News
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Lonsdale streets ahead
By CASEY NEILL THE City of Greater Dandenong’s new Lonsdale Street civic centre inspired the Journal team to look back through central Dandenong’s transformation from…
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Anti-racism campaign rewarded
THE City of Greater Dandenong has won a prestigious award for its commitment to stamping out racism. Council’s “Racism. Get Up. Speak Out.” project was…
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Crooks cash in
CASH was stolen during a weekend burglary of a Springvale South therapy centre. Burglars smashed a window to gain entry to the business at Heatherton…
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Generation of green savings
GREATER Dandenong Council’s new municipal building in Lonsdale Street is now officially connected to Australia’s first urban energy precinct using cogeneration technology. Developed by Places…
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Marg’s moment
By NARELLE COULTER Tributes flow as Journal’s treasured journalist dies… DANDENONG lost one of its living treasures and the Journal a precious link with its…
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Silver shrapnel is heaven cent
HAILEYBURY College students are using small-change to make a big difference. Students across its three campuses, including Keysborough, have collected more than 100,000 five-cent coins…
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Safe place for arts survival
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS HAZARAS will celebrate the survival of their music, poetry, theatre and art in a concert in Springvale this Sunday. Singer and musician…
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Veterans in convoy
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A THREE-WAY alliance of naval veterans was sealed at Dandenong RSL last Tuesday. Veterans who served on HMAS Bataan, HMAS Warramunga and…
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Studio set to shut
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A LONG-RUNNING arts studio for people with mental illness is set to close next month due to the loss of state funding.…
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Journalist who earned our respect
By PETER SIMCOCK, FORMER JOURNAL EDITOR THE news that Marg Stork passed away last week didn’t come entirely unexpectedly, she had been ailing for some…
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Cultural bridges
By NARELLE COULTER NAVIGATING the dos and don’ts of bringing up children in the modern world is tricky enough without throwing a clash of cultures…
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Bounce in their feet
By CASEY NEILL BOUNCE is helping young refugees in Greater Dandenong to find their feet and their future. Settlement service AMES and not-for-profit C8 Journey…