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Netball comes to the opera
By Tara McGrath
A unique arts partnership means Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs will get to experience a 'netballer's opera' live on a netball court.
Contact! The Netball...
Gathered in solemn Anzac tribute
HUNDREDS flocked to Anzac services at Noble Park and Springvale yesterday.
The events were marked by traditional parades of veterans and solemn services, including the...
Police net nabs drivers
Police impounded one vehicle and tested 11 drink drivers on Friday night as part of a large-scale random breath test operation in Springvale.
Operation SAS...
Joining many cultures under shed roof
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A BENEFACTOR is needed to provide a roof for a pioneering Men's Shed in Springvale.
The shed will be different to other Men's...
Project flags court settlement reform
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
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A TRIAL project at Dandenong Federal Magistrates Court has led...
Jam-packed as the last line of UK defence
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AUSTRALIAN soldiers, posted for the last-ditch defence of England in World War II, were armed with little more than jam tins, beer...
The hard road of drugs and mental illness
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AS Daniel Keith is quick to tell his Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria clients, he has done the hard yards.
Mr Keith, 26, is...
Marg Moments: The discovery of a missing gem
By Marg Stork
THERE'S an interesting report in this month's edition of Gipps-Land Gate, published by the Dandenong and District Historical Society.
A report handed...
Mental health warning signs
Health and Community Services Union assistant state secretary Paul Healey led mental health workers in a stopwork protest at Dandenong Hospital last Thursday. The...
Booming rooming a sign of crisis
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
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A SURGE in rooming houses in Greater Dandenong is...
Red letter day for disability hope
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
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IT'S fear that is motivating Dandenong West parents Kaye and...
Duo charged on robberies
By Catherine Watson
AN 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with a spate of armed robberies in Narre Warren, Berwick, Dandenong,...