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Dandenong South rail crash: Cranbourne man dead, 11 injured
By ROY WARD TRAIN services on the Cranbourne line will be disrupted for five days or more following a fatal crash at a Dandenong South…
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Dandenong South rail crash: ‘Joyride’ turns into trauma
By ALECIA PINNER A PASSENGER on the Cranbourne train involved in a Dandenong South level crossing collision with a prime mover yesterday said he got on…
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Dandenong is where Gwen's heart is
By MARG STORK “I LOVE Dandenong. It is the city where my heart is.” These are the heart-felt words of Gwen Jarvis on the city she…
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19th-century rifle crushed
A 19th-century military firearm was among about 30 weapons surrendered to Dandenong police in the first month of a weapons amnesty. Sergeant Andrew Smart said…
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Riders with disabilities take the world in their stride
For people with disabilities, learning to ride a horse can be transforming, emotionally and physically. Catherine Watson visited Myuna Farm to see Riding Develops Abilities in…
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Australia's worst weed serrated tussock comes to town
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WEED of national significance has reared its unwanted head in Greater Dandenong. Serrated tussock, an innocuous-looking South American grass that can…
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Timber pallets: Create a crate idea and win
TALK about making a purse out of a sow’s ear, or in this case, a violin, a harpsichord, guitar or a designer table crafted out…
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Dandenong Thunder call to dob in flare offenders
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club is pleading with fans to dob in those who fired rocket flares during its recent grand final in…
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Dandenong Green: The 'emotional' doorknocker
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S no wonder that Matthew Kirwan says his election as the municipality’s first Greens councillor was an “emotional experience”. For years, he…
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Ex-mayor Long seeking Greater Dandenong’s top job
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FRESH from her narrow re-election, Angela Long is standing for mayor at Wednesday’s councillor inauguration. The councillor-elect, who was mayor in 2000,…
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What's on in Greater Dandenong
Sewing circle: Make a crazy quilt, cushions and enjoy a joke or two at The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong, 10am-noon Tuesdays. Entry donation…
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The low-interest car loan that liberated
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GETTING a low-interest car loan has made a world of difference to Fatme Ibrahim. Newly arrived from Lebanon, the unemployed single mother…
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