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Page-turners relay a message
Doveton proved a popular stop as part of a national relay promoting early reading. A small team of volunteers from the Paint the Town REaD…
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Bruce candidates: How to fix transport congestion
The Star Journal sent surveys to Federal election candidates in the seat of Bruce. We asked what they would do to fix transport congestion in…
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When medicine doesn’t go to script
With signs of a looming opioid crisis, a public information event on prescription medicine misuse is being staged in Dandenong. Not-for-profit group ScriptWise is staging…
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Dandenong Basketball appoints new chief
The region’s iconic and financially-pressured Dandenong Basketball Association has replaced chief executive Graeme Allen. Mr Allen was said to have formally departed the DBA in…
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Curiosity clasped the cat
A stray kitten has been dubbed ‘Piper’ after being rescued from an outlet pipe in an industrial bin in Dandenong South. On Friday afternoon 26…
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Facebook victim robbed while calling police
An i-Pad seller on Facebook Marketplace has been robbed by ‘buyers’ at his Springvale home. After making arrangements for a hand-over, the vendor was met…
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Senior robbed of her Louis Vuitton bag
A 65-year-old woman has been stripped of her expensive handbag during a violent street robbery in near Sandown Park railway station. The Noble Park woman…
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Tyre-shop burglars take safe option
Burglars have bludgeoned their way into a tyre shop in Lonsdale Street Dandenong, and then towed out a safe of cash. Arriving in a silver…
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More cops on Dandenong beat
Extra police are set to be rolled out into suburban growth areas in Greater Dandenong and Casey over the next 12 months. Victoria Police announced…
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Killer rapist jailed
A murderer and rapist who preyed on couples in the Police Paddocks in Dandenong North more than 35 years ago has been jailed. James Patrick…
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A field of dreams
Students at Keysborough Primary School have put their minds into urban planning for a pilot program with Development Victoria. They were challenged to put up…
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ALP makes $1.5m community safety pledge
Labor has made a $1.5 million Federal Election promise to improve community safety in Greater Dandenong. How it would be spent is not yet decided.…
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