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Career change a good fit for top apprentice
By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG apprentice Mitchell Dowling has trumped more than 35,000 others for a top honour. The 25-year-old won the Best Victorian Apprentice Award…
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Fatal creek fences
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS COUNCILLORS have urgently called for safety fencing between a Dandenong South playground and a floodway that claimed a young boy’s life last…
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MP set to make her mark
By CASEY NEILL GABRIELLE Williams not only kept Dandenong in Labor hands at last year’s State Election – she kept it in Collingwood’s grasp, too.…
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Tourist splash
By CASEY NEILL A CABLE water-ski centre could bring 90,000 people to Bangholme each year. This month Activ will apply for permits to build the…
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Walking tall
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS JANG Dhadly has long dreamed of walking with straight feet into his parents’ home in Punjab, India. Thanks to a leg-up from…
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Race workers cross the finishing line
SANDOWN Racecourse’s garden and grounds workers clocked off for the final time last Friday. On 15 January 34 workers at the Sandown and Caulfield tracks…
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Swag for safety reforms
By CASEY NEILL THE danger of fire risk swags, which are being used by people sleeping rough in Dandenong, are set to be raised with…
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Flag waving for the city’s future
By CASEY NEILL ACTION on level crossings is high on Gabrielle Williams’ agenda – and not a moment too soon, residents say. Labor’s pre-election plan…
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Teens hunted after ram-raids
TWO teenagers are being sought by police after a stolen car to ram-raid five small businesses within two hours in Noble Park North, Keysborough, Dandenong,…
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Firefighters bin there
ARSONISTS set fire to a rubbish bin in Dandenong just after 1am on 31 January. Residents from units at 60 Clow Street noticed flames coming…
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Days of blazes
ARSONISTS lit three blazes at two Dandenong reserves in two days. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars believes the same people could be…
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Fence jump fire alert
A NEIGHBOUR came to the rescue of a 70-year-old Springvale woman whose garage went up in flames. They saw fire coming from the Lee Avenue…
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