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Dandenong wrecks Richmond’s hopes
EVERYTHING clicked for Dandenong (0/82) – throwing Richmond’s (119) finals aspirations to the wind as a Darren Pattinson five-for doomed the Tigers. Richmond was ticking…
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Roberts takes one-vote win
IN one of the closest counts in recent memory, Dandenong West all-rounder Alex Roberts edged out Steve Spoljaric by a single vote to claim his…
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Dandenong North shooting: Two men arrested
By Goya Dmytryshchak TWO men were arrested after a shooting of a 31-year-old man in Dandenong North on Sunday. The man remains in a life-threatening…
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Rejuvenation could bring state squads to Shepley Oval
By ROY WARD SHEPLEY Oval’s $1.25 million redeveloped change rooms could result in more representative football being played at the ground. The state government and…
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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 brag…
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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…
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'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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…