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Man sought over Keysborough armed robbery
POLICE have released images of a man relating to an armed robbery in Keysborough last year. A man allegedly brandished a sawn-off shotgun as he…
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Strike stalemate: Pay dispute not over as Dandenong employees return to work
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS VOLGREN employees have ended their 24-hour strike action, but their industrial dispute with the Dandenong South bus-maker remains unresolved. Workers returned to…
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Operation ‘covert’: Springvale charity bin dumpers under surveillance
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells GARBAGE dumpers outside Springvale charity shops will be targeted in an undercover operation by Greater Dandenong officers. The scourge has encouraged scavenging…
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Dandenong workers strike: Bus manufacturer denies ‘culture change’
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS VOLGREN management has denied its culture has changed for the worst as nearly 100 striking factory workers protested outside its Dandenong South…
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Striking Dandenong workers long for ‘Grenda days’
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NEARLY 100 striking factory workers at bus manufacturer Volgren are pining for what they say were better times under Grenda’s bus magnate…
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Dog club burgled
A dog obedience club in Bangholme has been hit by burglaries in recent months. Between August 15 and 17, a $24,000 lawnmower was stolen from…
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Road rage bashing
A man was punched to the head twice and broke his ankle during a road-rage assault in Dandenong last Friday week. Police believe the 31-year-old…
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Employer education
Shop owners will be given tips on how to manage staff at a Dandenong Retail Traders Association meeting next week. Deborah Peppard of HR Staff…
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Nominations closing
Candidates have less than a month to nominate for Greater Dandenong council elections in October. Nominations close September 20. Voters have only until this Friday…
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Landfill group formed
Former Casey councillor Paul Richardson is part of an eight-member Taylors Road Landfill Reference Group announced by the landfill’s operator SITA last week. Mr Richardson,…
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Chatty pet bird found
A wayward pet rainbow lorikeet was found in Dandenong North on August 16. It laughs, talks and whistles, and wears an identification leg band. Details:…
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Taste of life in refugee’s shoes
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells Hamid Sultani is an Afghan refugee living in Dandenong. He hopes that he’s helped to open viewers’ eyes to the plight of…