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Cranbourne man hurt in Dandenong hit-and-run
POLICE are investigating a hit-and-run in Dandenong on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a 37-year-old man tripped while he was walking along Hammond Road and fell…
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Noble Park hit-run: Man charged with attempted murder
UPDATE: A 21-year-old Meadow Heights man was due to face the Melbourne Magistrates Court today after his arrest following an alleged hit and run collision in…
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Knife-wielding bandit holds on Noble Park servo
A KNIFE-wielding bandit escaped on a bicycle after holding up a service station on the corner of Heatherton and Chandler road, Noble Park this morning.…
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Blind woman targeted in 'appalling' Keysborough bag snatch
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A BLIND woman says her confidence has been shaken after having her bag snatched from her shoulder on the way from Parkmore…
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Police break up party
More than 20 police officers and three police dogs were called to an out-of-control party in Noble Park on May 11. Police took 45 minutes…
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Bullies off-line
Pupils at Mossgiel Park Primary School in Endeavour Hills, including Pooja, Dylan, Jason and Makayla, know how to extricate themselves from a cyber bully’s web.…
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Raids net drugs, weapon
Two men have been charged with drug and weapons offences after police raided two homes in Springvale and Clayton South on March 9. Police from…
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Mental illness: To hell and back
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NOT many people could understand the ‘‘long haul’’ faced by Diane Bellette. A single mother, she has cared for her middle-aged son…
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Disability access: A wish-list for Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan will press for a council investigation of a litany of central Dandenong disability-access black spots. Cr Kirwan…
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Springvale special school gets state-of-the-art campus
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS STUDENTS who used to slum it on a cramped campus are now learning at a $12.5 million state-of-the-art education centre at Springvale…
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Avocare feeds them by the truckload
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS EACH day a vast warehouse in Dandenong is giving away truckloads of free food. About 70 charities, sports clubs and other community…
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Huggable posters add joy to travel
By YESSAR DAOU You may have noticed that Sandown Park, Noble Park and Yarraman railway stations have attracted some unusual visitors of late. Poster-like artwork…
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