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App helps dob in sex offenders
A NEW app is making it easier for victims to anonymously report sexual assault and harassment – helping to keep track of unsafe areas and…
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Lucky tradie downs tools for a … $3million jackpot
A SPRINGVALE South tradie is $3 million richer following last Thursday’s Powerball draw – just days after almost giving up his lucky numbers. The 55-year-old,…
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English barrier to fair wage
A DANDENONG business underpaid a delivery truck driver who spoke limited English more than $124,000 over five years, the Fair Work Ombudsman will argue in…
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Time to make a stand
NOMINATIONS are open for candidates for the Lyndhurst by-election. Tim Holding resigned on 18 February during his fourth term as the electorate’s MP, leaving the…
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Dad drowns saving son
A 62-YEAR-OLD Noble Park man drowned while trying to save his son on Saturday – one of three deaths on Victorian beaches in just a…
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Truck arson bid burns out
WOULD-BE arsonists attempted to set fire to a truck in Westall Road, Springvale, between 7am and midnight on 6 March. The vehicle was parked on…
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Road upgrade on back burner
THE Jones /Gladstone roads intersection with Princes Highway isn’t due for an upgrade any time soon, despite concerns from residents about the surface. Councillor Matthew…
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Foretaste of tough level
KEYSBOROUGH Cougars incoming senior women’s basketball team – slated to join the Big V in 2014 – had their first experience of the level’s toughness.…
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Dough snatched as pizza man rolled
A PHONY food order lured a pizza delivery man into a vicious armed robbery in one of two serious assaults in Greater Dandenong. Up to…
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Smart meters, the right to choose
GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown is calling on the State Government to make smart meters optional, and hopes to find legal grounds to stop their…
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Shot man in critical condition
A 31-YEAR-OLD Dandenong man was shot in the head at a home in Brady Road on Sunday, and remains in a critical but stable condition…
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Little appeal in penalty relief
DANDENONG Thunder’s appeal to Football Federation Australia has seen a minor reduction to its punishments, but the club remains financially vulnerable with a number of…
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