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Lyndhurst byelection: Hopes fade for new Keysborough school
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS RESIDENTS of Keysborough’s burgeoning Hidden Grove and Somerfield estates will be without a nearby state school for at least the “medium term”.…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Plea for more Dandenong city trees Yes, definitely, and not just any trees. Look at areas in Stonnington Council [Kew, Hawthorn, Malvern, etc], they…
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Toll bridge suggested for Abbotts Road train crossing
A tolled overpass has been proposed to divert heavy traffic from the Abbotts Road level crossing in Dandenong South. The Committee for Dandenong group says…
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Green wedge Dingley Bypass 'bulldoze' anger
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ENVIRONMENTAL groups are incensed they were not consulted before Greater Dandenong Council approved plans to bulldoze endangered green wedge vegetation to build…
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New Greater Dandenong Council executive role
Greater Dandenong Council’s senior managerial team has expanded by adding former Monash Council city planning director Paul Kearsley as business group manager. Chief executive John…
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Gesturing motorbike passenger escapes
A motorcyle passenger gave police an “obscene gesture” before fleeing a pursuit on Monash Freeway last Sunday week. Police attempted to pull over the black…
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Drug, alcohol unit plan for Dandenong Hospital
A specialised alcohol and drug unit will be set up at the Dandenong Hospital emergency department thanks to a $500,000 state government grant. The unit’s…
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Lyndhurst poll: Know your candidate
LYNDHURST byelection candidates were surveyed by the Journal on public transport and education. This is a summary of their thoughts. Martin Pakula, Labor ■ Bus…
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Keeping mum on market traders' arrears
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Market’s board and Greater Dandenong Council have declined to disclose the financial impact on the market of reported traders’ struggles. Greater…
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Major drug bust took in Noble Park
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS HOMES in Melbourne’s south-east were raided as part of a joint police drug operation that seized in excess of $200 million of…
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Dandenong youth mental health aid at capacity
A NURTURING 10-bed support centre for 16-25 year olds with mental health issues is running at full capacity soon after its launch last month. Dandenong…
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The Club: A tale of power, politics in footy
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Actor John Wood plays a leading figure in a football club’s boardroom bloodshed in a reprise of Australian playwright David Williamson’s classic…
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