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Cricket consultants’ taxing times
TAX consultants were pitched in a friendly cricket battle with some of Dandenong’s newest arrivals at Hemmings Park. Deloitte workers took on a team of…
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Gifts mean the world for asylum seekers
JUST one gift would be a meaningful Christmas gesture for each of Jesuran Wellness Centre’s 50 asylum-seeker clients, says the centre’s pastor Hilda Samuel. To…
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The seed of good food
A NEW cook book is preserving cherished family recipes and promoting healthy eating. Uniting AgeWell’s Noble Park community produced From Seed to Table to raise…
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Dandenong, a world of its own
GREATER Dandenong boasts a population built from all corners of the globe – but what about the countries that aren’t represented in the multicultural municipality?…
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Swimmer says it’s easier to go with the flow
By CASEY NEILL LONG-DISTANCE swimmer Tammy Van Wisse grew up just a block away from Sandown Greyhounds. She told the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce…
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Armed robbery charges
POLICE have charged a Springvale man over an armed robbery in Frankston earlier this month. A Dog Squad officer arrested the 21-year-old in an allegedly…
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Night blaze resident lucky to escape
A RESIDENT was considered lucky to have survived a fire at a Noble Park house that didn’t have a working smoke alarm. About 40 firefighters…
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Hopes pinned on sharps container
By CASEY NEILL THE Premier Regional Business Awards will cap off its 25th and final year with a “spectacular” gala dinner in Springvale. Greater Dandenong…
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Teeth knocked out in library head butt
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ASYLUM seeker who dislodged a man’s teeth with punches and a head butt at Dandenong Library has escaped conviction due to…
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Shots fired into Noble Park home
By CASEY NEILL A MAN has fired a shotgun into a Noble Park home, damaging the front door. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton…
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Assailant ordered off booze
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been banned from licenced venues for a year after injuring several people in a series of drunken assaults in…
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Accused man sent stalking email from mental hospital, court hears
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been accused of cyber-stalking one of his five intervention order victims while being treated in Dandenong Hospital mental health…