News
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Man pulled from burning car
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AMBULANCE paramedics have removed and revived an unconscious man from a burning car in Dandenong South last night. Advanced life support paramedics…
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Daylight robbery
A THIEF has handed a Keysborough bank teller a note demanding cash in a brazen afternoon robbery. Police today released footage of a man entering…
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Car gone for 30 days
A NOBLE Park man will be without his car for the next month after he was allegedly caught driving at more than double the speed…
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Spirit of the game
UNITED positively on and off the field, junior footballers across the state will take part in the Spirit of Football Round. Entering its second season,…
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Salvos need a hand
By CASEY NEILL THE Salvos need more help than ever to support Greater Dandenong’s most needy. The Salvation Army’s annual Red Shield Appeal is this…
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Africa’s heart of talent
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S African community took its talent to the stage last week. Singers, dancers and rappers auditioned for Africa’s Got Talent at The…
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Young face up to issues
By CASEY NEILL SAFETY, peer pressure and unemployment are the biggest issues facing young people in Greater Dandenong. One Year 10 student told the SpeakOUT…
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Rhonda turns it around
By CASEY NEILL SHARING the Victorian Apprentice of the Year title last week marked a turnaround in Rhonda Neil’s fortunes. In February, thieves stole a…
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Swag solution
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SWAGS, rather than rooming houses and motels, could be the “new face of homelessness”, according to a housing support services manager in…
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Gifts on wheels
By CASEY NEILL A KEYSBOROUGH hairdresser is giving a new lease of life to some of Thailand’s most vulnerable people. Carmela Ercolano and her partner…
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Police target unlocked vehicles
By CASEY NEILL POLICE will send letters to motorists caught leaving their vehicles unlocked, to tackle a spike in thefts. They launched Operation Secure All…
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Fire was taxing
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT was perhaps a bad omen on the eve of a “heavy-lifting” federal budget. About 700 staff were evacuated from the Australian…