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Excavator torched
ARSONISTS have caused $50,000 damage to an excavator in Dandenong South. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Mark Higgins said they set the vehicle alight…
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Breakfast comedy gives wake-up call
BUSINESS women can grab a bite and get inspired at an International Women’s Day event in Springvale. South East Business Networks (SEBN) will hold its…
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Asian experience as crowds flock in
THOUSANDS of people descended on the centre of Springvale on Sunday to welcome in the Year of the Goat. Lunar New Year festivities kicked off…
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Hooning increases dangers for all road users
ROAD policing in the Greater Dandenong Local Government Area presents police with a number of challenges. The primary focus of road policing is to reduce…
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Crimes of desperation
By CASEY NEILL CUTS to emergency relief budgets will cause a crime spike in Greater Dandenong, a leading charity worker fears. Dandenong Benevolent Society president…
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Police probe PSO capsicum incident
VICTORIA Police is investigating allegations that a PSO unjustly and repeatedly sprayed two teenage boys with capsicum foam at Springvale Railway Station. Last week the…
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New year’s a go for the Goat
THOUSANDS welcomed in the Year of the Goat at Springvale’s Lunar Festival on Sunday, under clear skies and with the mercury nudging 33 degrees. Among…
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Parking prayers
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Mosque takes tough line as congregation booms… Worshipers clogging up nearby streets with illegal parking face being named, shamed and possibly banned…
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PSO cops a spray
VICTORIA Police is investigating allegations a PSO unjustly and repeatedly sprayed two teenage boys with capsicum foam at Springvale Railway Station. The ABC last night…
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Toddler locked in hot car
By CASEY NEILL A TODDLER was allegedly left locked in a car in Noble Park North yesterday (Tuesday), as the temperature soared above 30 degrees.…
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Ram-raid charges
AN 18-YEAR-OLD Eumemmerring man will answer 14 charges over a series of ram-raids last Thursday. Police allege he used a stolen car to smash into…
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Senior swingers
NOT too many 87-year-olds could list fronting a band among their pastimes. Dandenong man Frank Nicholls can. He regularly takes to the stage with the…