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A script to brighten lives
Undaunted by a tight 12-hour deadline, student authors have produced books for childrens hospitals as part of Write A Book In A Day competition. Three…
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Songs of surprise
The great chambers of Armada Dandenong Plaza erupted in song with a surprise flash-mob performance on 9 August. About 6.30pm, a choir of 40 singers…
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Chamber soars on a growth curve
Growing membership and an expanding executive – it adds up to a beautiful set of numbers for Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce. It held a…
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Retracing a life’s journey
Denise Lyons’ grand plans to reprise her inspirational 32-kilometre charity walk in memory of her late sister Anne has taken an unplanned detour. But she…
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Ribs to tickle your fancy
Who would have thought chicken ribs could be so delectable? Introduce yourself to this surprisingly tender and fleshy offering at Ease Garden, one of Dandenong’s…
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What’s the escape plan?
There’s no shortage of suggestions –and frustrations – among traffic-jammed readers for Star News’s Unlock the Gridlock campaign. “A new freeway towards Cranbourne,” Agron Zeneli…
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Trapped in traffic
Disgusting – that’s how transport operator Craig Membrey describes Dandenong’s daily gridlock. At peak time, every arterial road around Membrey’s Transport and Crane Hire yard…
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Shop until you drop – Bollywood style
By night, Armada Dandenong Plaza’s floors are set to transform a bright flurry of Bollywood moves. A free Bollywood dance class led by a professional…
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Taxing times for Dandy ATO
The latest round of job cuts at the Australian Tax Office’s Dandenong branch has sparked concerns over the “privatising” of the federal public service. In…
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Ride of their lifetimes
Something magic happens when children hop in the saddle at Riding for the Disabled. It’s a process that can unlock rare smiles, says RDA Doveton…
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11-time drink-driver blows 0.171
A Dandenong man has pleaded guilty to his 11th drink-driving charge and faces likely jail time, a magistrate has told him. William Sam Tut, 26,…
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Drugged driver rams police
A man on bail and a mix of Valium and heroin has rammed a police car and ploughed into a family in their vehicle in…
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