News
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Grants boost to manufacturing hub
BUSINESSES in Dandenong and Keysborough will share almost $500,000 in grants to invest in new technology. TriMas Corporation in Keysborough will use $250,000 from the…
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Customers to vote for top store
DANDENONG shoppers can again vote for their favourite retailer. Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association (DRTA) is launching its 2013 Business Awards at its bi-monthly meeting on…
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Mosque hearing delayed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS CATCH The Fire Ministries has successfully delayed its own bid to stop a mosque being built next to its proposed church in…
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Exotic cabaret hits stage
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl returns home to Vietnam and her big Australian ‘milk hips’ wow the crowd. The people of Vietnam have never seen someone so…
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Plays Banjo by Virtue
By MICHAEL FLOYD BANJO Boy set tongues wagging at Sandown Park last Thursday night when he blitzed an outstanding line-up to record the second-fastest time…
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Trees help wishes come true
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Primary School students wish for an end to war in Syria, swings for the playground, a nice home for their family……
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Tackling racism
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THEY fled ugly racial prejudice in the land of their birth – but in Australia, they say they have found more of…
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Trader’s right to go wild over “nuts”
By CASEY NEILL PEANUT Market will notch up its 40th birthday next year, but kicked off celebrations a little early last week. The Dandenong Market…
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Wellspring of support struggles
By CASEY NEILL KEEPING its policy of never turning away anyone in need is getting tougher for Wellsprings for Women. Manager Veronica Hassett told the…
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Wrong rubbish cam
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS HIGH-tech garbage trucks that film and photograph the contents of rubbish bins are set to hit the streets on 1 October. The…
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Trip to Africa
AUDIENCES can take a trip to Africa in the heart of Dandenong next month. Drum Theatre and Kultour will present Keyim Ba’s African Caravan –…
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Prized dancing prodigy
WALKING into a space of mirrors and bare walls, the only sign of movement is your own reflection and a silent examiner ready to mark…