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Push for a safer crossing
Greater Dandenong Council will step up its push for a safe pedestrian crossing at a notorious black-spot on Stud Road. On 23 July, the council…
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More trees required
Green-thumbs will be doing their bit to beautify Dandenong Wetlands as part of National Tree Day. On Sunday 29 July, volunteers will plant river red…
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Speeding driver ‘on the runs’
A man caught speeding at twice the limit told intercepting police that he was “busting” for the toilet, a court has heard. Mustapha Sillah pleaded…
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Burglar snares car and credit cards
A man has allegedly stolen car keys and a car from a Noble Park home while the residents were asleep, police say. The burglar is…
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Cable thieves caught on camera
Burglars have broken in and stolen a ute-load of copper wiring from a Dandenong South cable manufacturer’s yard on 15 July. The three intruders cut…
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207km/h driver arrested on Monash
A man’s car has been impounded after being allegedly detected speeding at more than 200 km/h on Monash Freeway. The Holden Commodore was clocked on…
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Milk-bar robbers get the shakes
A Dandenong milk-bar owner has bravely fought and scared off two robbers who appeared to be armed with guns. “I had no time to think,”…
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Level crossing gone by September
The deadly Abbotts Road level crossing is set to be removed by early September – several months ahead of schedule. The State Government has announced…
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The final frontier
The sky is the limit for Dandenong, which has leapt to the forefront of Australia’s space technology program. DefendTex, which is based in Dandenong, will…
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Stabbed in street
A man in his twenties was assaulted and died at the scene outside a milk bar in Doveton on Thursday evening, 19 July. Police and…
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Coach defeats basketball bans
A junior coach has told of the personal toll after defeating bans by basketball authorities from entering Dandenong basketball stadiums. After a bitter legal stoush,…
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Pet suffers cruellest of cuts
Three brutal slashes of a blade have maimed a gentle-natured pet in her family’s Doveton backyard. RSPCA are investigating the unthinkably cruel acts that sliced…
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