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Union warns on Nissan closure
By CASEY NEILL NISSAN’S Dandenong parts warehouse will close in October, according to the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The AMWU is calling on Nissan to…
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Wheels turn
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH DANDENONG West Primary School received 14 bicycles and helmets from the Ride2School Bicycle Network on Monday 15 June. Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams…
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Looking Back
100 years ago 8 July 1915 Men are Urgently Needed Last night in a cafe a foreigner – a neutral – said to me: “You…
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Dip in for Yumi food
By CASEY NEILL YUMI’S is not just a dip brand – it’s a man. Benjamin Friedman founded the business in a Ripponlea fresh fish shop…
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Looking to the future
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Viridian Glass and BOC have signed up to extend their relationship to half a century. In recent weeks the glass manufacturer…
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Doors open to new home
By CASEY NEILL FAMILY violence victims can find support at Dandenong and District Benevolent Society. Opportunity shop manager Margaret Ladner is offering help to anyone…
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Patsy born to be a nurse
Obituary Patsy Lyons 1925 – 2015 PATSY Lyons, who was matron at Dandenong Hospital for ten years, devoted her life to caring for others. Patsy…
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Shore leave for tribal shipmates
NAVAL veterans converged on Dandenong RSL last month with a focus on destroyers. Shipmates from Tribal class destroyers Arunta, Bataan and Warramunga joined with their…
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Market sets out its stall
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH ICONIC as it is to locals, the Dandenong Market is not as well-known as some. City of Greater Dandenong council officers were…
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CFA called to fire at meat works
CFA crews were called to a fire at a meat factory in Dandenong South this morning. Five trucks rushed to the Australian Meat Group warehouse…
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Pedestrian death appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed in Dandenong. A 64-year-old Dandenong woman was trying to cross Birdwood Avenue near the intersection…
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Church appeal now provides blanket coverage
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE’S most vulnerable have received a helping hand, warm blanket and food. Christian City Church (CCC) in Springvale donated blankets to the…