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Milk-bar robbers get the shakes
A Dandenong milk-bar owner has bravely fought and scared off two robbers who appeared to be armed with guns. “I had no time to think,”…
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Level crossing gone by September
The deadly Abbotts Road level crossing is set to be removed by early September – several months ahead of schedule. The State Government has announced…
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The final frontier
The sky is the limit for Dandenong, which has leapt to the forefront of Australia’s space technology program. DefendTex, which is based in Dandenong, will…
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Stabbed in street
A man in his twenties was assaulted and died at the scene outside a milk bar in Doveton on Thursday evening, 19 July. Police and…
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Coach defeats basketball bans
A junior coach has told of the personal toll after defeating bans by basketball authorities from entering Dandenong basketball stadiums. After a bitter legal stoush,…
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Pet suffers cruellest of cuts
Three brutal slashes of a blade have maimed a gentle-natured pet in her family’s Doveton backyard. RSPCA are investigating the unthinkably cruel acts that sliced…
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Sifting ‘fairyland’ from reality
Victoria Police is at odds with the Federal Government over the existence of ‘African youth gangs’. In contradiction to remarks of senior government ministers, a…
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Building wells of compassion
Students at Mt Hira College have dug in to help provide fresh water in the trouble-struck country Myanmar. On 16 July, students presented $2400 to…
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Gang talk ‘hurting’ in packs
Young African-Australians feel like they are being portrayed as criminals as a hot political debate has raged on ‘African youth gangs’. One of the flashpoints…
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More works needed for sky-rail: council
There are no plans to enact key items of Greater Dandenong Council’s wishlist for further infrastructure in Noble Park, according to the Level Crossing Removal…
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Spice of life at SWAT75
There’s a ring of mystery behind the name of a lively new Dandenong diner SWAT75. We can tell you that SWAT stands for Steaks, Wings…
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Snowfields in Springvale
Real snow – trucked in from the ski-fields – is set to fall again on Springvale’s streets. More than 80,000 tonnes of the white stuff…
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