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Building bridges to curb crime
By CASEY NEILL COMMUNITY leaders and police are working side-by-side to reach out to troubled youths. The Police and Youth Leaders Engagement Team (PYLET) program…
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Action urged on eyesore
By CASEY NEILL A SITE at Dandenong’s gateway needs an urgent makeover, councillor Jim Memeti says. He called on Places Victoria to clean up the…
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More homes to be connected
LATEST National Broadband Network (NBN) plans show an extra 10,400 homes and businesses in the Isaacs electorate will be connected by June 2016. Dandenong, Dandenong…
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Husband pleads guilty to manslaughter
FORMER Dandenong volunteer Mandy Ahmadi’s husband last week pleaded guilty to killing her. Mrs Ahmadi, also known as Zahara Rahimzadegan, disappeared on 16 December in…
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Fair pay for fair work
THE Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $5000 for a Chinese national who was underpaid wages at a Springvale retail business in 2011 and 2012. Acting…
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Angels give massage glow
DANDENONG Market is inviting all mums to relax a little this Mother’s Day. Mums who visit Dandenong Market on Saturday 11 May between 11am and…
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Manslaughter charges after corpse found
POLICE charged a Dandenong man with manslaughter after a dead man was found by a roadside in Carrum Downs on 1 May. Glenn Carleton, 40,…
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Urgent repairs for schools
FOUR Greater Dandenong schools will receive cash to repair buildings in poor condition. The State Government gave Dandenong South Primary School $12,408 to fix two…
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Hospital to tackle violence
DANDENONG Hospital has new systems in place to deal with violent patients and visitors. Monash Health last week vowed to immediately increase security guard numbers…
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Flash foot on fire
By JARROD POTTER SANDOWN Cobras fell to the vengeance of Doveton Eagles in a 30-point loss in Southern Football League Division 3. After their straight-sets…
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Two arrested after daring kidnapping
POLICE are investigating a car-jacking and kidnapping at the Heatherton and Gladstone roads intersection in Dandenong, which occurred about 8.40pm on Saturday 4 May. They…
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Police probe shooting incident
A 20-YEAR-OLD Dandenong man was hospitalised with gunshot wounds to his right arm and right leg after showing up at a home in Spring Road,…