Tag: opinion
Year of police progress
THREE months in to the role of Commander across Victoria’s Southern Metro Region and heading into the festive season, I thought it timely to...
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To A Current Affair for claiming a "Melbourne exclusive" on a story the Journal ran on last week’s front page.
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To Battery World...
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City of Greater Dandenong has revealed it spent $3900 seeking legal advice on its ability to refuse Smart Meters on its sites.
The advice found...
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To Dandenong Neighbourhood House’s friendly AGM.
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To the Dandenong Neighbourhood House’s home - it is too small for all the great work they...
Corner of the community
CORNERSTORE Drop In Centre, which operates from the former Church of Christ building in Mason Street, Dandenong, continues to help some of the city’s...
Moment with Marg: Personal 'Squiz' at history
By MARG STORK
WITH the mini-series Underbelly: Squizzy on television, I can almost hear the clackety-clack of the Remington typewriter of an old friend, the late...
Letters to the editor: August 5-11
RE: BETWEEN the DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
■ I work in a medical practice in Hallam owned and
run by a group of doctors...
Losing our doctors of the future?
I WORK in a medical practice in Hallam owned and run by a group of doctors who all arrived in Australia as refugees, travelling...
Your Community Voice: Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Your Community Voice is a monthly column celebrating Greater Dandenong’s diverse cultures
and lifestyles. This month, Afghan Australian Association of Victoria
president KHALIQ FAZAL shares his concerns about...
Moment with Marg: Vin’s 50-year window on the world
By MARG STORK
WHEN a young Vin Taranto told his grandfather he was going to set up his own glazing business in 1963, he was...
Letters to the editor: July 30-August 4
■ LACK OF PUBLIC TOILETS
I have been residing in Springvale for 42 years and am disheartened at the disappearance of public toilets.
The only public toilets...
Moment with Marg: Scouting keeps leader busy
By MARG STORK
SUE Glen, of Springvale South, being community minded, has a busy
life working as a library technician at Hampton Park Secondary College
and is...