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$10m Monash Freeway sensor 'problem' revealed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AN internal VicRoads report has revealed a costly epidemic of flaws in its installation of wireless traffic sensors during the Monash Freeway...
White ribbons against family violence
Greater Dandenong councillors donned White Ribbon Day campaign T-shirts last Monday. Mayor Angela Long, fourth from left, said "we must all work together as...
Springvale seniors' memorable milestones
By MARG STORK
CONGRATULATIONS were the order of the day at Springvale Senior Citizens Multicultural Club when popular members Doreen and Leo Barnes of Mt...
Betty Luxford's lifetime of giving
By MARG STORK
OBITUARY Betty Luxford
November 16, 1925-October 5, 2012
BETTY Luxford led a busy and rewarding life as a selfless community leader.
She was mayoress three...
Bombardier rail deal a win for Dandenong jobs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
ABOUT 70 manufacturing jobs have been "secured" after the state government ordered new V/Line carriages from Bombardier Transportation Australia's Dandenong South factory.
In...
Doveton mosque: Call to ban 'hatred preaching'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
CASEY deputy mayor Sam Aziz will seek to impose a planning condition "not to preach hatred from the pulpits" on a proposed...
Stepping up for breast cancer 'Sisters'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A CANCER survivor and her family are hoping to form a charity to help financially-stricken breast cancer patients meet steep treatment costs.
Keysborough's...
Braving the $2 ghostly affair
By MARG STORK
'TIS the season for dramas and pantomimes, and Noble Park Secondary College set the stage early with special effects that tingled a...
New leader tackles Dandenong retail revival
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG Retail Traders Association's new chairwoman Glenys Cooper will be 'angling' for ways to bring customers back to Dandenong.
Her own fishing tackle...
'Chill out' Heidi Rose wins Dandenong retail award
HEIDI Rose Clothing is wearing Dandenong Retail Traders Association's top annual award.
The Foster Street women's clothing store was named Central Dandenong Retailer of the...
Bushfires: Back into the furnace
It’s the start of summer and thoughts are of the beach, cool drinks and BBQs. But during the warmer months, there is always the...
Asanti dances to multicultural beat
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A contemporary African dance group, born from the passion of a Ghanaian street kid, will be bringing extra drums to Drum Theatre...
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Bleeding Bloods to meet Bucks in big Turf 1 contest
Coloured clothing is going back in the cupboards as whites make a sweeping return across the Dandenong District Cricket Association landscape this weekend in...
