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Comic fun free
Comic-lovers living in the south-east are invited to attend a free comic book day on Saturday, May 5 from 11am-4pm at Alternate Worlds, 10 Railway…
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Keysborough animal shelter hit by $250,000 blaze
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FIRE has gutted a veterinary clinic at the Australian Animal Protection Society in Keysborough. The not-for-profit animal shelter in Homeleigh Road suffered…
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Colourful opening
Staff from Uniting Aged Care Noble Park and African drumming performers were on hand for the colourful opening of their new facility last week. The…
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Arrest over Springvale party stabbing
A 17-year-old St Albans boy was arrested after allegedly being involved in a stabbing at a party in Springvale. Police were called to a Daveys…
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Memories of migrant hostel bloom in Springvale
By TARA McGRATH WHEN a group of residents sought to mark the long, proud history of the Enterprise Migrant Hostel in Springvale, it wasn’t hard…
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Dandenong expo takes job seeking to a hire level
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. UP to 5000 job seekers are expected to flock…
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In the engine room
Chisholm TAFE auto apprentice Donny Strachan inspects the undercarriage of a bus donated by former public transport magnates, the Grenda family. The 1985 Volvo bus…
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More against green wedge rezone
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. MELBOURNE Water has joined objectors against Greater Dandenong’s push…
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Raid on motorcycle store was no joke
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AT first, Dandenong South motorcycle accessories retailer Tristan Culvenor thought he was being taken for a cruel April Fools’ Day ride. A…
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Marg Moments: Easy pickings at fruit stall
LAST Tuesday afternoon I spotted a well-dressed middle-aged woman walking past the fresh fruit displayed by a greengrocer in Chester Street, Oakleigh. It was temptingly…
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As trains hurtle in, unlikely hero steps up
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN injured back and a hernia hanging out of his stomach didn’t stop a WorkCover pensioner from twice saving a young man’s…
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A $200,000 jump-start
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells CASEY Council will consider funding defibrillators at each of its 88 sports pavilions at a possible cost of about $200,000. Casey sport…