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Save our spaces plea
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE residents are speaking out in a desperate bid to save scarce open space. Save Glendale Reserve spokesman Mark Dalton said he…
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Driver killed in tree smash
A DANDENONG North man has died following a car crash in Doveton this morning (Friday). Police believe a Holden sedan was travelling on Power Road…
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Placards and pickets as workers protest lock-out
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS UPDATE 6.00pm CANTERBURY Windows and Doors – the scene of the worker lockout – has counter-claimed the CFMEU had planned a complete shutdown…
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Honour for excellent effort
By CASEY NEILL CARL Bizon has joined the state’s business greats on the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame’s Honour Roll. The managing director of TriMas…
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No sign of Somyurek
By Cam Lucadou-Wells EMBATTLED South-Eastern Metropolitan Region MP Adem Somyurek has missed the first two Parliamentary sitting days since being stood down as a cabinet…
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Loaded with care
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Volunteer takes to the road to help asylum seekers… PUBLICITY-SHY but unquestionably generous, Elaine Smith is a major reason for Friends of…
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Pick-up in gridlock
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council is revisiting solutions to a worsening school pick-up gridlock that has led to spates of road rage, bingles and…
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Strength of support
By CASEY NEILL MORE than 50 mechanics took one look at Ghulam Haidar’s polio-withered leg and turned him away, refusing to give the Hampton Park…
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Stitching for survival
By CASEY NEILL WOMEN have used art and craft to capture harrowing stories of survival. Stitching Our Stories is on display at Heritage Hill Museum…
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Tea treat for courses complete
A HIGH tea with all the trimmings celebrated fellowship and new friends in Dandenong. Two cooking classes that Rosy Concesso and Belinda Singh hosted at…
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Muriel’s life for the country
MURIEL Norris gave more than 40 years of her life to the Noble Park Country Women’s Association. On Monday 18 May the 95-year-old’s CWA colleagues…
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New lights shine on streets
STREET lights across Greater Dandenong will soon be using 77 per cent less energy. Over the next 12 months the City of Greater Dandenong will…