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Apartment tower for Herbert Street
A towering apartment building has been given the green-light among predominantly one-storey homes in Dandenong. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal approved the 13.1-metre, four-storey…
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Supper Room’s new life
Springvale Town Hall’s revitalised Supper Room was aptly re-opened with an enticing morning tea. On 19 February, Greater Dandenong mayor Roz Blades cut the ribbon…
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Hospital robbery foiled
An unknown person has foiled an attempted robbery of a worker on a ‘smoko’ break at Dandenong Hospital. The 56-year-old staff member, of Reservoir, was…
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Worker loses thumb, company fined
A Noble Park steel fabrication company has been fined $30,000 after a 28-year-old worker lost his thumb in a workplace accident. The 28-year-old’s left thumb…
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Stolen items ready for return
Dandenong police are seeking to return a treasure trove of 30 stolen items such as power tools, motorcycle gear, drones and industrial equipment. The property…
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Gang of five in Noble Park carjacking
A man has been car-jacked soon after parking in Knox Street, Noble Park. The 23-year-old Noble Park man was approached by a station wagon of…
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Sleeping occupants’ home torched
Residents have awoken to a deliberate fire started on their home’s front porch in Keysborough on Sunday 17 February. The occupants as well as their…
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Armed intruder kicks in front door
A man wielding a kitchen knife has kicked in a front door and startled two occupants in a Keysborough home in the early hours of…
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Stabbing aftershock
A public housing tenant remains at his Doveton home despite being recently convicted of a sickening attack on his next-door neighbour’s dog. Alan Erskine, 54,…
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Red Roo bounds to victory
Two teams of supremely talented Red Roo Sports basketballers were unbeaten as they claimed regional championship trophies in Warragul. The Dandenong-based under-16 and under-19 teams…
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Council vows love for kindy
City of Greater Dandenong has endorsed a multi-council campaign to fight impending federal cuts to kindergarten funding. Cr Matthew Kirwan, who raised the motion, said…
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Learning the value of libraries
Ever-inquisitive Maroulla Radisavic loves a library. A regular at Dandenong library, she says it’s a place not only to read up on her varied interests…
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