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Cash injection to treat drug patients
AN extra $500,000 is set to help Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients. Health Minister Mary Wooldridge and South Eastern Metropolitan…
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Stars take to the streets
THE 360 Allstars have been inspiring the next generation of musicians, dancers and athletes in Greater Dandenong this week. The troupe features top performers from…
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Station under protection
SPRINGVALE Railway Station now has protective services officers (PSOs) on patrol every night from 6pm until after the last train. They started patrolling on Tuesday…
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Push to get school in the zone
By CASEY NEILL CALLS are growing for a school speed zone on Princes Highway in Dandenong following a tragic pedestrian death last month. But VicRoads…
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Keeping Anzac spirit alive
A STORY, picture or poem could be the best way to commemorate the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.The Star is running the Sands of Gallipoli…
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Needless cruelty
A DOG was shot in the head in a Keysborough front yard on 5 April. The seven-year-old boxer’s owner, a man in his 70s, heard…
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Armed robbery bid foiled
POLICE thwarted one armed robbery attempt last week, but are appealing for witnesses to two others. They intercepted and arrested a 27-year-old Frankston man exiting…
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MPs to take crime questions
NOBLE Park’s Paddy O’Donoghue Centre will host a community crime forum from 10.30am to noon on Tuesday 16 April. Residents will have the chance to…
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Containing illegal dumping
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG’S Salvos and Vinnies stores are part of a new trial targeting illegal dumping at charities. Disposing of unusable goods cost Victorian…
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Pay link plan
By CASEY NEILL A TOLL road could ease gridlock and save lives at the deadly Abbotts Road rail crossing in Dandenong South. The Committee for…
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$205m drug bust: South-east raids uncover pure meth inside bottles
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells HOMES in Melbourne’s south east were raided as part of a joint police drug operation that seized in excess of $200 million…
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Beatboxing, basketball tricks, breakdancing – hey, it's the circus
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS VIDEO: As with any other circus, the shows start with a drum roll. But add in elements such as high-pitched beatboxing, whirling basketball…
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