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Forgiveness in the driving seat
By CASEY NEILL BUS driver Faavae Tuiloma has already forgiven two women who allegedly punched, bit and spat on him as they disembarked at Dandenong…
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Man escapes house fire, as arson squad called in
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has recovered from serious smoke inhalation suffered in what police believe was a suspicious house fire in Dandenong last night.…
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Students enjoy their time among the stars
GUITARS, leather and face paint dominated classrooms at Dandenong South Primary School for a good cause. Students and teachers took part in Dress Like a…
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Fast pace against problem
Emergency services have been groaning under the ever-growing weight of mental-illness patients. A PACER team – a psychiatric nurse coupled with a police officer –…
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Veterans drive back home
As the Anzac Centenary approaches, an ex-serviceman is heading a nationwide convoy for veterans – not for those who fought long ago, but the ranks…
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Dog’s on death row
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS CORNERSTONE Contact Centre is backing a homeless woman’s impassioned plea for Greater Dandenong Council not to “heartlessly” kill her beloved dog. The…
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Blazing bravery
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Police team dived in to rescue elderly residents… FIVE Springvale police officers who saved elderly residents from a fast-spreading fire in a…
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Hair today but gone tomorrow
By CASEY NEILL “SIT down, sit down – I’ll fix you up.” Barber Pasquale ‘Peter’ Feola has been uttering these words in Springvale for almost…
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Young artists are proud as peacocks
Athol Road Primary School pupil Ivan is a spitting image of his self-portrait, which won a commendation at this year’s Dandenong Show. For the third…
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Kids hand it to their kinder
SANDOWN Park Kindergarten in Springvale is turning 50. It will celebrate with a party for current and former kids, parents and staff from 6pm to…
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Locked toilets fail to deter boozing inconvenience
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PUBLIC convenience is being reduced for Palm Plaza drinkers – who themselves have been viewed as a public inconvenience. Last week Greater…
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We say plastic’s fantastic
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Corex Plastics Australia is more than a manufacturer. Managing director Simon Whiteley sees it as a “custodian of polymer”. “We see…
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