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Hoops, ropes and trampolines
RIBBONS, hoops, ropes and trampolines kept kids entertained in Dandenong during the school holidays. Michaela tried her hand with a hoop when Heritage Hill Museum…
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Car’s laundry wash
By CASEY NEILL A MAN washing clothes got an almighty fright when a car careered into a Springvale South laundromat last Thursday night. Constable Michael…
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Opportunity calls
POLICE are warning drivers to remove valuables and secure their vehicles to curb car thefts. Springvale Senior Sergeant Scott Brennan said thefts from and of…
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Aunty Di breaks ice on drugs
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WURUNDJERI elder Diane Kerr has called for a summit of Greater Dandenong community elders to work together to combat the ‘ice’ drug…
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Mini-cyclone wreaks havoc
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN A burst of several seconds, mysterious cyclone-like westerlies reduced parts of Keysborough to a “war zone” on Wednesday night. A fast-food…
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Manufacturing’s taxing times
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MANUFACTURING industry jobs in Melbourne’s south-east has dropped 10.1 per cent in the past 12 months, according to Ausralian Bureau of Statistics…
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Pooches free to roam
By CASEY NEILL DOG-LOVERS and their pooches are now happier and safer at a Keysborough off-leash park. Noble Park’s Rosie Fields is among 10 to…
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Two charged for trafficking ice
TWO men have been charged with trafficking crystal methamphetamine after police raided a Dandenong motel room on 3 July. Greater Dandenong drug tasking unit police…
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Report standoff
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has lashed out at “gutless” colleagues after withdrawing her freedom-of-information appeal to gain access to an unedited…
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Walker leaves indelible mark
By NARELLE COULTER What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best known street names. This week…
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Vacant spaces spruced up
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Homemaker Centre’s vacant spaces are now bright, inviting areas. Swinburne University of Technology students completed a ‘space activation project’ at the…
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Mugging charges
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A GROUP of 16-year-old youths has been charged after allegedly mugging a man who had been walking along Princes Highway, Noble Park.…