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Not very smart
CITY of Greater Dandenong is continuing a campaign against smart meters, despite legal advice that they can’t stop them from being installed. At their Monday…
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Service has its own rewards
A COMMUNITY service award is honouring a Springvale Benevolent Society stalwart. The Wes Eggleston Community Service Award, in its second year, will be presented each…
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Warrant for sex offender arrest
POLICE are appealing for help to locate 40-year-old Antonio Loguancio, who, they believe, might be frequenting the Dandenong area. The West Heidelberg man has breached…
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Armed robbers strike in Dandenong CBD during rush hour
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN was threatened with a knife during a peak-hour robbery in the centre of Dandenong’s busy CBD yesterday morning. Police…
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Nail bombs detonated during Springvale South search
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO hand-made bombs were discovered by police in a Springvale South unit after a ‘‘routine’’ vehicle intercept last Saturday. Detective Senior Constable…
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Toxic smoke threat to residents following Dandenong South factory fire
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Greater Dandenong residents have been told to beware toxic smoke from a fire at a fibreglass-making factory in Dandenong South this afternoon. Nine…
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Tribute bands soak up the glory
By CHAD VAN ESTROP Swedish pop group Abba last performed in Melbourne 36 years ago — the last of three concerts at the Sidney Myer…
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Man beaten in Noble Park reserve
A man was hospitalised with serious head injuries after being beaten in a Noble Park reserve. Police say the victim, a 32-year-old Noble Park man,…
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Good rapport with youth stems from a 'fair approach'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AT the Dandenong-based Safe Suburbs taskforce, there’s a feeling that things have markedly changed since adopting its new firm but fair approach.…
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Algal outbreak closes water sport centre in Bangholme
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ALGAL blooms have sunk the peak-season plans of competition rowers, slalom skiers and waterskiers at the National Water Sports Centre in Bangholme.…
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Stabbing in Dandenong Plaza
A man was fighting for his life after being stabbed in the back in a shopping centre car park in Dandenong last Monday. Police say…
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Dandenong Hospital: Patient care still, but no 'potting' rabbits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THE high jinks of former Dandenong Hospital nurse Norma Dickson would probably shock a modern medical bureaucrat into cardiac arrest. The Dandenong…
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