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Dumpers, scavengers hit with fines
Ten rubbish dumpers and scavengers were busted during a Greater Dandenong Council operation outside a Springvale charity store last Sunday week. The council’s litter prevention…
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Breakfast to help breast cancer foundation
Pink Ribbon Breakfast is an annual nationwide fund-raising initiative, part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, for the National Breast Cancer Foundation throughout October. Register your…
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Refugees voice their feelings
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS BURMESE refugee Maung Maung Aye knows fully well the power of storytelling. A graphic designer and animator, he shot human rights films…
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Boost for ex-councillor in Dandenong poll
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS INCUMBENT councillor Yvonne Herring and Residents Against Toxic Waste In the South East group’s Thelma Wakelam and Geraldine Gonsalvez are among a…
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Antics for tots at Drum circus musical
Roll up for a circus musical show at Drum Theatre in Dandenong this Thursday. Big Tops for Little Tots pits five circus artists from the National…
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Light steps for Unga in Tanzania
Chalcot Lodge Primary School pupils Rhyan, Jessica and Tahlia got on their dancing shoes at a school disco fund-raiser. They raised funds for charity Compassion…
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Smart meter push unlikely to succeed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council’s bid to mount a campaign against smart meters may hit a hurdle at the Municipal Association of Victoria. Last…
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Apartments get Greater Dandenong nod
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS LOCAL ward councillors didn’t stand in the way of a five-storey apartment complex next to Dandenong’s central parkland. At last Monday’s council…
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Headliner to turn on charm
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Love is in the air during next week’s Victorian Seniors Festival Week in Greater Dandenong – crooner Derrick J is one of the…
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Urban starkness 'crisis'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN award-winning landscaper says our taste for native greenery in streets and public spaces is a turn-off for people. Wes Fleming, director…
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No let-up in road blitz in Doveton, Springvale
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A ROAD blitz targeting illegal drivers has netted more than 500 traffic offences in two days in Doveton and Springvale. State highway…
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It's sweet music to my ears
AS a daily commuter for a number of decades travelling from Oakleigh to Dandenong on my way to work at the-then Dandenong Journal, I witnessed…
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