Journal
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Scorpions nip into new home
Brad KingsburyTHERE was a plague of scorpions at Casey Fields on Monday –Casey Scorpions, that is. The first official training session to be held at…
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Muslims mark pilgrimage
ABOUT 5000 people flocked to Keysborough’s Eid-Ul-Adha Festival last Saturday to celebrate the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Organised by and held at the Keysborough Turkish-Islamic…
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Police dog bites man after pursuit
POLICE dogs helped track down a 43-year-old Springvale man involved in a car pursuit through Noble Park on Sunday night. Police said the pursuit began…
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Buddhists lay ghosts of the past
By Rebecca FraserHUNGRY ghosts have been roaming Greater Dandenong (Casey) this month, during a time of heightened superstition. On Sunday, local Buddhists held a Hungry…
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Everything but the kitchen sink
THIEVES have stolen major kitchen appliances from a house that is being renovated in Dandenong. A silver oven, stove, dishwasher and rangehood were stolen from…
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New look for the afterlife
A DANDENONG cemetery will launch a world-first glass mural in its mausoleum that other cemeteries are dying to get hold of. At the all-inclusive price…
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Making their mark
BOLLARDS! They’re everywhere at Keysborough’s Maralinga Primary School where grade six students are busy applying the final touches to their major art projects this year.…
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Road wrangle
By Shaun Inguanzo GREATER Dandenong councillors have accused the Education Department of poor planning after it proposed to partially close a street that links Dandenong…
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WorkCover for breakfast
BUSINESSES across Greater Dandenong will converge next month to discuss the ‘sensitive issue’ of WorkCover premiums as they come under review. South East Melbourne Manufacturers…
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Arson arrest
POLICE have arrested and charged a 20-year-old Dandenong man with arson. The charges follow fires outside a Noble Park Salvation Army store on 10 and…
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Federal funding a flow-on effect
GREATER Dandenong residents have helped carry the Labor Party to victory in each of the three federal seats covering the municipality. Seats of Isaacs, Bruce…
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Wealth of experience
By Kelly YatesSOUTH East Networks’ first Showcasing Women in Business breakfast for 2008 was held last Friday at the Sandown Regency Motor Inn. The two…