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On a knife edge
SPRINGVALE paramedics are under siege from junkies and knife-wielding emergency patients – and they want it to stop. They revealed to the Star this week…
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Indoor soccer brings all parties back on side
THE DANDENONG Residents and Ratepayers Association (DRRA) has praised the efforts of two Sudanese men and Victoria Police for organising a spectacular indoor soccer match…
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Samurai slaying
By Shaun Inguanzo ONE man is dead and another received medical treatment after their own samurai sword was turned against them in a Noble Park…
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Three’s the limit for talks, says builder
By Shaun Inguanzo EASTLINK’S builder has rejected a request by 50 Noble Park residents to discuss a significant wetlands project that they fear poses a…
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Talk creates nuclear frisson
By Shaun InguanzoFORMER Telstra chief turned nuclear energy advocate Dr Ziggy Switkowski entertained business figures at a special lunch organised by the Rotary Club of…
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Refugees share their beat
By Shaun InguanzoSTUDENTS from Noble Park’s Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) and neighbouring English Language School combined rock and roll with seminars on refugee settlement…
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Doves run rampant over Vales
DOVETON humiliated Springvale City 9-0 in the final round of Football Federation Victoria State League Three South-East action on Saturday, condemning the hapless Vales to…
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City mourns a ‘treasure’
By Shaun Inguanzo GREATER Dandenong identity and ex-prisoner of war (PoW) Bill Toon has died just days before he and fellow veterans were set to…
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Shock stops armed man
POLICE used an electric shock gun known as a Taser to suppress a man armed with a large knife in Dandenong North. On 28 December…
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On the drug trail
By Shaun Inguanzo A MOVIE, a forum and a tour combated drug and alcohol abuse this week as part of a nationwide drug education campaign.…
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Big autumn at Sandown
THE Victoria Racing Club will stage the third of seven meetings transferred to Sandown this season on Saturday. The autumn feature meeting will be run…
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Would you prefer postal voting in council elections?
Margaret Magill Frankston YES “I am from Frankston and we have postal voting. You don’t have to rush to a polling booth.”Andy Tran, Noble Park…