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Drugs charge
A SPRINGVALE South man, 36, told police he was growing cannabis in his Heatherton Road home when they arrived to search the property on 31…
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Sites on trail of settlement significance
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A second step in a trail that tells the story of how Springvale and its Enterprise Hostel welcomed 30,000 new arrivals with…
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Spaceship centre draws crowds
By CASEY NEILL THOUSANDS of people packed the $4.5 million Parkmore Shopping Centre – looking “a lot like a science-fiction spaceship headquarters” from the air…
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Resolve disability brickwalls
IT WAS the straw that broke the camel’s back when my friend, my Guide Dog Val and myself were refused entry to a Chinese restaurant…
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Sampey launches WorkCover action
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A COUNCILLOR has taken stress leave and lodged a WorkCover claim against Greater Dandenong Council for the mental toll caused by a…
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None of our business
RESURRECTION School in Keysborough has an extra $3000 and Keysborough Primary School $2000, thanks to Parkmore Shopping Centre’s School Rewards program. For six weeks, customers…
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Kremlin call a red flag
GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown believes he may have struck upon a catchy name for the under-construction Municipal Building Project in Dandenong. In a pointed…
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Minister gives safety stamp of approval
By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong workplaces have achieved their best safety performance in more than a decade. WorkCover figures released last week showed there were…
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Car smashes into office
A WOMAN and child have escaped serious injury after their car crashed through the front of an accountant’s office in Noble Park this afternoon. The…
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Murder charge
By CASEY NEILL HOMICIDE Squad detectives have charged a Doveton man following the death of a 31-year-old mother of four in Noble Park overnight. Her…
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Sounds of sorrow
By CASEY NEILL NOBLE Park’s Marna Court is today filled with the haunting sounds of wailing women in mourning. Police and paramedics were called to…
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Colours blaze for quilt show
Lyn Spencer’s busy needle is creating a lot of good. Not only is she sending her quilts to the world’s disaster zones but she has…