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Lyndhurst tip debate turns toxic
By CATHERINE WATSON and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SOUTH-East suburban MPs and a residents’ group are outraged at Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s “cruel” dismissal of concerns about…
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Nurses praise their Nightingale
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A RETIRED nurse who spent some of her last hours rallying for her colleagues has been remembered as inspiring. Dandenong’s Jennifer Browne,…
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Marg Moments: Stick with it, you stamp fans
WHEN he was a schoolboy, Rusty Nicholls grew fascinated by the stamps on envelopes. It was his window to the world and his parents Jim…
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Balanced approach to housing crunch
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AFFORDABLE housing in Dandenong in the future may look something like state-of-the-art townhouses if a benevolent private developer has his way. Last…
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80 jobs go in Cussons Dandenong factory closure
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. SINGLE mother of seven Harri White was struggling to…
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Hallam CFA fires up in titles
HALLAM CFA enjoyed a hot streak at the recent state championships. Coach Graham Lovett and eight brigade members took out one race and picked up…
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The cost of graffiti
Graffiti removal will cost Greater Dandenong ratepayers an estimated $759,000 for the next three years. The program will include rapid removal of tags from council…
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‘Flasher’ in Parkmore car park
A man has allegedly exposed himself to a female trolley collector in Parkmore shopping centre’s car park after parking his car across a trolley bay,…
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Wheelie bins set alight
Several wheelie bins on nature strips were incinerated by vandals in Dandenong and Dandenong North early last Tuesday. Bins were set alight on the corner…
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Just Dandy: Three into one does go
By Amanda Dunn/The Age WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. IN DANDENONG High’s battered old school hall –…
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Obstacle cause
Getting burnt, frozen and shocked has never been popular. But now it’s something almost 20,000 Australians pay for. Daniel Tran discovers why men and women…
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92 out of work at Dandenong factory
SOAP maker PZ Cussons is closing down its facility at Dandenong, throwing 92 staff out of a job. Cussons, whose products include Imperial Soap and…