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Knife-wielding bandit holds on Noble Park servo
A KNIFE-wielding bandit escaped on a bicycle after holding up a service station on the corner of Heatherton and Chandler road, Noble Park this morning.…
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Blind woman targeted in 'appalling' Keysborough bag snatch
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A BLIND woman says her confidence has been shaken after having her bag snatched from her shoulder on the way from Parkmore…
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Police break up party
More than 20 police officers and three police dogs were called to an out-of-control party in Noble Park on May 11. Police took 45 minutes…
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Bullies off-line
Pupils at Mossgiel Park Primary School in Endeavour Hills, including Pooja, Dylan, Jason and Makayla, know how to extricate themselves from a cyber bully’s web.…
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Raids net drugs, weapon
Two men have been charged with drug and weapons offences after police raided two homes in Springvale and Clayton South on March 9. Police from…
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Mental illness: To hell and back
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NOT many people could understand the ‘‘long haul’’ faced by Diane Bellette. A single mother, she has cared for her middle-aged son…
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Disability access: A wish-list for Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan will press for a council investigation of a litany of central Dandenong disability-access black spots. Cr Kirwan…
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Springvale special school gets state-of-the-art campus
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS STUDENTS who used to slum it on a cramped campus are now learning at a $12.5 million state-of-the-art education centre at Springvale…
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Avocare feeds them by the truckload
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS EACH day a vast warehouse in Dandenong is giving away truckloads of free food. About 70 charities, sports clubs and other community…
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Huggable posters add joy to travel
By YESSAR DAOU You may have noticed that Sandown Park, Noble Park and Yarraman railway stations have attracted some unusual visitors of late. Poster-like artwork…
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Dandneong steam locos stoke memories
THANK you, Barbara Linton, for your query about the old wooden turntable for locomotives at the Dandenong railway station. It was back in the day when…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Asylum seekers making their mark Well done. Keep up the good work. Rond (via web) What an amazing boost to the economy this will…