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Forward-looking innovation succeeds
Cutting-edge technology, business success stories and an inspiring rise from adversity by an IT student were the talking points at a Greater Dandenong Chamber of…
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Red Roo takes international leap
We all heard about the Boomers besting the USA in a basketball exhibition match in Melbourne recently. On 21 August, there was another set of…
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Park for the people, by the people
The much-loved timber-tower playspace in Burden Park, Springvale South owes everything to community spirit. Opened 25 years ago, it was built by an army of…
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Two teens charged with railway robbery
Two females have been charged over a violent robbery outside Dandenong railway station. A 29-year-old Dandenong woman was allegedly approached by the pair near the…
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Stolen car explodes
A loud explosion was heard by residents after a stolen car was set alight in Nockolds Crescent, Noble Park. The red 1989 Nissan Pulsar had…
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Alex Nelson Pavilion ransacked
Burglars have swiped booze, food and equipment from a sports pavilion in Alex Nelson Reserve, Springvale South. The multi-purpose pavilion off Harold Road was broken…
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‘Unguided missile’ bailed
An accused drug-driver who allegedly led a fast late-morning police pursuit through a supermarket car park and the wrong side of the road in central…
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Plenty of Space for dessert
Science and gastronomics collided in a seismic week of events at Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North. Science Week started with liquid nitrogen for snap-freezing lollies…
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Fake gunman gets good behaviour
A toy gun being carried through Melbourne that scared civilians and led to police being called was intended as a gift, a court has heard.…
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Repeat offender denied bail
A 20-year-old repeat offender has had his bail application denied and been deemed an “unacceptable risk” to the community after allegedly committing more burglaries –…
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Overdose deaths soar
Unintentional drug overdoses are killing a soaring number of people in the Dandenong region, according to new research figures. Research body Penington Institute released the…
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Two hospitalised in hit-run
A man and boy have been hospitalised after their vehicle was allegedly side-swiped during a hit-run crash in Doveton. A Commodore sedan with stolen number…
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