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Free bus on Anzac Day
A free bus service will run from Greater Dandenong’s RSL clubs on Anzac Day to the Shrine of Remembrance beside St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Greater…
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Dandenong liquor store robbery
Two men armed with knives robbed North Dandy Liquor in Dunearn Road in Dandenong last Monday. The men, who were dressed in hooded jumpers, made…
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Akubra wearer burgles Hallam office
A man wearing an Akubra hat burgled an office at the Melbourne Brick Company in Hallam. The man jemmied open a window at the Princes…
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Good golly, it’s Bollywood fever
DANDENONG’S Foster Street became took on the sights and sounds of India during the inaugural Bollywood Festival yesterday. The festival included many aspects of Indian…
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Pet sheep case in Supreme Court of Victoria
A Springvale mechanic’s battle to keep his pet sheep Baa at his home and next-door workshop entered the Supreme Court of Victoria last Thursday. Vu…
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Keyed up for Keysborough fest
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Keysborough will host its first ‘day out’ festival this month – the Wachter Reserve Day Out will feature market stalls, live music,…
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Job seekers keep chin up in tough market
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. JOB seekers’ hopes were buoyant at the federal government’s…
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House prices hit the battlers hard
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. STEEP house prices have prompted Greater Dandenong Council to…
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Supply shortage hits lifeline for the needy
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. SPRINGVALE Benevolent Society has run out of blankets, pillows…
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Really fare dinkum
Chalcot Lodge Primary School pupils Thomas and Christopher looked the part at the Endeavour Hills school, creating hearty traditional fare such as vegetarian strudel and…
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Saintly hugger
India’s ‘hugging saint’ Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, or ‘Amma’ to her followers, was at Springvale’s Sandown racecourse last Friday as part of her Australian tour.…
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Marg Moments: A ‘well done’ for Wellsprings
FROM its small beginnings, one local project has been a fount of inspiration to women in Greater Dandenong. This year, Wellsprings for Women is putting…