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Subway armed robber fed ice habit
An ice user who embarked on a month’s spree of armed robberies in the South East has been jailed. Christopher Randell, 31, pleaded guilty to…
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Tall hopes for Palm Plaza
Gazing at the double-rows of tall trees lining Palm Plaza, there’s no great secret where the name came from. However, it’s interesting to recall the…
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Spoon bandit bored
Out of apparent boredom, a Noble Park man has wielded a silver dessert spoon as he held up a local service station and bottle shop,…
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PR campaign for asylum seekers
A multi-council taskforce led by Greater Dandenong has hired a public advocacy PR firm to lobby against deep welfare cuts to community asylum seekers. Agenda…
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Riding against child poverty
Cyclist Leonie Hussey and 15 colleagues from Wurth Australia Dandenong are joining 10,000 bike riders in Australia’s biggest bike ride United Energy’s Around the Bay.…
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Noble Park CWA swings into 60
With a sumptuous cake and a light-footed dance, Noble Park’s enduring Country Womens’ Association branch celebrated 60 years in style. The members dressed in furs…
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Stop-starts – the South Gippy nightmare
For many commuters, there’s unfortunately no avoiding the notoriously choked arterial, the South Gippsland Highway. Even when Mark Lanyon leaves home at 7am, his work…
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Fake cop accused of fake ’arrest’
An man has been refused bail after allegedly impersonating a Dandenong-based police member with the same name to threaten his own ex-partner and her friend.…
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MPs pledge homeless fix
What are state political parties promising to fix the alarming state of local homelessness? Greater Dandenong has been recently identified as one of the homeless…
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Be prepared for anything
Four councils have joined forces on water and bushfire safety ahead of the summer season. Greater Dandenong will join with Kingston, Frankston and Mornington Peninsula…
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Home is where the art is
‘Home’ is a simple word with profound meaning for every person. Six artists from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds have reflected on the word in an…
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Bashed at his mailbox
A man checking his home mailbox in Springvale South has been bashed in an attempted robbery by two males. The 27-year-old victim was approached by…
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