News
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Temple numbers turned down
By CASEY NEILL A SPRINGVALE temple’s request to welcome 50 people through its doors every second Sunday was rejected at Monday night’s council meeting. Five…
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A bad day for Thunder
By JARROD POTTER NOTHING clicked for the Dandenong Thunder in their lazy 0-2 loss to Pascoe Vale. Passes didn’t connect, plays didn’t sync up and…
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Home invasion
FOUR men forced entry to a home in Belfort Street, Dandenong, about 8pm on 25 May while a family of three was inside. A man…
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Petitions at council
By CASEY NEILL PUBLIC transport woes prompted two petitions to the City of Greater Dandenong at Monday night’s council meeting. The first came from 20…
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Ford’s silver lining
By CASEY NEILL FORD’S impending closure could actually provide growth opportunities for manufacturers in the south east. This was the response from new South East…
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Trucks targeted
A POLICE campaign targeting heavy vehicles is now underway. Operation AUSTRANS started on 20 May and targets fatigue, speeding, drug use and other driver behaviour…
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Business to network
ALL Dandenong retailers are invited to a free networking night on Tuesday 4 June. The Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association (DRTA) is holding the event at…
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Boy questioned after bomb scare forces evacuation of Springvale South school
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A 10-YEAR-old boy has been cautioned by Greater Dandenong CIU detectives after two suspected explosive devices were found at a Springvale South…
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Bombs at school
THE Bomb Squad is on site at Athol Road Primary School in Springvale South to detonate an unexploded, home-made bomb. The school was evacuated about…
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Mulgrave, Noble Park fire spree
By ADRIAN LOWE, The Age POLICE and fire crews were kept busy on Tuesday morning by a serial arsonist who lit seven fires in Mulgrave and…
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Dandenong: $200K bank withdrawal prompts identity theft warning
By CHAD VAN ESTROP POLICE are warning people to report lost identification immediately, after more than $200,000 was stolen from a Dandenong man earlier this…
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Head space for mentally ill youth in Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WRESTLING with Demons on the football field recently cost Richmond AFL footballer Daniel Jackson a fine, but he tackled a different fight…