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Dandenong floods: Floods keep roads closed
Heatherton Road remained closed westbound at Dandenong North due to floodwaters today, although city-bound traffic could reach the Monash Freeway at Endeavour Hills. The road…
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Earthquake, aftershocks felt across the region
By Megan Levy and Nathan Partenza VICTORIA has been shaken by more than 60 aftershocks since a magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled Gippsland last night, the…
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Flicks, bricks and clicks
Has the internet really killed DVD rental stores the way video killed the radio star? Tara McGrath finds out. Every Monday morning, an elderly woman…
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Police hunt driver after man hurt in Hallam hit-run
A HALLAM man suffered a broken shoulder in a hit-run crash yesterday. The man, 40, was struck while crossing Hinrichsen Drive by a black Holden…
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Earthquake hit 100 kilometres from Dandenong
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells THE shockwaves from a magnitude-5.3 earthquake in Victoria’s south-east were felt but no significant damage reported in Melbourne’s suburbs. The tremor struck…
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Woman escapes sexual assault bid in Noble Park
A man pushed a 51-year-old woman onto her back and straddled her during an attempted sexual assault in Noble Park earlier this month. Dandenong sexual…
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Springvale hard rubbish up in flames
A HARD rubbish pile was incinerated on a Springvale nature strip early last Wednesday morning. An Olympic Avenue resident heard banging noises outside about 2.30am…
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Man found in Noble Park with head wounds
A MAN was found with serious head injuries beside Kelvinside Road in Noble Park last Sunday. The 52-year-old man, who was found at 2.40am and…
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Burst water pipe forces Mulgrave patients to move
SEVERAL patients had to be moved from their wards at The Valley Private Hospital in Mulgrave this morning after a cold water pipe burst in…
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Childcare faces ‘crisis’
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. An early childhood education union claims childcare fees in Dandenong have soared…
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Crane falls at Mulgrave hospital
Building works at The Valley Private Hospital were halted on Friday morning when a crane fell, causing what was described as minimal structural damage. No…
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Close call in Dandenong North crash
Two drivers were taken to Dandenong Hospital after a crane-truck and bus collided on Stud Road, Dandenong North, on Thursday evening. Both vehicles were extensively…