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Donning beanie
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Scouts donned beanies for brain cancer on Monday after being inspired by a brave Hampton Park boy. They were heeding the…
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Warrant issued for missing Dove
POLICE are searching for a 34-year-old, often seen in Casey, after he failed to show up in court following an armed robbery. A warrant has…
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Traffic stopper
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DRIVER has been injured after crashing into traffic lights on the Princes Highway at Springvale on Wednesday afternoon. A police spokeswoman…
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Council won’t oust Al-Furqan
By CASEY NEILL THERE is no reason to cancel a controversial Islamic group’s two-year-old standing booking at a Keysborough leisure centre. This was the City…
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Schools win from State Budget
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong’s schools – with one major exception – have benefited from what State Treasurer Tim Pallas has labelled “the biggest education…
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EPA cracks down after creek runs foul
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG company has been issued three clean-up notices by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria after residents reported two pollution incidents in…
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Cork is pulled
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A KEYSBOROUGH principal has been stood down and investigated by the Education Department following allegations at an anti-corruption inquiry. Peter Paul was…
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Rugrats give pots of love
MUMS will unwrap personalised pot plants from some Keysborough rugrats next weekend. Bunnings Warehouse provided kids at non-profit playgroup Rug Ratz with pots to decorate…
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NBN rollout slow to come up to speed
By CASEY NEILL MORE than 1000 jobs and $8.4 million in yearly growth are the costs to business of slow internet in the south east.…
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Redevelopment knocks out croquet club
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Croquet Club hosted its final match last week ending its 90-plus year tenure in Dandenong Park. President Bill Jacobs has been…
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Apprentice has his pedal to the metal
By CASEY NEILL “I’M expecting him to apply for the CEO’s job before long.” Alex Woller is unfazed by this suggestion from Actco Pickering Metal…
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Flash couple sparkle
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AT FIRST, Shirley didn’t think much of her future husband when they met at a Dandenong town hall dance more than 60…