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Bank robbery charge
Armed Crime Squad detectives charged a man over an alleged attempted bank robbery in Dandenong. Police allege the 24-year-old Doveton man fled once the bank’s…
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Mugged at train station
Thieves bashed and robbed two young men near Springvale railway station. Police said the pair, aged 19 and 20, were on a footpath in Sandown…
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Signal achievement for region
By Casey Neill Bombardier will play a key role in a $1 billion contract for rail works. Premier Daniel Andrews and Public Transport Minister Jacinta…
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Stolen car set ablaze
Vandals pushed a car into a drain and set it on fire in Noble Park. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Kimberley Alp said the…
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Prime site fetches almost $3 million
A prime site in central Dandenong has sold for $2.97 million. Fitzroys sold the 710 square metre block at 260-264 Lonsdale Street at auction with…
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‘Angel’ notches up 40 years
By Narelle Coulter Long-serving Patterson Cheney employee Ann Borradale has been one of “Patto’s little angels” for 40 years. That’s the term she and other…
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Elevated rail process begins
The first of four rail beams across Corrigan Road in Noble Park is in place. It was installed on Monday 17 July, in a first…
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Holistic approach to youth crime
A $700,000 grant will boost a Greater Dandenong program to tackle youth crime. The State Government announced the Youth Crime Prevention cash on Friday 14…
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Helping needy feast while they fast
By Casey Neill Springvale students collected food for the needy while themselves fasting through Ramadan. Minaret College introduced the Halal Food Drive to Year 9…
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Ampacet a leader all the way
By Casey Neill “I thank you for bringing colour to our lives.” And with that, Industry and Employment Minister Wade Noonan officially opened Ampacet Australia’s…
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Big bucks to boost Black Rhinos charge
By Casey Neill Dandenong’s Black Rhinos will receive a $220,000 boost over the next four years. The basketball team is helping at-risk migrant youths to…
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Big bucks for capital works
St John Ambulance Dandenong has a fresh new look, thanks to a Federal Government grant. Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus visited the Attenborough Street site…