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A love for life
By CASEY NEILL BANGHOLME couple Fred and Bev Fowler met at the Shepparton Show 51 years ago this month. They were just 15 and 13…
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School grounds to go for housing
RESIDENTS will be kept updated on plans to put homes on two former Springvale South school sites. Greater Dandenong councillors at their 14 September meeting…
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Hastings backed as Melbourne’s second freight port
THE Port of Hastings needs to be a key topic in discussions over privatising the Port of Melbourne, the City of Greater Dandenong says. The…
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Journal’s story hits the big screen
THE Dandenong Journal’s 150th anniversary celebrations continue this week with the screening of a video commissioned to mark the historic occasion. The video, which will…
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Cash flows to schools
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH NEXT year, 14 schools in Dandenong will receive a share in more than $4.8 million in State Government funding a part of…
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Council’s $1m loss far from fine
GREATER Dandenong wrote off almost $1.1 million in bad or doubtful debts last financial year. This was almost $300,000 above the budgeted $818,000. The council’s…
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Hoons hounded
By CASEY NEILL THE dog squad has sniffed out three would-be hoons who crashed into a power pole in Springvale. A patrolling canine unit spotted…
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Men arrested after punch claim
A TAXI driver was arrested after allegedly hitting back at a man who he claimed threw a punch at him in Dandenong earlier this month.…
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Face slashed in broken bottle attack
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN faces eight months’ jail after pleading guilty to “bottling” a person in the head as well as to several liquor…
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‘Ninja’ strikes in park mugging
A MAN has been robbed at knife-point in a Dandenong park by a ninja-style assailant for just $30. The victim was walking through Hemmings Park…
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Cash stolen in milk bar raid
A MAN has stolen about $1000 from a Dandenong milk bar after threatening the woman behind the counter. The man was inside the Ross Street…
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Truck torched
POLICE are investigating a suspicious car fire in Dandenong last week. The 2004 Isuzu truck was parked at the corner of Stud Road and King…
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