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Handy break for committed teens
– Shaun InguanzoCOMPLETING a handbrake turn in Dandenong might normally garner the attention of police, but last week it gained support from the mayor and…
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Nothing but a hound dog – and custom made
By Shaun Inguanzo OVERSEAS gifts containing meats, plants, produce, eggs and other disease-carrying items will be seized at airports, customs officials have warned. The strong…
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West and Saints tie it up
DESPITE last Saturday week’s rain and subsequent loss of almost an entire day’s play, the Dandenong and District Cricket Association (DDCA) decided not to schedule…
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Stab charge
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder following the death of a Noble Park man last week. Mahmoud Taiba of Noble Park appeared in…
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Cyclist hit as mist rolls in
By Shaun Inguanzo A SERIOUS accident in Bangholme this week has prompted local police to warn cyclists of the dangers associated with cold mornings. A…
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Fast dog a major winner
SARGENT Major ran the fourth-fastest time ever recorded over the 715-metre circuit at Sandown last week to win his heat of the City of Dandenong…
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Wage explosion
By Shaun Inguanzo HOLD open your wallets Greater Dandenong ratepayers – the council is spending $20 million more on employee wages than it was five…
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Medal green light for traffic cop
By Shaun InguanzoTRAFFIC is Senior Sergeant Ken Dunlop’s passion. In a Utopian society, Sen Sgt Dunlop admits he would be out of a job. There…
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Community remembers those who served
By Shaun InguanzoPOLICE, their families, friends and local dignitaries paid respect to officers killed in the line of duty at a remembrance ceremony at Springvale…
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Truckies pass on fuel hike
By Nathan JohnstonDANDENONG companies have been forced to adopt fuel levies to cope with rocketing diesel costs. Membrey’s Transport and operations manager Harry Kent said…
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New reports score a tick
By Rebecca Fraser and Sarah SchwagerSCHOOL Principals in Greater Dandenong have spoken out about the Bracks Government’s new plainspeaking school reports and have welcomed news…
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A formula for success
SPRINGVALE’S number-crunching primary school students are scooping distinctions in an Australia-wide maths test. Seven students from Spring Valley Primary School in Springvale South last week…