meters in sights of Greater Dandenong councillor
GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown has foreshadowed a bid for the council to refuse the installation of smart meters on council-owned property.
Cr Brown said...
Summerstay blitz on drunk, drugged drivers
Drunk and drug-affected drivers are being targeted in a 24-day, Greater Dandenong-wide police blitz. Operation Summerstay, which started November 16, is taking place in...
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