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Dutch to celebrate at Sandown
By JASON TURNER THOUSANDS are expected to come from all over Melbourne to Springvale’s Sandown racecourse to celebrate the 39th annual Holland Festival this Saturday.…
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Cigarette starts Dandenong Creek blaze
CFA firefighters were called to hose down a blaze in Dandenong last Wednesday after a 17-year-old boy’s cigarette butt started a fire which burnt .40…
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Cabbie bashing in Dandenong renews safety fears
By JASON TURNER A SERIOUS brawl involving a vicious attack on a taxi driver in central Dandenong has reignited concerns about driver safety. Early on…
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Springvale gateway: Your choice
Greater Dandenong Council is seeking public feedback on the design for the proposed gateway to be built in the heart of Springvale’s central commercial district…
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Line dancing a lil' bit of Yankee Doodle Dandy
By MARG STORK GREATER Dandenong is well and truly in the south-east of Melbourne, but there’s a part of it that’s deep in the heart…
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Noble Park North fire damages house
By JASON TURNER A NOBLE Park North house was damaged by fire this afternoon. The Country Fire Authority said four units from Springvale and Dandenong…
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First steps in high school
IT wasn’t just Preps taking their first steps into a new phase in their education last week. At St John’s Regional College in Dandenong, 190…
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First for Isaacs
ISAACS MP Mark Dreyfus is the country’s new Attorney-General. He also picked up the Emergency Management portfolio in a Federal Government Cabinet re-shuffle following former…
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Art attack for heart health
DANDENONG artist Nelus Oana has put his heart on his sleeve – and on canvas – to support an appeal for cardiac health. He’ll be…
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Abbott pledges freeway link
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott promised to fund the East West road link during a visit to the Bruce electorate last week – a project that…
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Rubbish fuels deadly blaze
AN 80-YEAR-OLD Noble Park man has died in a house fire fuelled by hoarded newspapers and rubbish. Fire crews were called to the Corrigan Road…
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Fighting fare
Cabbies rush into help bashed colleague … SIX cabbies rushed to rescue a fellow taxi driver under attack in Dandenong early on Saturday morning. Dandenong…