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Bowled over
By CASEY NEILL PETER Christoforou could barely move his fingers when he took up ten-pin bowling at age 11 to improve his motor skills. He…
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Smash shock appeal
By CASEY NEILL AN ENDEAVOUR Hills woman has gone public with her fear of selfish drivers following a hit-run car crash in Dandenong. Zorka Preradovic…
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Wounds rise to the surface
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SHARON Harris’s deepest wounds come from the people who should have cared most for her. Twice her head has been broken during…
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Standing tall
By CASEY NEILL WALK Against Family Violence organisers hope to top last year’s 500-strong turnout to show support for victims and efforts to end the…
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Justice open for all
By CASEY NEILL ENERGY bills, fines and shonky landlords are bringing many new arrivals to Australia unstuck. CatholicCare in Dandenong is helping them to find…
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Hard tack display on track
By CASEY NEILL AN ARMY-ISSUE biscuit sent home from Gallipoli is on display at Springvale and District Historical Society. New exhibition On Parade: Australian Defence…
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Tip drivers unload
By CASEY NEILL BANGHOLME is among picket sites across the state in a tip truck driver dispute. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is leading a…
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In the gutter
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Traders call for a clean sweep after flashing, vomiting, urinating and bottle fights… A REGULAR flock of public drinkers, undeterred by police…
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Labor member slams backroom moves
By CASEY NEILL THE Labor Party pulled the strings behind Greater Dandenong’s mayoral election, according to councillor John Kelly. He labelled his colleagues “a bunch…
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Pokies fight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE Greens have backed a multi-council campaign to reduce the harm wreaked by poker machines – while the Labor and Liberal parties…
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Cash falls short for most vulnerable
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAJOR parties have failed to commit extra resources to tackle violence against the state’s most vulnerable women despite a damning recent report.…
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Meat factory thieves case the joint for follow-up raid
THIEVES have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a Dandenong South meat factory. They targeted the Redgum Drive factory twice in…
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