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Walk-out on lock-in
UPDATE, 30 January, 4.30pm WORKERS left a Dandenong factory lunchroom just minutes ago, after a sit-in that lasted more than 80 hours. IFF employee Arthur…
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Blitz for long weekend
By CASEY NEILL ROAD trauma will be in police officers’ sights in Greater Dandenong this long weekend. Operation Amity will run state-wide from midnight tonight…
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Starved society
By CASEY NEILL “SOME of our clients will starve.” This was the dire warning from Springvale Benevolent Society volunteer and councillor Roz Blades last week…
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Power of education
ZAKIA Baig received death threats for educating and empowering women in her former home of Pakistan. Today (Monday) she accepted the Leadership Award at the…
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Giant strides the globe
By CASEY NEILL THIS month marks 40 years since Gerry Ryan started what would become Australia’s largest recreational vehicles manufacturer. Jayco today employs 1000 people…
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Driven and determined to make his mark
By NARELLE COULTER LAST Australia Day Rohullah Rahimi proudly became an Aussie. This year the young Afghan refugee stepped up on stage once again, this…
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First for fame
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE stalwart Merle Mitchell is the first person to receive a Greater Dandenong Community Hall of Fame Award. Councillors selected her for…
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Thriving after camp survival
BURMESE refugee Mas Mai has not only survived hardship over the past 20 years – he’s thrived. Today he received the Multicultural Award at the…
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Natalie’s love of language
“IT IS a great thrill to be recognised for something I love doing.“ English as a second language tutor Natalie Irvine is the City of…
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Standout spirit of service
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong Citizen of the Year Beverley Douglas is “amazed that anyone thought that I’d deserve it, actually”. The 70-year-old was set…
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Sewing reaps skill sets
By CASEY NEILL ABUK Bol couldn’t speak English when she arrived in Australia 10 years ago. Today she helps other women from Sudan gain skills…
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Pizza with a lot of paradise
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT TAKES a super-supreme reason for a pizzeria to stand out from the Melbourne pack. For Dandenong eatery Taste of Paradise Halal…
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