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'Six and out' for Dandenong cricket club
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FOR hook-happy batsmen, Lois Twohig Reserve’s short square boundary is an easy 30-metre top-edge for six. Unfortunately for neighbours, their backyards have…
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Casey's multicultural rite of passage
The planning application landed on Rosalie Crestani’s desk last October, three weeks after she was elected to Casey Council. Little did she know it would…
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Pollies ignored as role models at Heatherhill
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT may be just as well for our political leaders that primary school pupils aren’t old enough to vote. Heatherhill Primary School’s…
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Rhonda Burchmore siren songs
Singer Rhonda Burchmore will portray another notable songstress in Cry Me a River: The World of Julie London. The tribute show, backed by a six-piece…
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Bombs found at Springvale South home
Two handmade bombs were discovered by police in a Springvale South unit after a routine vehicle intercept last Saturday week. Detective Senior Constable Alistair Boyd…
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Cornerstone of support
CORNERSTONE Contact Centre in Dandenong had a special visitor serving lunch last week. Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus picked up a ladle and dished out a…
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Time to Clean Up Australia
VOLUNTEERS will be working hard at Greater Dandenong Clean Up Australia Day events this Sunday to get the area spick and span. In 1989 Ian…
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Swinging for cash
BUSINESS in the south east has raised about $40,000 to support the community’s most vulnerable. The South East Business Networks (SEBN) fourth annual Take a…
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Boss looks ahead
COMMITTEE for Dandenong has a new chairman and plenty of improvements in its sights. Gary Castricum takes the reins from inaugural chairman James Sturgess from…
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Noble Park comes up a winner, again
NOBLE Park is now proudly home to two award-winning community spaces. At last week’s annual LGPro Awards, the City of Greater Dandenong’s Noble Park Civic…
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Bombs found during cannabis heist
A ROUTINE police intercept uncovered two bombs in Springvale South with the potential to cause life-threatening injuries. About 2am, police stopped a car on the…
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Daylight robbery at knifepoint
FOUR men with a knife kicked a man in the back and stole a small amount of cash in a brazen Monday morning robbery. A…