opinion
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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 reflect…
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Thumbs down To A Current Affair for claiming a “Melbourne exclusive” on a story the Journal ran on last week’s front page. Thumbs up To…
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Facebook feedback
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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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Thumbs up To Dandenong Neighbourhood House’s friendly AGM. Thumbs down To the Dandenong Neighbourhood House’s home – it is too small for all the great…
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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 neediest…
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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…
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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…
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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 by…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…