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Offerings for ancestral honour
FAMILIES remembered and honoured their ancestors at a ceremony in Springvale last month. Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Springvale’s Bright Moon Temple held the Ching Ming…
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Where there’s a will there’s a way
SPRINGVALE man Twanny Farrugia has said that Kidney Care has given him a life. Monash Health recently appointed the kidney transplant recipient a Bequest Ambassador…
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Survey to get firms out of a jam
TRAFFIC woes in Dandenong South are in the spotlight and businesses can have their say. The City of Greater Dandenong has commissioned a study to…
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Afghan murder protest
ALMOST 800 Afghan men and women from Dandenong marched for justice in Melbourne last week. Afghan Women’s Organisation Victoria organised a rally to demand justice…
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Thief can’t remember house he burgled
A JEWELLERY thief tried to lead police back to the scene of his crime in Dandenong North but took them to the wrong place because…
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Teens on the trail
A GROUP of teens are suspected of lighting a grass fire in Dandenong South. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said fire crews…
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Ill wind blows no good
DEALING with a blown-away skylight and a fire hydrant flood was all in a week’s work for Greater Dandenong SES. Unit controller Paul Daniel said…
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VCE at a stretch
NOBLE Park North students are stretching out their VCE to expand their opportunities. Carwatha College this year launched the V3 initiative, which will see all…
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Horror stories from the scary city’s streets
Jack Johnson is the author of when The Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes…
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Life-threatening injuries
A 21-YEAR-OLD Noble Park woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries last week after a head-on car crash in Narre Warren. A 20-year-old Dandenong…
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Church blaze suspicious: police
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS UPDATE 1.11pm Police are still treating the St Mary’s church fire between 2am-3am this morning as suspicious. Det Sen Const Nicholas Hayes,…
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Rail plan has south-east on the move
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE State Government’s revamped plan to improve the Dandenong rail corridor has been announced – more new trains, fewer level crossings but…