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Shaken, not deterred
By BRIDGET SCOTT THE glamour of the occasion couldn’t hide the dark reality that is family violence when Windermere hosted an awareness-raising cocktail party last…
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Forum opens up the debate
By CASEY NEILL THE Great Debate: Is Family Violence a Crime? is designed to get people talking. Organiser Linda Watson, based at support service WAYSS…
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Family show is way to go
RICKY Ferris embodies this year’s Dandenong Show theme, Farming Families. The Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society president’s connection with the event dates back 60 years.…
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Journal’s journey through history
THE Journal has reported on the iconic Dandenong Show since its inception in 1871. Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society secretary Lynne Ferris said a committee…
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Weigh up the fun events on offer
CORRECTLY guessing how much a cow weighs is worth $50 at the Dandenong Show. The Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society event is on from 9am…
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Factory arson attack
POLICE are investigating a suspicious fire behind factories in Noble Park North. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Kim Alp said firebugs started a blaze…
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Growing link
By CASEY NEILL BUDDING green thumbs are gaining more than gardening skills at Dandenong’s Pop-Up Park. The Red Cross is offering gardening classes to new…
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Visa defeat blamed for asylum struggle
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IMMIGRATION and Border Protection Minister Scott Morrison has blamed opposition parties for the hundreds of asylum seekers living without work rights in…
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Political cup cools
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FINALLY an outlet to buy Greek coffee has opened in central Dandenong – and now MP John Pandazopoulos’s 22-year reign as its…
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Be seen green
By CASEY NEILL A SEARCH for Greater Dandenong’s environmental heroes is now on. The council is calling for nominations for its new Greater Dandenong Sustainability…
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Appeal for cold case witness
POLICE are appealing for information about a decade-old alleged rape. Dandenong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) Detective Senior Constable Tristan Snow said…
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Split decision
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong’s mayoral race remains a tight three-way fight that could even be decided by pulling a name out of the hat.…