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On the scrap heap
By CASEY NEILL “I FELT sick. That’s the only way to describe it.” Jill Wilcox said Toyota’s decision last week to stop making cars in…
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Science in action
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG North teacher Judith Sise loves science. And her work to share that passion with students at Lyndale Greens Primary School has…
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Good citizen’s life of service
Wallace Robert Werrett Born: 9 October 1920 Died: 1 February 2014 DANDENONG Citizen of the Year and Medal of the Order of Australia recipient Wallace…
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Reformed gambler’s now in his happy place
IT’S been almost a year since Springvale tradie Matt Torcasio last gambled. “I’m a lot happier and I’m pretty proud,” he said. The 27-year-old is…
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Gambler ends losing streak
A PROBLEM gambler who has squandered more than $100,000 on poker machines in Dandenong and Doveton has been helped back on the rails by his…
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Undercover car
By CASEY NEILL FAMILY violence unit police can make discrete visits thanks to a new car from the council. City of Greater Dandenong last week…
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High-rise concerns continue
A FOUR-STOREY apartment block in Springvale received council approval last Monday. But not all the City of Greater Dandenong councillors voted for the application for…
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Police slam fast and furious ‘fools’
By CASEY NEILL A SPEEDING hoon wasn’t fast enough to evade police but is no doubt furious. The Berwick probationary driver has lost his car…
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Toyota close a huge blow
By CASEY NEILL AT LEAST six companies and 300 jobs in Melbourne’s south-east are on the line, following Toyota’s decision to leave Australia. South East…
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Nissan vows to carry on
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S “business as usual” for Nissan’s casting plant in Dandenong despite the announced car-making closures of Ford, Holden and Toyota. Nissan Motor…
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Sweet weekend is a blast
IT WAS a big weekend for Springvale and its surrounds, with poffertjes and fireworks taking centre stage. Burden Park in Springvale South hosted the three-day…
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Things looking up for lifts
By CASEY NEILL LIFTS at Springvale’s Number 8 car park will get a “major refurbishment” over the next five weeks, but just how often they’re…
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