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Car torched
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car was torched in Dandenong on Tuesday 27 November. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Nick Lamb said…
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Emergency queries
FEARS that traffic congestion at the Heatherton Road rail crossing could prevent emergency services from providing life-saving assistance have prompted councillors to ask the State…
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Police hunt drive-by shooter
KELVINSIDE Road in Noble Park kept Greater Dandenong Police busy last week, with a drive-by shooting and a $300,000 drug raid. A 33-year-old Noble Park…
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Business best
A DANDENONG retail leader stepped down from his post and an iconic business was applauded at an eventful Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association (DRTA) Christmas dinner.…
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Friendly face of Dandenong
DANDENONG restauranteur Rahimi Baryalai received the Chairman’s Award at Tuesday night’s Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association Christmas dinner. The award was instituted in 2005 for a…
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Noble Park man shot in legs from moving car
A NOBLE Park man was shot in both legs last night from a moving car. Dandenong police said the 33-year-old man was walking on Kelvinside…
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New V/Line carriages to secure Dandenong South manufacturing jobs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ABOUT 70 manufacturing jobs have been ‘‘secured’’ after the state government ordered new V/Line carriages from Bombardier Transportation Australia’s Dandenong South factory.…
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Summerstay blitz on drunk, drugged drivers
Drunk and drug-affected drivers are being targeted in a 24-day, Greater Dandenong-wide police blitz. Operation Summerstay, which started November 16, is taking place in busy…
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Premier Cricket: Panthers eye off Twenty20 finals
By ROY WARD DANDENONG Panthers vice-captain Tom Donnell believes his side is more than capable of making the Premier Cricket Twenty20 finals after a patchy…
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Cyclists call for more off-road bike routes
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong’s employment hubs need more off-road bike routes to lift the low numbers of residents riding to work, a Bicycle Network…
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Bombs found in Cranbourne garage
Five home-made bombs were among a drugs and weapons haul found by police in a Cranbourne East residential garage last Wednesday. Greater Dandenong police say…
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Jayco 'battler' workers hit the Powerball
Eight workers at Jayco’s caravan factory in Dandenong South struck a windfall of more than $1.8 million each in last week’s Powerball draw. The winning…