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Through the pages of history
By NARELLE COULTER IT IS hard to image what Harvey Roulston would make of the Dandenong Journal 150 years after the first copy slid off…
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Forged by tragedy
By JARROD POTTER UNITY pulled Lyndale Football Club through its darkest day nearly 22 years ago. Friday 17 September 1993 left a Dandenong-based sporting club…
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Your Journal team
THE team that brings you the Dandenong Journal each week. Back from left: Barrie Hondow – real estate, Mark Dinnie – creative, Jarrod Potter –…
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Our brave new world in 2165
“We’ve moved into a high density, high-rise world. We’re going up” – Phil Ruthven By MARK CLANCY THERE will be few, if any, white…
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There when disaster strikes
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong SES needs daytime volunteers. The crew responds to emergencies and disasters in the Dandenong area and could do with some…
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Marg was Journal’s heart and soul
By NARELLE COULTER VETERAN reporter Marg Stork dearly wanted to help celebrate the Journal’s 150th anniversary. Sadly, she fell just short, passing last June…
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Decked out and ready to roll
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BEWARE of flying skateboards, Noble Park. Fresh from a safety audit, the suburb’s $1-million-plus cutting edge skate park – with vertical bowl,…
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Comedian’s career of poking fun
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS STAND-UP comedian Col Elliott has graduated far beyond being Lyndale High School’s class clown. Elliott, 66, sprung onto the national and,…
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Dandenong does the hard cell on family violence
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A PILOT program that fast-tracks family violence offenders through Dandenong Magistrates’ Court has led to better justice for victims, the state Royal…
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Centrelink parking meters to remain
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PARKING meters that were recently installed outside Centrelink’s Dandenong office are here to stay. Greater Dandenong council’s city planning director Jody Bosman,…
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Council pulls video shocker
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has pulled a video depicting human executions from its civic square big-screen. A visitor to the square noted a…
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Spotlight again on missing Shiva
By CASEY NEILL SHIVA Chauhan sent a text message at 11.30pm on Thursday 1 May last year. He hasn’t been heard from since. National Missing…