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New arrivals' lesson plan for a new life
By CHAD VAN ESTROP
In Maryam Wafajo's former life, school was a place of arbitrary and random violence dispensed by impatient and intolerant instructors. At...
Family violence rises in Greater Dandenong
Robberies and drug offences have dived but family violence assaults have climbed in Greater Dandenong in the 12 months to March, according to police...
Community Voice: Booting the barriers
AS a first-generation Australian, born to Sri Lankan Muslim parents, I know all too well the difficulties faced by migrants in creating that equal...
Firebugs strike in night of havoc
By DANIEL TRAN
POLICE say a series of fires lit across the cities of Greater Dandenong and Monash last week could have been disastrous.
Detective Senior...
FFV: Dandenong Thunder joins statewide bid for restructure
DANDENONG Thunder has submitted an 11th-hour expression of interest to be part of the next stage of Football Federation Victoria's statewide competition restructure.
Spokesman Sezar...
Ballet 'on air' at Drum Theatre
Melbourne Ballet Company's latest production On Air leaps into action at the Drum Theatre this week.
Drum Theatre director Greg Hordacre said the company had...
Time to bin it right
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
RED, yellow and green bins are set to become the new language on rubbish collection nights in Greater Dandenong within the next...
Disability access: Council moves to correct problems
GREATER Dandenong Council has taken a "first step" to fixing a glut of disability-access problems in central Dandenong, Cr Matthew Kirwan says.
Last Monday, councillors...
Ready to connect with Australians
By CHAD VAN ESTROP
Paul Thorn's mentors come from polar opposites - Thorn's father, a Pentecostal minister in America's deep south, and his uncle, a former...
EPA a mix of 'cops and greenies'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Environment Protection Authority investigators are a curious mix of greenies and cops, says one of their colleagues.
They share a legal precision, scientific...
Taxi industry reforms a test for south-east
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
WHEELCHAIR-taxi passengers in Melbourne's south-east are unsure if their torturous waits for cabs will end after last week's announcement of sweeping reforms...
Pathways expo helps open doors for new migrants
By CHAD VAN ESTROP
FINDING suitable help and knowing when to ask for it is sometimes difficult for new migrants.
But last week the tentativeness associated...
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Read all about it – schools gain book bonanza
Hundreds of donated books are filling school library shelves, thanks to an annual charity fundraiser.
Noble-Park Dingley and Springvale City rotary clubs raised $4400...
