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Chips are down for waste water
A DANDENONG South business has received cash to develop new technology. Spuds R Us will use its Technology Development Voucher, with KMH Environmental Engineering, to…
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More beds to help patient flow
DANDENONG Hospital will open 12 new beds to meet winter demand. Health Minister David Davis yesterday (Wednesday) announced that the extra beds would improve patient…
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Monash Fwy chain reaction causes 11 crashes
By ALECIA PINNER DRIVER distraction caused up to 11 crashes on a four-kilometre stretch of road in a dangerous chain reaction following a prang on the Monash…
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Hotham election: Fate in ALP members' hands
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO prospective ALP candidates battling for preselection in Hotham say their fate will be largely decided by 497 local branch members this…
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Gallery: Miniature marvels
FAST things come in small packages with radio-controlled cars, and Dandenong enthusiast Michael Clark (above) was hoping his shiny machine would steer him on the…
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Survey finds the road to misery
COMMUTERS in Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmering and Hallam want peak-hour traffic trouble spots improved, according to a Casey council transport survey that attracted 8843 responses.…
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NAIDOC Week: Celebration of indigenous identity
By DAVID SCHOUT: dschout@mmpgroup.com.au PRIDE, identity and recognition. For Aunty Elaine Taylor, whose family members were the first indigenous people to move into the Dandenong/Doveton…
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Community volunteer will be missed
OBITUARY Maxwell (Max) John Anstis 11-7-1928 / 2-7-2013 WELL-known electrician and community volunteer Max Anstis, who died on July 2, will long be remembered for…
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What's on around Greater Dandenong
ART WORKSHOP THE ART OF SOUL Regina Coupar’s book The Art of Soul reveals that the alignment of body, mind and soul required by an…
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Vu Ho's fighting past
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Vu Ho’s legal fight to keep his pet sheep at home has made him a local hero. But he has faced far…
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Baa saga: What you say
■ Mr Vu Ho should be allowed to keep his pet sheep. He is not a farmer, so his sheep is classified as a pet,…
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Driving an interest in truckies' health
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS BERNIE Sullivan, a lean, strong truckie from Darwin, normally avoids medical check-ups like the plague. By chance, he took a pit stop…