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Gathered in solemn Anzac tribute
HUNDREDS flocked to Anzac services at Noble Park and Springvale yesterday. The events were marked by traditional parades of veterans and solemn services, including the…
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Police net nabs drivers
Police impounded one vehicle and tested 11 drink drivers on Friday night as part of a large-scale random breath test operation in Springvale. Operation SAS…
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Joining many cultures under shed roof
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A BENEFACTOR is needed to provide a roof for a pioneering Men’s Shed in Springvale. The shed will be different to other…
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Project flags court settlement reform
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A TRIAL project at Dandenong Federal Magistrates Court has…
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Jam-packed as the last line of UK defence
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AUSTRALIAN soldiers, posted for the last-ditch defence of England in World War II, were armed with little more than jam tins, beer…
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The hard road of drugs and mental illness
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AS Daniel Keith is quick to tell his Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria clients, he has done the hard yards. Mr Keith, 26,…
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Marg Moments: The discovery of a missing gem
By Marg Stork THERE’S an interesting report in this month’s edition of Gipps-Land Gate, published by the Dandenong and District Historical Society. A report handed…
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Mental health warning signs
Health and Community Services Union assistant state secretary Paul Healey led mental health workers in a stopwork protest at Dandenong Hospital last Thursday. The protest…
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Booming rooming a sign of crisis
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A SURGE in rooming houses in Greater Dandenong is…
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Red letter day for disability hope
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. IT’S fear that is motivating Dandenong West parents Kaye…
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Duo charged on robberies
By Catherine Watson AN 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with a spate of armed robberies in Narre Warren, Berwick, Dandenong,…
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Cement mixer topples in Dandenong South
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells and James Taylor A DRIVER was taken to hospital after his cement mixer tipped on its side in Dandenong South last week.…