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Dandenong armed robbery squad hunts police impersonators

By Cameron Lucadou-Wells POLICE are hunting a pair of police impersonators who searched and robbed a man in Dandenong last week. Police say the two offenders...

Crusade from the heart

Football is about to kick off and clubs are dreaming of premierships. But there is a siren call to think about adding defibrillators -...

More trains at weekend

WEEKEND trains are set to become more frequent, Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder announced last week. Trains will arrive every 10 minutes, instead of 20...

Long-term library plan for Springvale

GREATER Dandenong Council's Springvale offices, which will be vacated for the central Dandenong civic centre project, would become home to a state-of-the-art library,...

Dandenong big-screen funding sought

GREATER Dandenong Council is seeking external funding for a $1.5 million video screen as part of its 'Federation Square'-style civic centre in Dandenong. Engineering services...

Showing the way to Dandenong’s Little India

Long-awaited signage pointing to the Little India precinct in central Dandenong will be installed in the next six weeks. VicRoads acting regional director Graeme Clarke...

Teacher gets a laugh from nagging rellies

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FOR most of the year, teacher Fiona Chau doesn't play for laughs. But during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival she will drop her...

Springvale Primary School tradition a badge of pride

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TRADITION is important to one of Springvale Primary School's oldest former pupils Bill Warner. The 86-year-old former mayor is one of the organisers...

Jamie heading for a healthy involvement

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS MANY a good friendship has been forged over food so Trisha Keilty hopes healthy ties can form between her Avocare Community Distribution...

Noble Park family homeless after fire

A NOBLE Park family of six is homeless after their Percy Street house was destroyed by fire last Thursday afternoon. It took...

Marg Moments: Sweet thoughts on lolly trolley

LONG-time residents of Dandenong and district will recall many exciting incidents involving the Paydon family, their fleet of removal vans and their storage facilities...

Special Asian food influence ‘must stay’

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SPRINGVALE'S chief Asian business association has warned that any move to dilute the retail precinct's Asian food flavour may kill the 'golden...

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Friends group in high places: Mayor Memeti meets PM

Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has attended the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Albania in Canberra as one of his first formal events...