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Cut-throat threat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A TAXI cabin’s camera has captured graphic footage of a cabbie being robbed by a knife-wielding passenger in Dandenong North last month.…
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Hoons to hit the spotlight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ANTI hoon-crusader James Kerr has won over Greater Dandenong Council in his campaign for better street lighting in Five Ways industrial estate,…
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China trip to build cultural connection
By CASEY NEILL BUSINESSES can join a trip to China designed to forge ties and create opportunities. City of Greater Dandenong is heading a business…
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Energy watchdog: ‘we’re powerless!’
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS KEYSBOROUGH residents have been told the state’s energy ombudsman can’t stop high-voltage overhead powerlines being installed outside their homes. Energy and Water…
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Emergency services weather the storms
By CASEY NEILL SES volunteers responded to more than 65 calls for assistance during the wild weather that lashed Greater Dandenong last week. Springvale unit…
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Cemetery on the move
SPRINGVALE Botanical Cemetery’s operator has purchased a property on the facility’s western edge. Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) now owns 23 Smith Road, on the…
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Man sets himself alight
By CASEY NEILL AN asylum seeker set himself alight in his Noble Park home over the weekend. Tamil Refugee Council spokeswoman Sri Samy said an…
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Great expectations indeed
By DAVID NAGEL Casey Cardinia Football League – round 10 KEYSBOROUGH’s renowned fighting spirit is about to be tested to its full capacity after the…
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Turning the tide of history
By ANNE MASLIN* NOBLE PARK pensioner Alf Maslin played a crucial part in history when he left an American troop ship and waded onto French…
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Tom’s a good Scout
By CASEY NEILL HILTON Manufacturing founder Tom Hartley says his drive for success started with Scouts. “I joined when I was 11. I came from…
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Big screen fires up for FIFA
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S big screen will get a workout during the FIFA World Cup. The new civic centre’s top feature will broadcast all the…
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Breakfast of blows
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TWO locally-based state politicians – both of whom acknowledged a history of friendly sparring in parliament – were subjected to some well-directed…
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