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Council extends its zone of warm welcomes
THE achievements, contribution and rich diversity of Greater Dandenong’s refugee communities will be celebrated during Refugee Week from 15 to 21 June. Greater Dandenong has…
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Shining light of the city
By JOHN WOODS My late dear colleague Marg Stork was the consummate journalist… tenacious, accurate, considerate, dedicated, determined and caring are just some of the…
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Post workers say writing is on the wall
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS POSTAL workers are worried about hundreds of looming job losses at Dandenong Letter Centre if Australia Post pursues a campaign for a…
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Arctic boss breaks the ice
By NARELLE COULTER SLEEPING in a tent buffeted by blizzards, working in 24 hour darkness and pulling apart sparring huskies was all in a day’s…
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On the trail of Afghan trade
BUSINESS opportunities between Australia and Afghanistan will be discussed at conference in Dandenong this week. The Australian Afghan Business Council is hosting the three-day conference,…
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Association plans for the future
THE Dandenong Retail Traders Association is currently undergoing changes to grow into the future and improve the way in which it assists customer based businesses,…
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Motion fails to back legal bid
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has failed to get her colleagues’ support for the council to pay for her legal challenge to…
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Anti-alcohol argument slurred
COUNCILLORS have expressed concern that liquor outlets have reached saturation point in central Dandenong – yet approved an 11th outlet in its CBD last week.…
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Flood of tributes
On behalf of the Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society Inc, I wish to offer our sincerest condolences on the passing of our much loved and…
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Crutch raid
Briefly A ROBBER used a crutch to threaten a man and a woman in a house on Heatherton Road, Noble Park. Detective Constable Sally Spalding…
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Fragile defence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SPRINGVALE man was fined $650 for criminal damage after claiming he accidentally smashed his ex-wife’s glass door while trying to “knock”…
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Study to ping table tennis options
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PING pong could be a smash in Greater Dandenong – but it lobs short of the facilities needed for its potentially vast…
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