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Skate teenagers robbed in Dandenong
POLICE are seeking witnesses to a robbery in which a group of teenagers threatened two 16-year-old boys and stole mobile phones and an iPod about…
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Double trouble for Keysborough driver
A Keysborough man was allegedly caught twice in one night driving while his licence was suspended. Police said they saw the man, 35, driving erratically…
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Hoon's car impounded
POLICE have impounded the car of a hoon, 23, who was allegedly caught driving almost 60km/h above the speed limit about 3am on Monday, June…
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Shoppers cop some questioning
BRUSHING up on their interviewing skills, Springvale police have been out seeking happy customers rather than criminals for a survey at Parkmore and Noble Park…
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Gillard backer Dreyfus survives turmoil
By DANIEL TRAN & CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS – See: Crean won’t contest Hotham JULIA Gillard supporter and Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus will continue in his role…
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Refugee youngsters having a ball
By ALECIA PINNER YOUNG Sudanese and Afghani refugees have spent 10 fun-filled weeks learning to play basketball in Dandenong North. The New Kids on the…
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My Voice: A moment with Marg
By MARG STORK LYNDHURST Halfway House has played important roles in the local community, not the least being the catalyst for the formation of Dandenong…
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Baa and Vu beaten, but sheer determination will go on
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS: clucadou-wells@mmpgroup.com.au – SEE: Vu Ho the fighter: Sheep, prison, Viet Cong, pirates SPRINGVALE refugee Vu Ho faces a $200,000-plus legal bill after…
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Dramatic build in Greater Dandenong council debt
By DANIEL TRAN GREATER Dandenong council expects to return to “acceptable” debt levels in five years, after revealing it borrowed $33 million in 2012-13 to…
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Thick wall saves woman as car heads into Dandenong North bedroom
By DANIEL TRAN: dtran@mmpgroup.com.au A DANDENONG North woman could have died when a car ploughed into her bedroom if the walls had not been double-brick, says…
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Monash Health needle-exchange staff fear job losses
By ALECIA PINNER: apinner@mmpgroup.com.au STAFF at Monash Health are fighting changes to the Dandenong and Springvale needle-exchange program which they fear could eliminate their jobs.…
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Simon Crean won't contest Hotham at election
By Richard Willingham, The Age LABOR party veteran Simon Crean has declared the past three years in the hung parliament the low point of his…
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