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Dandenong Hospital: Time for a dose of history
By MARG STORK IN 1939, as World War II broke out and Dandenong was beset by fires and other upheavals, a committee took a unanimous…
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Asylum deluge reaches Greater Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS SUPPORT services are being “stretched” more than ever by surging numbers of asylum seekers in Greater Dandenong. The municipality is Victoria’s main…
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VPL: 'Hard' to find flare culprits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club executive said it would be “extremely hard” to find the culprits responsible for igniting several flares at…
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Asylum seeker's daily worry
SRI Lankan asylum seeker Kumaradevendrar — also known as Kumar — says in some ways he would be better off still being in immigration detention. After…
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Breastfeeding affront at Dandenong cafe
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A MOTHER is taking a stand against a Dandenong cafe that is alleged to have ejected her from the premises for breastfeeding.…
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Candidate all fired up for election
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AS the Journal’s eagle-eyed photographer Gary Sissons quipped: maybe you do need to be a rocket scientist to get into politics. Greater…
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Woman pushed into car, assaulted at Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WOMAN was indecently assaulted after being pushed inside a four-wheel-drive in Dandenong this month. Victoria Police’s sexual crime squad detectives say…
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Keysborough factory fire 'not suspicious'
A FACTORY fire in Keysborough last Friday morning has been declared non-suspicious. Detective Senior Constable Tim Sullivan said the blaze was triggered by an electrical…
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Thunder flare-up: Girl 'only a few millimetres from her losing an eye'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A 10-YEAR-old girl was ‘‘a few millimetres’’ from losing an eye after being struck by a rocket flare fired from among Dandenong…
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Man robbed at knifepoint in Noble Park
A MAN was robbed at knifepoint near Sandown Park railway station, Noble Park on Sunday night. Police say the 23 year old of Noble Park…
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Woman's car struck by semi-trailer outside Parkmore shops
A WOMAN suffered minor injuries after her car was struck by a semi-trailer outside Parkmore shopping centre on Cheltenham Road, Keysborough yesterday. Police say the…
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Eight arrested, two taken to hospital after brawl at Pultney Park
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO males were taken to hospital and eight arrested after a brawl in Pultney Park, Dandenong on Saturday night. Police say two…