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Police hunt hit-run driver
By CASEY NEILL BYSTANDERS put their own safety aside to block traffic after a hit-run driver left a teenager unconscious in the middle of Springvale…
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Oasis away from the sun
THOUSANDS of families flocked to Dandenong Oasis during the school holidays – and not just to beat soaring temperatures. The pool ran a Splash Zone…
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Reining in councillors
By CASEY NEILL PEOPLE who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. This was the reaction from some Greater Dandenong councillors to the State Government’s…
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Passion spreads like wildfire
By CASEY NEILL A NEW group with a passion for Dandenong has attracted 30 members within two days since its inception. The Dandenong Community Association…
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Country like no other
By BRIDGET SCOTT FEW could predict the torturous tale Sarah O’Shea has to tell. The mother of one has a management degree under her belt…
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Trailer torched
VANDALS broke into a Bangholme property and torched a trailer filled with hay last Tuesday. Police said the raiders ripped a gate off its hinges…
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Suspicious fire destroys house
POLICE are appealing for information after a suspicious fire gutted a home in Birdwood Avenue, Dandenong. CFA crews were called to the blaze about 11pm…
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Driving bans taken lightly
By CASEY NEILL HUNDREDS of Greater Dandenong drivers are flouting driving bans, according to highway patrol figures. On 14 January, two highway patrol members worked…
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Police on hoons’ trail
By CASEY NEILL POLICE have dispersed more than 100 hoons, following them to meeting points in three suburbs over several hours. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol…
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Booze bus bolt halted
TWO drivers tried to bolt from booze buses in Greater Dandenong in the space of a week. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Sergeant Jeff Stockdale said…
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Thief head-butts and flees
A THIEF head-butted a man at a Dandenong ATM late last month and fled with cash and credit cards. Police last week released an image…
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Honoured to be awarded
GREATER Dandenong can lay claim to three Australia Day Honours List recipients. Associate Professor Bruce Waxman, Jack Ma and Christopher Lawton were among 487 people…
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