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Mysteries of the East-West Link
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE East West Link secrets are out but it is unclear whether the State Government is bound by its predecessor’s $2 billion-plus…
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Clampdown on bad road reputation
EXTRA police are out tackling road trauma across Greater Dandenong. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott Roberts said the TAC ranked the municipality in the…
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Shed nails funds for extra strength
THREE Greater Dandenong men’s sheds will be able to boost their facilities. They have received funding from the State Government’s Strengthening Men’s Sheds Program. The…
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Expo set to stride the globe
SOUTH East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) is helping businesses to reach out across the globe. It will have a stand at the Austech Expo from…
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Three of the best
THREE prominent Dandenong organisations celebrated historic milestones in 2014. In April Dandenong Primary School celebrated 140 years educating the children of Dandenong. The town’s first…
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Stalwarts farewelled
THE Greater Dandenong community farewelled a number of civic stalwarts during 2014, none more loyal and dedicated to the city she loved than veteran Journal…
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Panda pulls away
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT WAS the end of a 22-year era for Doveton boy and Dandenong MP John Pandazopoulos. The former State Minister for Multicultural…
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One night in September
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CONFUSING and shocking – the words from a former imam at Numan Haider’s Hallam mosque aptly described one of the year’s most…
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Heart without a name
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE heart of Dandenong has changed forever. All it needs is a name. The $65 million civic centre, library, public square, the…
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Council’s woolly problem
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AFTER being the subject of a protracted legal battle, Baa the sheep died at the ripe age of 17 where her owner…
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Christmas served up
SPRINGVALE RSL served up a Christmas treat for the elderly. Club members brought about 100 residents from local aged care homes to the Osborne Avenue…
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Will park go to water?
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FIELD of dreams or a big stink? A Chinese developer’s plans for a giant theme park in Bangholme’s vast paddocks may prove…