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Grenades spark bomb scare
Trawling through wartime treasures sparked a bomb scare at Dandenong RSL. Museums Victoria is working with the sub-branch to catalogue and preserve artifacts held in…
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Handcuffed man on the loose
By Casey Neill A handcuffed man head-butted a police officer and escaped custody in Noble Park. Police are appealing for information about his whereabouts. They…
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Customers and staff burned in bank attack
Twenty-six people were injured when a man deliberately caught himself on fire during his attack on Springvale’s Commonwealth Bank on Friday morning. The Springvale Road…
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Teacher one of the big kids now as kinder celebrates
By Casey Neill Jessica Battershill’s gone from kinder kid to kinder teacher at Shalimar Park Pre-School. She’ll be among guests at celebrations to mark the…
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Six critical after bank blast
By Casey Neill SIX people are in a critical condition following an explosion in a Springvale bank. Police allege that a 21-year-old Springvale man entered…
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Historic childhood memories
By Casey Neill Anne Preston and Helen Hart can’t understand what all the fuss is about when it comes to Benga House. Greater Dandenong Council…
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20 injured in bank fire
By Casey Neill [ UPDATE: 1.40pm ] Ambulance Victoria has updated the injury toll to 27 people. Six people with serious burns have been taken…
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Centre moves for residents’ needs
By Casey Neill The Jesuran Wellness Centre has new toys and a new home. The charity has shifted from Herbert Street, Dandenong, to Douglas Street,…
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Police want this man
Malaysian national Yong Choy Chee is wanted for questioning over a Springvale stabbing that has left a man in an induced coma. Police are appealing…
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Greens Kirwan could be mayor
By Casey Neill Could councillor Matthew Kirwan do “the unlikely” and become Greater Dandenong’s mayor? He fears his Greens membership will virtually render him ineligible…
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Homes manage to push through
Concerns about safety and space weren’t enough to hold back an eight-home development opposite Dandenong Park. Greater Dandenong councillors approved the application for 63 Pultney…
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Buses needed to ease parking squeeze
By Casey Neill Sandown Park train station needs shuttle buses to help commuters bypass a car parking crunch, says South East Metro Greens MP Nina…