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Different days for migrants
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TIMES were so different when 30,000 migrants found refuge in Springvale’s Enterprise Migrant Hostel, says its champion Merle Mitchell. When the hostel…
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One more for the law
By CASEY NEILL AZIZ Ahmadi wants to uphold the law and order he values so much in his new home. The Afghanistan-born 18-year-old is completing…
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Artists muzzled
By CASEY NEILL AN ART exhibition with political and violent themes has been taken down by the City of Greater Dandenong after just two days.…
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Bakery radiates success
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WALK through the door of Dandy Naan bakery, and the first thing that hits you is searing radiation. Then it is the…
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A train-led recovery
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN THE throes of the local auto industry’s demise, Dandenong’s manufacturers are seeking government guarantees that Victoria’s next train and tram fleets…
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Battle of the wits
By CASEY NEILL A KEYSBOROUGH school is matching minds with the best of them. Mt Hira College this year entered a team in Tournament of…
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Crime up 2.3 per cent
By CASEY NEILL VEHICLE thefts and assaults remain a major concern for Greater Dandenong police – and they need help from the public to tackle…
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Age of ice
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TOUGH law and order policies won’t be enough to dent the appeal of ice – which is fast becoming the most popular…
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Fighting the mental stigma
By CASEY NEILL DALE Key wants his run for State Parliament to help remove the stigma of mental illness from the political arena. The Lyndhurst…
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Students love their sports classes
By CASEY NEILL EMERSON students are acing their studies while leading the way. The Dandenong school this year started a Vocational Education and Training (VET)…
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Sampey hits out at panel
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has called for the replacement of both members on a “rigged” councillor-conduct panel set to hear her…
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Stimulating the senses
By CASEY NEILL A DRAB wall at a Springvale school is now a sensory showpiece. For the past few months Pakenham artist Belinda Conibeer has…