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First pleasure, then pain
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD NO ONE takes drugs to feel worse. This is how drug and alcohol expert Peter Wearne explained the internal reasoning of an…
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Life on the edge
By CASEY NEILL DOVETON is among the state’s seven most disadvantaged postcodes and in danger of ‘dropping off the edge’, a new report says. Jesuit…
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Council plans to make farm connect
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH BRINGING hooves, snouts, tails and whiskers to Doveton for more than 20 years the Myuna Farm wants your feedback. The ‘touch of…
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Art helps colour her world
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH COLOUR, paint, pastels and friends are just some of the things that keep Ann Atkin’s laughing regardless of the hardships she faces…
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Plate, mate!
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Sharing food is special ingredient that brings people together… DOVETON’S Afghan mosque has found the way to break bread with its neighbours.…
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Striking workers declare victory to protect conditions
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG South workers ended a 10-day picket line at pharmaceutical company Aspen on Friday – with a win. The Australian Manufacturing Workers…
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Giving to do good
THE Good Guys throughout the south east are celebrating a donation milestone with more cash for the community. The store has donated more than $8…
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Saintly touch to linen service
By CASEY NEILL THE patron saint of immigrants inspires and shapes Dandenong South’s Cabrini Linen Service (CLS). The commercial laundry’s efforts to support the community…
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Crestani challenge
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD TENSIONS reached fever pitch at Casey Council last week, when councillor Rosalie Crestani challenged several of her colleagues who, she claimed, had…
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Low interest
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH ROADSIDE signs advertising homes with no deposit are popping up around Doveton and Dandenong but real estate agent Gavin Andrews advises steering…
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Teens to face charges over car-jacking spree
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD FIVE teenagers have been arrested and two of them charged after a dramatic crime spree through Casey this month which involved several…
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Beware rising waters
FLOOD warnings have been issued regarding major Victorian water catchments in and around the south-eastern suburbs and the greater Gippsland area. The significant deluge this…
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