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Arranged marriage husband cut estranged wife
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Sydney man allegedly tracked down his estranged wife who was wounded after he produced a knife outside her Springvale home late…
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Too scared to shop
Jan Lay has run the Rainbow Coffee shop in Springvale Shopping Centre for 20 years and said parking meters were scaring away her customers. She…
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Bureaucrats keep lives on hold
By Casey Neill Hundreds of migrants are in limbo and battling depression over years-long delays on Australian Citizenship applications, a Dandenong South forum has heard.…
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Joe shows his staying power
By Casey Neill This was supposed to be a story about Joe Peluso retiring from the seniors club he set up 17 years ago. But…
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More tram and train orders please
By Casey Neill “It brings tears to my eyes to see us reach such a big achievement.” Bombardier welding co-ordinator Con Sakellaridis started working on…
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Glass wool workers strike to insulate jobs
By Casey Neill Striking workers are holding an around-the-clock picket outside their Dandenong factory over a proposed new workplace agreement. Fletcher Insulation said the new…
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New life for rail space
Residents have been invited to shape the under-rail open space that removing Noble Park’s level crossings will create. The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) wants…
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Vandals’ fuel tank fire bid
Vandals pushed paper into a stolen car’s fuel tank and set it alight in a Dandenong street. But Greater Dandenong CIU Senior Constable Riley Wesley…
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Business gets on the bus
Free mentoring and support for small businesses is rolling into Dandenong. The Small Business Bus will visit Harmony Square from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday…
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Spark blamed for recycle blaze
Fire destroyed a Dandenong South car recycling site and threatened neighbouring businesses and grassland. Dandenong Fire Station officer in charge Paul Carrigg said the blaze…
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Seized car torched by vandals
A vehicle seized by police was torched in a Dandenong South storage yard. Greater Dandenong CIU Senior Constable Riley Wesley said the vandals entered the…
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Man punched, mobile stolen
Thieves punched a Noble Park man and stole his mobile phone just metres away from his home. Greater Dandenong CIU Senior Constable Riley Wesley said…