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Positive sign at Noble Park
NOBLE Park residents BJ Kour, Gaye Guest, Michael Palma, Alf Goldburg and Marlene De Haas joined Greater Dandenong councillor Roz Blades, bottom right, to...
Hazaras do the hard yards
By HAMID SULTANI
I was born in a small town in Kabul, Afghanistan, called Afshar-e-Sellow, where in a war against the Hazara people,
hundreds of homes...
'Invisible' home-grown needy rely on Shawlands
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
HIDDEN away in Shawlands Caravan Park are some of Dandenong's most needy residents.
Set back from South Gippsland Highway, the low-profile site was...
Asylum seeker jobless 'falling apart'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A PREGNANT woman was left to sleep on a bare floor in Greater Dandenong due to the federal government's 'no advantage' rule...
African youth urged to join Victoria Police
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A YOUNG African leader wants his peers to start joining police ranks for the sake of community harmony.
John James, 22, who heads...
Having a crack at their mums
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
The best way to avoid Asian typecasting is to produce your own show, says Springvale-born actor Diana Nguyen.
That said, her latest venture...
Dandenong market stallholders threaten strike
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
STRUGGLING traders at Dandenong Market say they are poised to strike unless the market's management reduces its "unaffordable" rates.
Scott Webster, whose family...
Disability activists ponder Dandenong sleep out
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DISABILITY advocates are considering sleep-out protests in Dandenong's main street after feeling brushed aside by Greater Dandenong Council over safety issues.
Disability Resources...
Mayor 'dictatorial', says Greater Dandenong councillor
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
COUNCILLORS claim facilitators have been called in to help smooth Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long's "dictatorial" leadership style at briefing sessions.
Councillors have...
Asylum seeker Kumar's joy tinged with sorrow
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Amid the politics and policy, there is one group of people who often is forgotten in the asylum seeker debate — the...
Burgler bashes Dandenong worker
A man was knocked unconscious during an aggravated burglary at his workplace in Dandenong last Monday morning. Police believe the the 57-year-old man was...
Community aids Shawland caravan dwellers
COMMUNITY groups are banding together to help Shawland Caravan Park's residents.
Last week, the Dandenong branch of Club Assist donated a fridge into the communal...
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Accused hoarder fights clean-up order
A Dandenong North resident accused of hoarding says he's desperately trying to save his “valuables” after the council initiated court action.
The matter was heard...
