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Stupid life is on track
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SPEAKING to ‘David’ today it’s hard to imagine this bubbly, hopeful young man was involved with a bad crowd and did a…
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Anzac events
DANDENONG Saturday 18 April, 9.30am to 11am Dandenong Primary School will hold a ceremony to plant a Gallipoli Oak and rededicate an honour board with…
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Hijab day event hits back at online hate
By CASEY NEILL WOMEN bravely donned hijabs in Dandenong last week amid an online storm of anger and hatred around a National Youth Week activity.…
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Lesson learned for life
LEARNING how to recycle, compost and plant kept kids on school holidays busy in Dandenong last week. They turned egg cartons into a hungry caterpillar…
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Steady show
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Show turned around its fortunes last year, making a $7000 profit following a $40,000 loss in 2013. But the Dandenong Agricultural…
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New division set to pump up firepower
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG South manufacturer is branching out to stay in the game. The Ruson Fire Division of Power Industries Australia is adding…
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Iranians crying out for taste of home
By CASEY NEILL A LITTLE Dandenong bakery is bringing people to tears with its bread. Dandy Naan and Kebab in Stud Road opened its doors…
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Jobs waiting for new trams order to arrive
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong jobs are on the line while Bombardier waits for the State Government to order more trams. The warning came last…
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Sweet and spicy tastes are huge success
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CHEF Megsingh Yadav is like a veritable ‘kid in a candy shop’ as he surveys his 30-plus array of authentic Indian sweets…
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Threat to prosecute gate vandals
GREATER Dandenong Council is investigating possible vandalism that has forced the removal of a boom gate at its trouble-plagued number eight Balmoral car park. In…
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Call goes out for truck cash
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAYOR Sean O’Reilly has endorsed a fund-sourcing campaign for a much-needed second-hand truck for the Dandenong-based Friends of Refugees group. The group…
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Training acts as a guiding light
TOUR guide training for refugees and asylum seekers is part of a new $100,000 project for Greater Dandenong. Multicultural Affairs Minister Robin Scott last Friday…