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Springvale saves a patch of green
By CASEY NEILL A SLICE of Springvale park land will stay in public hands – but won’t bolster open space shortfalls for another 10 years.…
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Newshound was born lucky
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD WHILE hosting morning radio recently, presenter Tony Jones was chastised on social media for commenting about Dandenong. With his knowledge about…
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Along the ‘inky way’
By NARELLE COULTER LEGENDARY Journal editor Greg Dickson was a fresh-faced “boy from the Mallee” in 1939 when he purchased the newspaper that would…
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Fire death not suspicious: police
UPDATE 4.38pm POLICE have confirmed the death of a woman in a unit fire in Dandenong last night is not suspicious. A spokeswoman said…
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New rooms a change for the better
By JARROD POTTER ELITE changerooms befitting two of Greater Dandenong’s elite sporting clubs officially opened on the weekend. Noble Park’s premiership-winning football and cricket clubs…
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Journal’s night of nights
FORMER and current Journal staff gathered at the Dandenong Club on Monday night to celebrate the newspaper’s 150th anniversary. Former classified advertising manager Barbara Haw…
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Shisha plan doused
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillors have rejected a proposed shisha lounge in Lonsdale Street declaring it could be illegal under the Tobacco Act. At…
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Man run over
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested after she allegedly ran down a pedestrian on purpose in Dandenong last week. The 29-year-old male pedestrian was rushed…
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Lotto luck leaves family smiling
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH DANDENONG Market Lotto has put a big smile on the faces of one Latrobe Valley family over the weekend. On Sunday 9…
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Month-long burglary spree
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A NOBLE PARK ice addict with an intellectual disability has been jailed for 16 months over a month-long burglary binge – including…
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Marquee moment for SES
THE Greater Dandenong Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) has benefitted from AAMI’s equipment handover program. AAMI’s equipment handover program has been running since 2002 and…
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Blue steel finds heavy metal
A 53-YEAR-OLD man was fined more than $200 after driving a car overloaded with scrap metal in Dandenong North on Sunday afternoon. The blue Holden…