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Local jobs pledged for high-speed rail
Bombardier Transportation and its 400-strong workforce are in line to build a proposed fleet of high-speed regional-network trains, says Opposition leader Matthew Guy. Visiting the…
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Robots for the future
A new fleet of robotics equipment will be used to train the next generation of mechanical engineers at Chisholm TAFE. Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams announced…
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Good guys who need a home
There’s one key ingredient missing from Endeavour Hills Mens Shed – and that is a shed to call home. With the backing of a massive…
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Boy missing in Noble Park
Police are appealing for help to find an 11-year-old boy last seen in Noble Park on 2 October. Thomas McGrath is described as 130 centimetres…
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Heathers meet their match
The Escapees Theatre Company’s latest darkly comic musical Heathers carries a timely message, says director Sharnika Takacs. Set in the late 1980s, this adaptation deals…
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Youth mayhem reported in Lynbrook
Police have been called out to manage an estimated 100-plus unruly youths in Banjo Patterson Reserve, Lynbrook. At least 10 police vehicles, including Public Order…
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Phone robber armed with butter-knife
A Dandenong North man has been held up with a butter knife while robbed of his phone on Springvale Road, Springvale. The 21-year-old victim was…
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Man bashed, robbed at Burden Park
A man out walking through a Springvale park has been bashed by a group of five males and robbed of his mobile phone. The 48-year-old…
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Townhouses short of parking
Greater Dandenong councillors have overruled council planners by knocking back a multi-townhouse development at 39 Ellt Crescent, Noble Park. Neighbours had objected to the proposed…
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Grim sign tells of pokies toll
Greater Dandenong has got behind a touring mobile billboard calling for political action to stem the losses from pokies machines. The billboard visited Dandenong on…
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Loyal to life, Ms Selleck raises 100
Loyal Selleck joyfully celebrated 100 years with a high tea with family and friends at Monash Health Community in Springvale on 24 September. “I suppose…
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Dog dies from stab wounds
A family dog has died after being found with stab wounds in its backyard in Dandenong. ‘Vuk’, an 11-year-old Maltese-Jack Russell cross, was found seriously…