2020
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Hub’s opening looms – with restrictions
The keen wait for the Springvale Community Hub is nearly over. As photographer Gary Sissons illustrates, the $50-million-plus facility is taking spectacular shape before its…
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Act swiftly on expiring visas
A Dandenong-based registered migration agent has warned that stranded overseas travellers with expired visas are facing “bad ramifications” for their future visa applications. Thay-Horn Yim,…
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April fools dwell on the edge
It’s after school at Westall railway station on 1 April, but no joking matter. CCTV footage from Metro Trains shows a male student commuter nonchalantly…
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$1m plea to fix Springvale ‘blackspot’
Greater Dandenong Council is calling for $1 million-plus to relieve dangerous congestion just north-east of Springvale train station. The congestion-busting Springvale level-crossing removal – which…
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Red-light rider evades police
A speeding motorcyclist has escaped through a red light from Victoria Police officers during morning peak-time. Police say they detected the rider on a light-coloured…
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Servo encounter ends in arrests
Two 18-year-old men have been remanded in custody after police discovered – by chance – a stolen car being filled up at a service station.…
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Police sting uncovers child-abuse video
A man has been jailed after being found with a self-produced child abuse video while arrested as part of a drugs, guns and stolen luxury-cars…
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Wellsprings of Covid ingenuity
Reaching out to the most isolated has been vital – but difficult – for agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dandenong-based Wellsprings for Women stands for…
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Writers fest goes virtual
Greater Dandenong’s Emerging Writers Festival has moved entirely online for 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. It follows the council’s announcement to also virtually host its…
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It’s Houdini’s great illusion
Houdini Boy is one of the fastest greyhounds in the country. Or at least he could be if he decided to come out of the…
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Call from the darkness
Thursday 14 May was a day where all our world religions were uniting in prayer for healing of our world from the coronavirus. I’m Brian…
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Spolly bolsters the Bloods
There’s going to be some serious selection headaches at Dandenong District powerhouse Springvale South in 2020/21. Under new coach Darren Arter and recently announced Turf…
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