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Pedal cash for cancer
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG worker will pedal more than 200 kilometres to raise cash for cancer. Nikki Angelico is aiming to raise $15,000 for…
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Rik’s raring to stomp ’the G’
By CASEY NEILL A BANGHOLME man will climb more than 7000 steps to make sick kids’ dreams come true. Rik Marchant will tackle the inaugural…
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Steer the toll to zero
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD Sue Grady understands the devastating consequences of road fatalities as well as anyone – in 2008 she lost her father in a…
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Colour comes into the night
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD The City of Greater Dandenong is inviting residents to celebrate ’Burqas, Veils and Hoodies’ as part of this year’s Nocturnal public art…
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Kinder opens for action
SPRINGVALE South’s new early learning centre has officially opened its doors. The Springvale South Kindergarten has been renamed Athol Road Primary School Early Learning Centre…
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Retiring from roll
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD The oldest lawn bowls shop in Victoria has had no choice but to permanently close its doors. The colourful 33-year history of…
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Rubbish squeeze
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD HOUSEHOLD garbage bins will be reduced by 20 litres in a bid to minimize waste and maximise recycling. Under the City of…
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Theatre drums up future plans
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD The Drum Theatre will continue to play an integral role in multicultural performing arts across the Dandenong region, according to the theatre’s…
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Rollout connections kick off
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD CONSTRUCTION to bring the National Broadband Network (NBN) to more than 2000 extra homes in Greater Dandenong has started. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus…
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Career pathways on show
By BRIDGET COOK STUDENTS across the region got to try out more than 40 different career options at the South East Try a Trade and…
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Grants give high-tech edge
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THREE Dandenong businesses have been awarded with technology grants to boost their competitiveness. Popina has been given $250,000, HM Engines, $61,000 and…
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Bin arsonists on a roll
Police are appealing for witnesses to a series of bin fires in Noble Park on Monday 27 May, between 1am and 3am. The four fires…