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Gang of five in Noble Park carjacking
A man has been car-jacked soon after parking in Knox Street, Noble Park. The 23-year-old Noble Park man was approached by a station wagon of…
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Sleeping occupants’ home torched
Residents have awoken to a deliberate fire started on their home’s front porch in Keysborough on Sunday 17 February. The occupants as well as their…
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Armed intruder kicks in front door
A man wielding a kitchen knife has kicked in a front door and startled two occupants in a Keysborough home in the early hours of…
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Stabbing aftershock
A public housing tenant remains at his Doveton home despite being recently convicted of a sickening attack on his next-door neighbour’s dog. Alan Erskine, 54,…
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Red Roo bounds to victory
Two teams of supremely talented Red Roo Sports basketballers were unbeaten as they claimed regional championship trophies in Warragul. The Dandenong-based under-16 and under-19 teams…
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Council vows love for kindy
City of Greater Dandenong has endorsed a multi-council campaign to fight impending federal cuts to kindergarten funding. Cr Matthew Kirwan, who raised the motion, said…
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Learning the value of libraries
Ever-inquisitive Maroulla Radisavic loves a library. A regular at Dandenong library, she says it’s a place not only to read up on her varied interests…
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ALP pledge for asylum seekers
Federal Labor, if elected to Government this year, has vowed to reverse the stripping of welfare payments from asylum seekers living in the community. At…
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‘Red-shirt’ MPs exonerated by police
Sixteen Labor MPs investigated as part of the ‘Red Shirts Scandal’ will not be charged after they refused to be interviewed by Victoria Police .…
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Police investigate fake letter-drop
Police are investigating fake letters headed with the Greater Dandenong Council logo purporting to introduce ‘sharia’-influenced by-laws. Greater Dandenong commander Mark Langhorn said the letters…
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Highway billboard sign scrapped
A proposed giant double-sided billboard in Dandenong South has been knocked back by the state’s head planning tribunal. Maple Media had applied to construct a…
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Council denounces fake ’sharia law’ letter
A letter headed with the Greater Dandenong Council logo and purporting to introduce ‘sharia’ by-laws has been denounced as a hoax. Dated 1 February or…
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