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Channel dash splash
By CASEY NEILL PAUL Hoffman swam from England to France last week. His 14 hour and 45 minute journey across the English Channel started at…
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Poisoned land
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS and CASEY NEILL CONTAMINATED soil could be blown onto neighbouring businesses, a childcare centre and homes from Lyndhurst’s toxic waste dump. Tony…
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Trafficking charges after raid
A SPRINGVALE man has been charged with trafficking cannabis and ‘ice’ after police raided two houses in Albert Avenue, Springvale, on 16 July. In one…
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Butchers has just one snag
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THERE’S a jokey saying at Dunav Butchers – anyone who is not able to pronounce the name of its famous chevapchichi sausages…
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Raider sent running
A WOULD-be robber armed with a Stanley knife has been thwarted and chased out of two milk bars in quick succession. Detective Senior Constable Adam…
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Family digs for conscience
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CRANBOURNE student Tony Jakupi hopes thieves who stole his recently deceased father’s tip-truck and skid loader might feel a pang of conscience.…
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Struggling mum launches anti-budget petition
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park North single mum has said the proposed Federal Budget will make life more difficult for the community’s most vulnerable.…
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Tradies’ tools taken
POLICE have warned of the rising number of tool boxes being stolen from the back of tradies’ utes in Greater Dandenong. Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton…
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Show on the edge
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council is exploring how it can ensure the survival of the 143-year Dandenong Show tradition. Councillor Matthew Kirwan last month…
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Growing service
By CASEY NEILL WALLARA has expanded its support for young adults with disabilities into Pakenham and Baxter. The Doherty Street address in Pakenham is the…
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Grant has industry covered
A DANDENONG manufacturer has an extra $250,000 to grow. South Eastern Metropolitan Region MPs Gordon Rich-Phillips and Inga Peulich announced the Investing in Manufacturing Technology…
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Don’t delay, sign up for workshops
GREATER Dandenong will host two free events through Small Business Festival Victoria. Participants can learn how to select the right employee for their business aspirations…