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Safety to soothe away trauma
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE first base for effective trauma work is that the client needs to feel safe says the manager of a torture-survivor counselling…
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Core of the community
By NARELLE COULTER WHEN Ian and Pat McDonald decided to marry 52 years ago they faced a problem – Pat was Catholic and Ian was…
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Celebration congregation
THE St James’ Anglican Church 150th celebrations start on the night of Saturday 5 July when the church community gathers for a gala dinner. The…
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Church grows with the city
By MARLENE NEWELL THE work of the Anglican Church in Dandenong is closely connected with the history of the district. The early settlers began to…
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Through the aisles of history
By THE REVEREND JEFF PARKER When I arrived at St James’ in February 2009, I realised that St James’ was different to other places where…
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Cemetery knife robbery
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ELDERLY man has been attacked and robbed at knifepoint by two men while visiting a friend’s grave on a weekend afternoon…
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Delegates make the deals
By NARELLE COULTER A NUMBER of deals are on the negotiating table following the success of the first business conference on Afghanistan held in Australia.…
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Cut-throat threat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A TAXI cabin’s camera has captured graphic footage of a cabbie being robbed by a knife-wielding passenger in Dandenong North last month.…
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Hoons to hit the spotlight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ANTI hoon-crusader James Kerr has won over Greater Dandenong Council in his campaign for better street lighting in Five Ways industrial estate,…
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China trip to build cultural connection
By CASEY NEILL BUSINESSES can join a trip to China designed to forge ties and create opportunities. City of Greater Dandenong is heading a business…
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Energy watchdog: ‘we’re powerless!’
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS KEYSBOROUGH residents have been told the state’s energy ombudsman can’t stop high-voltage overhead powerlines being installed outside their homes. Energy and Water…
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Emergency services weather the storms
By CASEY NEILL SES volunteers responded to more than 65 calls for assistance during the wild weather that lashed Greater Dandenong last week. Springvale unit…
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