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Thieves strike and strip out a lifetime of memories
By CASEY NEILL “The only thing I’ve got at the moment is hope.” Carol Brown’s voice cracks with emotion as she speaks about the tools…
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Independent voices
By CASEY NEILL UKRAINIAN culture will take centre stage in an art and music showcase. Keysborough artist Olga Pasechnikova is curating the Week of Ukrainian…
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Rising gas under scrutiny
By CASEY NEILL A new gas test would protect Dandenong South’s Viridian Glass and other manufacturers from rising prices, according to Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus.…
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Camera web is watching you
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH DANDENONG – the home of the destructive Apex gang – will receive a large proportion of closed-circuit television cameras being rolled out…
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Movie makers tell their stories
Filmmakers will showcase their storytelling talents in Dandenong on 3 June. The inaugural Short Cuts Film Festival at the Drum Theatre will feature comedy, animation,…
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Fund shows the way to support
By CASEY NEILL The new Macpherson Kelley Foundation will funnel philanthropic funds into the community. Dandenong Civic Centre hosted the law firm’s launch for the…
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Tradies making history
By CASEY NEILL Springvale’s Harry Gunther has seen plenty about the building industry change during his 50-year career. Roofing isn’t one of them. “We still…
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Navigated back to the classroom
By CASEY NEILL Cash to help school-leavers back into education is flowing in the south-east. Through a state-wide $8.6 million pilot program dubbed Navigator, the…
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Central car park covered
The council will build an $800,000 temporary car park to accommodate central Dandenong workers. Greater Dandenong councillors selected Entracon Civil as the preferred tenderer for…
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Homesick burglar faces free deportation
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MALAYSIAN fruit picker who tried to burgle a house to fund his ticket home is facing deportation for free. Rano Kayou,…
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When it all goes wrong …
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MALVERN man is set to be charged over riding a motorbike on a footpath near a Springvale primary school and blowing…
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John’s golden effort
PRINCIPAL John Mooney has notched up a golden milestone at Dandenong’s Emerson School. He has devoted more than 50 years to educating thousands of students,…