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A community voice lives on
HAD he been alive today Greg Dickson, former owner/editor of the Dandenong Journal, would be relieved that the newspaper to which he devoted so much…
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Greens may oppose units
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A FIGHT is growing over the future of a former gardening nursery site in Springvale South. The owner of the former Treeplanters…
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Shopping jeeps on bus: Greater Dandenong's backflip
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PENSIONER deliberately abandoned during a community bus shopping trip may have earned ultimate victory against Greater Dandenong Council. Tomorrow night, councillors…
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Queen’s Birthday honours: Going the extra mile
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS and CATHERINE WATSON A grassroots councillor has made a name for going beyond the call of duty. Roz Blades, a three-time mayor…
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The pain of Aspergers
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A HEARTBROKEN Endeavour Hills mother said there were no suitable schools for her son who has Aspergers and has been routinely bullied…
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Helping Hand Day
We Care Services will hold its annual ‘Helping Hand Day’ on Saturday from 10am-noon. Toys, bedding, clothes and food parcels will be distributed to those…
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Friends do their bit to assist refugees
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A GROUP of volunteers is opening its vans, homes and hearts to support surging numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in Greater…
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CCTV funds welcome
Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long has urged the state government to allocate untapped CCTV funds to the municipality. While other councils have baulked at accepting…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Asylum seekers swamp aid centre Who needs the flat-screen monitors? The asylum seekers or the office? Why should asylum seekers be given flat-screen monitors…
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Commuter stands up for woman 'racially abused' by trio
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A REGULAR commuter took a stand against three men allegedly racially abusing a woman at Dandenong railway station last week. Kait O’Callahan…
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Lifting the lid on burqas, veils, hoodies
Kosar Majani is among a group of local and international artists showing the use of veils is not a ‘black-and-white’ issue. The artists feature in…
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Bashing outside Dandenong High
Dandenong High School went into lockdown as two elderly men were allegedly bashed and threatened with a knife outside the school. During the incident about…
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