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Spring in the air
Students, such as Molly Marie Burrough, were given an outdoors education by Greater Dandenong Council’s horticultural staff. Fourteen conservation land management students from Chisholm Institute…
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Dandenong High election pledge
Dandenong High School will receive an $8.4 million upgrade under an election pledge by the State Government. Education Minister James Merlino announced that a re-elected…
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Drunk’s abuse off the rails
A drunken commuter has threatened to slit a train driver’s throat after forcing the carriage doors open and causing the service to be aborted, a…
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Fleet-footed fireys rise to the top
Hallam CFA firefighters have shown a great turn of speed and stamina, winning the Melbourne Firefighter Stairclimb on 1 September. Ben Cogger, Shayne Egan and…
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Servo robbers armed with machete
Two masked males armed with a machete have robbed a service station in Springvale. The pair entered the United servo on Heatherton Road about 9.50…
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Child centre too ‘dangerous’
Traffic concerns have partly led to the scuttling of a proposed child care centre for up to 140 children in Keysborough. The double-storey centre with…
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Factory blaze suspicious
An unknown intruder has broken into and extensively damaged a factory in Dandenong South. The offender is believed to have smashed a front window to…
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Golden artwork scorched by vandals
Police are searching for a vandal who attempted to torch a public artwork in central Dandenong. The In Transit permanent sculpture in Settlers Square, Foster…
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Mugged in broad daylight
A female has been assaulted and robbed of her handbag in broad daylight in central Springvale. The victim was approached from behind by a male…
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Plea to find missing commuter
Police are seeking help to find a 78-year-old man who was last seen at Westall railway station. Minh Co Duong was spotted getting on a…
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Violent home invasion
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary which occurred in Springvale overnight. Investigators have been told that three male offenders broke into the Loller Street home…
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Candlelights to mourn the murdered
Dandenong’s Hazara community has been rocked by tragedy abroad. Recently, a candlelight vigil was held in Harmony Square for young Hazara students killed by a…