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Floods of relief at Oasis
A group of Dandenong Oasis swimmers who took on the council over its proposed redevelopment of the facility are elated and relieved after securing a…
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Accused drug-dealer’s ‘pokies win’
A convicted drug trafficker allegedly found with more than $8700 and large amounts of suspected drugs in his car has claimed he’d won the money…
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Senior fights off bag snatcher
Police have released vision of a suspect bag snatcher who was thwarted by his 76-year-old victim in Dandenong. A Doveton woman was in the frozen…
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Fire engulfs carpet factory
A massive fire at a carpet factory blanketed Dandenong under thick plumes of black smoke. Eighteen fire crews battled to bring the blaze under control…
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Driver’s jail appeal
A 23-year-old concrete pumper is appealing against a jail term for a “hair-raising” police pursuit in which he blindly turned into a red-light T-intersection off…
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Shotgun holdup at servo
A homeless armed robber who pointed a sawn-off shotgun at a lone service station worker and demanded all of the station’s cash and cigarettes has…
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Ice-addict burglar ’dries out’ in jail
A Dandenong burglar with a self-confessed drug addiction has pleaded guilty to ransacking $19,000 from self-serve checkouts at a supermarket, a court heard. Steele Meier,…
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Hit-run victim, 5, improves
A five-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a hit-run collision in Hope Street Springvale. The boy’s condition had improved from initially life-threatening injuries after…
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Oasis to flow at fifty
People power has delivered the right outcome on the Dandenong Oasis redevelopment. That’s according to Cr Maria Sampey, who was a strong supporter of users…
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Goddard riding footy’s ‘roller-coaster’
There’s no doubt AFL champion Brendon Goddard has been embroiled in some of the game’s most controversial events. The St Kilda and Essendon 334-gamer took…
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Plan for Plaza twin towers
Twin 12-storey apartment towers are being proposed to kick-start a revamp of Armada Dandenong Plaza. The $70 million development for 211 apartments would require a…
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Cash-strapped charity battles on
Springvale Benevolent Society is locked a battle to meet requests to help homeless and battling families. At its annual general meeting, it reported a 15…
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