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Teens arrested over carjacking attempts
By CASEY NEILL Police have arrested two teens over attempted carjackings in Keysborough. A 14-year-old from Patterson Lakes and a Keysborough 16-year-old will answer charges…
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Saying sorry with a show of hands
Dandenong’s Pinelodge Clinic showed support for Sorry Day through hundreds of hands. Caregivers and patients decorated more than 100 hand-shaped cut-outs in diversional therapy sessions…
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Three injured as car hits restaurant
By CASEY NEILL [ UPDATE 2/6/2016 ] Police have interviewed the driver and expect to charge her on summons with careless driving. A learner driver…
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Victim assaulted, phone stolen
By CASEY NEILL A thief smashed a bottle over a man’s head and stole his phone as he sat on a Dandenong bench, police allege.…
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Intruder hits elderly woman
A BURGLAR slapped an 81-year-old woman in the face before ransacking her Keysborough home. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives are appealing for help to solve the…
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Century-old facility faces bulldozer
By CASEY NEILL Dandenong’s Croquet Club will soon be flattened. Greater Dandenong councillors approved demolishing the vacant building in Dandenong Park at their 23 May…
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Refugees get a taste of AFL
Dandenong refugees and migrants travelled to Footscray West to learn the finer points of AFL. The AMES Cup Game On event on Wednesday 25 May…
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Council taps little minds for big ideas
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s smallest residents shared their biggest ideas for making their home great. The council hosted a Children’s Forum at the Dandenong…
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Saying ‘no’ to divisive electioneering
A WARM welcome for refugees and asylum seekers starts with a hashtag. Dandenong-based Friends of Refugees is launching #IAMWITHYOU to coincide with World Refugee Day…
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Buzzing back to life from ground zero gym
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Primary School students are getting back into action, thanks to sporting equipment donations. A fire lit in the school hall on…
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Highway robbers on the run
A ROBBERY trio struck three times in 24 hours in Dandenong, police believe. The investigators from Operation Cosmas – aimed at combating a rise in…
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Fire leaves extensive damages
Arsonists torched an Elonera Road business in Noble Park on Friday 20 May. Police and CFA were called to the scene just after 3am. Greater…