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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…
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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 – simple…
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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…
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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, chief executive…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 20 firefighters from…
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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 for…
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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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