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Students back upgrade during minister’s visit
Lyndale Secondary College’s rebuild drew attention from Education Minister James Merlino. He visited the Dandenong North school with Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams on Wednesday 16…
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Firebomb bike bandit
Police are searching for a bike bandit involved in two Molotov cocktail attacks in Keysborough. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives appealed for public help to find…
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Animal welfare improves, report shows
Greater Dandenong ranked 19th of Victoria’s 79 council areas for animal cruelty reports, new RSPCA data shows. The municipality’s ranking dropped to 59th on a…
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Food relief partnership
By Narelle Coulter Dandenong South charity Avocare will handle approximately 80,000 kilograms of extra fresh food a month after entering into a new partnership with…
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Help Holly get home
Police are appealing for public help to find 15-year-old Holly Feltham, known to frequent Dandenong. She was last seen on Wednesday 2 August in the…
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Learning the hard way
Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol busted an unaccompanied learner driver in Noble Park and fined him $1269. Police intercepted the driver on Thursday 10 August. They…
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Out of puff
By Casey Neill Thieves stole a large quantity of cigarettes from a Keysborough tobacconist. Police said they used a crowbar to smash the front window…
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BMW burnt
Arsonists torched a black BMW behind factories in Dandenong. Police appealed for information about the fire, which occurred about 9am on Friday 11 August, in…
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69-year-old victim
By Casey Neill A thief dragged a 69-year-old woman along a Springvale footpath during a robbery. The victim was walking home from the shopping centre…
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Hooray for Bollywood!
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is bringing two movies to Dandenong. The Drum Theatre will screen Dr Rakhmabai at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15…
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Call to clear parking pressure
By Casey Neill Parked cars are causing chaos on Heatherton Road in Noble Park, drivers say. Former Greater Dandenong policeman Bob Graham is calling for…
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Man punched during robbery
Thieves punched a 21-year-old man in the face and stole his phone, laptop and wallet in Springvale. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident,…