Editors Picks
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Headliner to turn on charm
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Love is in the air during next week’s Victorian Seniors Festival Week in Greater Dandenong – crooner Derrick J is one of the…
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Urban starkness 'crisis'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN award-winning landscaper says our taste for native greenery in streets and public spaces is a turn-off for people. Wes Fleming, director…
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No let-up in road blitz in Doveton, Springvale
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A ROAD blitz targeting illegal drivers has netted more than 500 traffic offences in two days in Doveton and Springvale. State highway…
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It's sweet music to my ears
AS a daily commuter for a number of decades travelling from Oakleigh to Dandenong on my way to work at the-then Dandenong Journal, I witnessed…
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Rubbish overflows in Greater Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS PARK lawns and public rubbish bins will continue to be neglected as Greater Dandenong Council staff work bans extend into a third…
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Invitation to a community garden party
For many people, working in the garden by themselves is a small slice of paradise. But others prefer to feed off other gardening enthusiasts —…
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Greater Dandenong refugee programs get $3m
More than $3 million has been allocated to refugee and migrant settlement programs in Greater Dandenong. The federal grants were shared by Southern Migrant and Refugee…
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Sandown 500 crowds up
Organisers are boasting about a surge in crowds for this month’s Sandown 500 despite a sticky start to the event’s final day. Sandown Raceway manager…
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Saigon Square a Greater Dandenong poll issue
Four Vietnamese candidates are making the Saigon Square-naming controversy a campaign issue in next month’s Greater Dandenong Council election. Incumbent councillor Loi Truong, Minh Tran,…
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Car flips after Stud Road Dandenong crash
A man had a miraculous escape when his car flipped over outside Dandenong’s Chisholm TAFE last Friday morning. It is believed the man was driving…
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SFL: Oakleigh's dream dashed by costly kicking
By ROY WARD AFTER more than 50 years without a premiership, Oakleigh District will have to wait another year following its 11-point grand final loss…
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AFL: The match winners
The Hawks No. 3: Tough and inspirational midfielder and half-forward and joint vice-captain, Jordan Lewis was the top provider of goal assists to Coleman Medal winner…