News
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Place of peace to remember
School children were among those to mark Remembrance Day at an early service in Endeavour Hills. The Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL Sub-Branch held the event at the…
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None Of Our Business But…
School under starters orders Noble Park Secondary College held a unique take on the Melbourne Cup. Teachers donned inflatable horses for a race that stopped…
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Home to honey helps struggling bees
By Casey Neill There’s a real buzz about the Springvale Community Garden. It comes from the thousands of bees that live there beneath the shade…
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Bill Toogood dies aged 89
The Dandenong community has lost long-time resident and businessman Bill Toogood. He died at Dandenong Hospital on Tuesday 24 October, aged 89. Sister-in-law Val told…
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Punched in the face
Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged mugging in Dandenong. A man told police he was on foot on Walker Street, heading towards Dandenong…
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Citizens’ arrest
Two Springvale men held two would-be burglars hostage inside their home until police arrived to arrest them. They allegedly entered the Springvale Road share house…
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List for the crafty
Three … crafty ways to find new friends. 1. The Social Knitwork meets at the Dandenong Library each Wednesday morning from 10am during school terms.…
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Police track burglary crew
Police are trying to stop a burglary crew that’s struck several times in six weeks, including in Springvale South. Glen Eira Bayside CIU detectives are…
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Victim, robber run away
A would-be thief fled empty-handed from a Noble Park milk bar – even after the attendant ran for safety and left the till open.…
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Laundry thieves should come clean
Four thieves think they made a clean getaway following a Dandenong burglary, but police hope the public will prove them wrong. They’re appealing for help…
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Trapped by the light
By Casey Neill A partially-blind Noble Park man says new traffic lights have made him a prisoner in his own home. Brian Fernando, 68, lives…
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Camping for refugees
By Casey Neill Noble Park teens spent three days in the bush to build their connections to education, culture and country. The newly arrived and…