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Castle well-grounded
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A PRIMARY school has cast its fund-raising net afar to build a boldly-named ‘community castle’ on its school grounds. Dandenong West Primary…
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Four hurt in brawl
A BRAWL in Birdwood Avenue, Dandenong, has put four men in hospital with facial injuries. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Shane Pola said the victims…
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Cash grab after assault
A SPRINGVALE South woman received a rude shock when she answered a knock at her door last week. A man assaulted her and demanded money…
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Forum on race speech
A COMMUNITY forum to discuss proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act that critics say strips away protections against racial hate speech will be held…
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Men on grass fire charges
THREE men will answer arson charges following a grass fire in Copas Park, Noble Park, on 23 March. A witness at Noble Park Fire Brigade…
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Funds boost for kids
AT-RISK kids in Greater Dandenong are receiving support to grow through Southern Cross Kids’ Camps. Bank of Melbourne’s Neighbourhood Fund provided a $15,658.65 grant to…
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Midnight footpath robbery
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a robbery on Stud Road, Dandenong, on 19 March. A Mooroopna man, 28, was walking on the footpath 100…
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No plans for derelict school yet
THE State Government still won’t reveal plans for the abandoned Southvale Primary School site. Lyndhurst MP Martin Pakula in Parliament asked Education Minister Martin Dixon…
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Keeping calm
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS BARRISTER Michael Kuzilny regularly practises both meditation and the law in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. He says he’s learnt to detach himself from…
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Choose your bins
By CASEY NEILL NEW bins will roll out across Greater Dandenong from July, and residents have the power to pick them. The Great Bin Swap…
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Fire on the fence
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a deliberately-lit fence fire in Herbert Street, Dandenong. CFA crews attended and extinguished the blaze, which started about 6am…
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Car crunch central
DANDENONG and Springvale are among with worst suburbs in Victoria for common road accidents. According to the AAMI Crash Index, launched last month, Dandenong had…
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