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Tax office gives back
CHRISTMAS cheer came early to some of Greater Dandenong’s most vulnerable children thanks to Australian Tax Office (ATO) employees. Staff from the ATO’s Dandenong office…
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Police call for police in schools
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council is lobbying for the return of the ‘Police in Schools Involvement Program. On 9 December, the council agreed to…
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Mature artists
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Aged-care residents in Doveton have moulded a series of ceramic works for their first group art exhibition. Under the sure tutelage of…
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Time well spent has its reward
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park Secondary College student Kayla Rizzo was shocked to receive a Noble Park Rotary award. The 16-year-old took home an Arthur…
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Witness sought to indecent assault
A MAN grabbed and indecently assaulted a teenage girl in Keysborough earlier this month. Dandenong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are appealing…
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Pair rescue woman from attacker
TWO good Samaritans pulled a man from a car during an alleged assault in Dandenong on Friday. A woman had just parked her car in…
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A Dandy juggler
AS far as Tommy So knows, he’s the only freestyle footballer in Greater Dandenong. The Keysborough ‘juggler’ has trod a lonely path, teaching himself freestyle…
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Lions share of joy
AYSHA was among the patients at Monash Childrens Dandenong who got some unexpected pre-Christmas joy last week. Lions Club of Dandenong past-president Dr Keerthi Gunawardana…
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Grateful green thumb
By CASEY NEILL A SPRINGVALE Garden Club stalwart has received the highest horticulture honour in Australia. Shirley Boden, 82, has been with the club since…
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Plaza crime clean-up
By CASEY NEILL POLICE are helping Dandenong Plaza traders, security staff and cleaners to cut crime. The shopping centre hosted a forum with guests from…
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Shining lights in learning
By CASEY NEILL TWO Greater Dandenong schools are punching well above their weight – and are now teaching others around the country and the world.…
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China crisis
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Opponents say Asian gateway is too Chinese… A FINAL design for a long-awaited Springvale Asian Gateway has failed to defuse a community…
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