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Mental illness: To hell and back
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NOT many people could understand the ‘‘long haul’’ faced by Diane Bellette. A single mother, she has cared for her middle-aged son…
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Disability access: A wish-list for Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan will press for a council investigation of a litany of central Dandenong disability-access black spots. Cr Kirwan…
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Springvale special school gets state-of-the-art campus
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS STUDENTS who used to slum it on a cramped campus are now learning at a $12.5 million state-of-the-art education centre at Springvale…
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Avocare feeds them by the truckload
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS EACH day a vast warehouse in Dandenong is giving away truckloads of free food. About 70 charities, sports clubs and other community…
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Huggable posters add joy to travel
By YESSAR DAOU You may have noticed that Sandown Park, Noble Park and Yarraman railway stations have attracted some unusual visitors of late. Poster-like artwork…
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Dandneong steam locos stoke memories
THANK you, Barbara Linton, for your query about the old wooden turntable for locomotives at the Dandenong railway station. It was back in the day when…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Asylum seekers making their mark Well done. Keep up the good work. Rond (via web) What an amazing boost to the economy this will…
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Mooted cut to question time angers ratepayers
By SAM CUCCHIARA A DANDENONG ratepayers’ group has slammed a move by Greater Dandenong Council to cap the number of public questions it will respond…
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'Ice' use lands young family men in trouble
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A GROWING number of young men with stable families and jobs are landing in trouble by using the drug ‘ice’, a Dandenong-based…
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Correction: Dandenong Journal
The Journal on May 6 published a front page picture with a caption referring to the Rotary and Probus clubs of Keysborough volunteering for a…
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Blast over toxic 'landfill' near Dandenong Creek
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THE operator of Lyndhurst’s toxic waste dump has pointed the finger at an “unlicensed landfill” in Dandenong South containing highly toxic contaminants.…
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'Fix bus stop' plea on South Gippsland Highway
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS RESIDENTS at Shawlands Caravan Park are facing an indefinite wait for a safely accessible bus stop on South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong. To…
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