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Privileged to serve
By CASEY NEILL PARAMEDIC Peter Simpson has dedicated more than three decades of his life to helping strangers when they need it most, but he…
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Liz’s veteran world
By CASEY NEILL “THEY’VE looked after me. I can look after them.” That’s Liz Pilkington-Brown’s attitude to working at the Noble Park RSL welfare office.…
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‘Lest we forget’
By CASEY NEILL THE crowded bar falls silent as the call “stand to” echoes through the room. It’s 2.30pm on a Thursday at Noble Park…
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It’s no ‘Wembley’
By CASEY NEILL SANDOWN Cobras could soon be playing matches under lights. But one City of Greater Dandenong councillor fears a “miniature Wembley in the…
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RSL calls for recruits
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S time for a youth injection into the ageing ranks of RSLs, says Noble Park RSL sub-branch welfare officer John Meehan. The…
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Rob talks about his war
By CASEY NEILL SHARING his Vietnam War experience helps Rob Lowe to deal with the demons that still invade his dreams. The Noble Park Vietnam…
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Golden gateway
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A COST blow-out could yet cause Greater Dandenong Council to scuttle plans for a long-awaited Asian gateway in Springvale. Councillors narrowly voted…
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Cubby makes ap-pear-rance
A CUBBY house in the shape of a pear is promoting health and well-being at Dandenong Market. The Cubby Pear interactive art project is on…
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Thieves fleet of feet
WOULD-BE thieves triggered Dandenong Stadium security alarms and fled empty-handed – and without the ladder they brought along. They used it to climb onto the…
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Police seize drugs and gun
POLICE have seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana, a shotgun and explosives from a Dandenong warehouse. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Leading Senior Constable Kane…
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Dandy did it
PATTERSON Cheney Toyota has attributed its Toyota Dealer of the Year award to the Dandenong community. “We’ve had such a great community who’ve supported us,”…
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Six new high-tech jobs
A NEW high-tech manufacturing plant in Dandenong will be a leading example for other companies and create six new jobs. Technology Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips officially…
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