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English skills paramount
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A RUSH of asylum seekers desperate to exercise newly-acquired work rights has descended on the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre’s Dandenong office. Manager…
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Gypsies arrive with tales of cut-throat terror
Jack Johnson is the author of When the Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes…
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Set to take on the world
By CASEY NEILL FAMILY-OWNED Berwick business Australian Precision Technologies (APT) was named Victoria’s Small Manufacturer of the Year. “It’s recognition for all our hard work…
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Company tests for wellbeing
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH’S Advanced Technology Testing and Research (ATTAR) was a finalist for the Professional Services Award. It followed on from the tech company’s…
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Title offers support for solid growth effort vision
By CASEY NEILL WASTECH’S inclusion as a finalist for the Medium Manufacturer of the Year title followed a string of recent awards for the Hallam…
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Heads-up on healthy start
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE Narre Warren Headspace was officially opened on Friday after three years in the planning. The long-awaited Fountain Gate facility officially opened…
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MP writes a note to a bright future
WHEN he worked as a police officer at Knox, there was one thing Jason Wood found harder to do than anything else. Working at a…
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Club’s cash gift for active soccer service
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THE Doveton Special Soccer School has again been recognised for its exemplary service to the community this month, with the State Government…
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Lasting memories
TENDER photographs are what preserve the memory of Casey councillor Damien Rosario and wife Renee’s late daughter. On Tuesday, the couple presented a high-quality camera,…
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Overpass progress
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG lobby group has welcomed progress on an overpass to cut congestion and save lives. But the State Government is yet…
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Rising to challenge
THE Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame awards were established in 2001 to celebrate excellence in the sector. Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio recognised 16 outstanding individuals…
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Heart of capital advice
PITCHER Partners was a finalist for the Professional Services Award. The accounting and advisory firm opened its second Melbourne office in Dandenong South in May…