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Mental health on a lighter note
By Casey Neill Dandenong Park will host a fun festival with health and well-being at its heart. Spring Into Wellness will mark both Mental Health…
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Facing UV sun smart way
Dandenong Primary School students are putting their newly repaired hall to good use. They learnt about the importance of being sun smart at their first…
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Cash, smokes robbed in hold-up
A thief pointed a small, brown handgun at a milk bar attendant during a hold-up in Noble Park. He entered the Noble Street store just…
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Stolen car lights up night sky
A car stolen from Cranbourne was found alight in the middle of Pound Road West, Dandenong South. CFA crews called to the blaze about 1am…
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Intruder leaves empty-handed
A Dandenong man confronted a would-be thief who forced his way into his Gwenda Street home. An eight-year-old girl, 29-year-old woman and 36-year-old man were…
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The glory of humanity
WALKER Street Gallery is hosting a new exhibition by acclaimed artist Deborah Kelly. No Human Being is Illegal (In All Our Glory) will visit Dandenong…
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Love forged in war still going strong
After 70 years of marriage, Alfred and Jennigje ‘Jenny’ Maslin still spend hours holding hands. The couple celebrated their platinum anniversary on Wednesday 28 September…
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House fire claims boy
A four-year-old boy died in a house fire in Dandenong on Saturday 1 October. Emergency services were called to the Ann Street townhouse just before…
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Party stabbing witnesses wanted
A Berwick man received life-threatening stab wounds following a Noble Park party. The 24-year-old entered an altercation with two men on Ian Street about 5am…
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Family violence crime rise
By Casey Neill Greater Dandenong has the fifth highest crime rate in the state, latest Crime Statistics Agency figures show. The Police Service Area (PSA)…
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More cops call as crime soars
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Burglaries in Casey have climbed to nearly 50 a week with assaults about 40 and thefts 150, according to official crime statistics…
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Machete threat to step-brother
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A convicted family violence offender accused of threatening a step-brother with a machete in Noble Park has been refused bail. The 31-year-old…