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Six men remanded over armed robbery spree
SIX men have been charged and remanded in police custody over a spate of armed robberies at gaming venues and post offices in the south…
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Gallery: Dandenong South grass fire
A GRASS and scrub fire in Dandenong South on Friday came incredibly close to factories and a new housing estate near the Dandenong Bypass reserve. …
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Migrants' past has rosy future
ONE of Springvale’s most important multicultural sites has been commemorated, with the opening of the long-planned Enterprise Hostel rose and sculpture garden. Although the former…
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Two wheels, one dream
When a young James Mowatt first got on a bike, he thought he was simply following the path of his stepfather Rodney Clark, an avid…
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Council wants out of smart meters
GREATER Dandenong Council will formally oppose the installation of smart meters in all council-owned buildings and will engage solicitors to investigate its legal rights to…
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The simple things lead to happy life
AS soon as Bill Blanchard met 20-year-old Margaret Stutterd at their workplace, he knew she would be his wife. Fifty years later — last Monday…
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Award reflects garden's style
By DAVID SCHOUT and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THE designers of Keysborough’s distinct Somerville estate garden have taken out a Victorian Landscape award. The ‘Reflections’ garden, designed…
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Small and creative
Artist Neil Wanstall works on one of his creations for this year’s Walker Street Gallery 9 x 5 exhibition. The popular annual show by the…
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Blow-out in TAFE fees
By DAVID SCHOUT STUDENTS at Dandenong’s Chisholm Institute will be expected to pay up to double their current course fees in 2013. The recently released…
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Booze blitz brews for silly season
POLICE have targeted venues that allow drunk patrons or smoking inside during a liquor licensing blitz expected to go through the Christmas period. Police began…
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Council prunes yuletide cheer
By DAVID SCHOUT IF you’ve driven along Lonsdale Street this month and noticed fewer Christmas decorations, there’s a reason why. This year, unlike other years,…
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Drugs put Noble Park in spotlight
By DAVID SCHOUT NOBLE PARK has emerged as a cannabis hot spot after police seized another hydroponic crop last week. The crop was the third…
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