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Refugees combine with courage to speak out
REFUGEE Week will serve as a call for unity and positive action. Dandenong’s Barat Ali Batoor is an ambassador for the event, which runs from…
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Arson attack on council
A FIRE lit outside the Dandenong council offices last weekend is being treated as suspicious. Police and CFA crews were called to the fire near…
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Club’s accolades flow
By CASEY NEILL HALF-CENTURY celebrations for the Rotary Club of Noble Park included a new drinking fountain and accolades for two long-serving members. Keith Maxwell…
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Would-be burglars foiled
POLICE are searching for three people who damaged the front door and windows of a Springvale property when they tried to break into the house…
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Selling a swag of donuts
By CASEY NEILL FIVE homeless people will have a place to sleep thanks to Dandenong High students. The Year-11 VCAL class sold 687 Dandee Donuts…
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Help us provide winter blanket coverage
OUR disadvantaged community in the Springvale area are going to do it a lot tougher this year. Due to the Federal Government’s funding cut to…
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Get in the mood for music
By CASEY NEILL MUSIC from the war eras will take centre stage in Springvale this month. City of Greater Dandenong Band will perform Make Music…
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Council chief pay question
By CASEY NEILL QUESTIONS about John Bennie’s pay and whether his role should be advertised have delayed plans to reappoint him as City of Greater…
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Resilience brings respect
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WHEN 39-year-old youth worker, refugee and father of three Abdi Aden spoke to students at Lyndale Secondary College he was speaking to…
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Time in the trenches
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Charles Edward Leigh signed up to fight in World War I in 1917. He died from wounds in Allonville, France, on…
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Cash set to bring relief
By CASEY NEILL STATE Schools’ Relief (SSR) received a cheque for $44,120 from the south-east business community last week. It raised the cash through the…
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Kids get view of advantage
DANDENONG women are urging others to join their efforts to educate disadvantaged children and youth. Dandenong Evening VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club…