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One too many mobile fines
The problem of motorists using their mobile phone while behind the wheel “is not going away,” according to police. Alarming new figures showed officers issued…
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Cab chases down alleged armed robber
A cab driver has struck down a male and a female fleeing on a scooter after they had robbed the driver at knifepoint, police say.…
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Agony, ecstasy at Parkfield Reserve
In sport, we speak of winners and losers, and the clichéd “agony versus the ecstasy”. The contrasts were writ large in the wake of the…
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Dandy mum hits the jackpot
A Dandenong mother is celebrating “the best Christmas present ever” after winning $200,000 in a Lucky Lotteries draw. The anonymous winner now has plans to…
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Velodrome fate sealed
The Maurice Kirby Velodrome is set for demolition – but not for at least another six months. At a Greater Dandenong Council meeting on 10…
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Food scraps get down-to-earth
A state-of-the-art Dandenong South facility that processes food scraps and green waste for high-grade compost has been labelled a “game changer”. Cleanaway recently opened South…
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BMW bandits commit drive-by robbery
A 40-year-old man has been mugged at knifepoint by three males in a dark BMW just south of Hemmings Park, Dandenong. The victim had been…
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Man critical after road-rage attack
A 34-year-old man has been critically injured after being deliberately run down by an SUV driver in a road-rage hit-run in Glasscocks Road, Lyndhurst, police…
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Accused car-jacker charged after pursuit crash
A homeless man has been charged over an alleged car jacking and a police pursuit that ended in a car smash in Dandenong. The 35-year-old…
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Burglars caught at the till
Police have released images of alleged burglars inside a Springvale restaurant. A male and three females forced open the front door of Moon Diem Hen…
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Peulich, Springle out: election latest
Incumbent State upper house MPs Inga Peulich and Nina Springle have lost their seats in official provisional results released more than three weeks after the…
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Travel delays during rail blitz
Commuters are facing delays of up to 75 minutes during upgrade works on the Cranbourne and Pakenham railway lines. Buses will replace trains between Flinders…
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