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Shisha plans go up in smoke
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillors have rejected a proposed shisha lounge in Lonsdale Street, declaring it could be illegal under the Tobacco Act. At…
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Fire death not suspicious
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS POLICE have confirmed that the death of a woman in a unit fire in Dandenong on Tuesday night was not suspicious. The…
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Signed up for the banner
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S a once-in-150-years, special record of the times. Disability-rights advocate Sharon Harris last week presented a 1.5 metre laminated banner to the…
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He’s the BMW bandit
POLICE are hunting a man who stole a luxury car earlier this month and used it in several petrol drive-offs, including in Noble Park. The…
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Bus stop assault
POLICE have released images of a man believed to be connected with an indecent assault of a girl at Dandenong railway station on 25 July.…
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Drain crash car driver in cardiac arrest
A MAN was been rescued from his upturned car in a drain alongside Springvale Road, Keysborough, last night. Emergency crews were called to the scene…
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Father pleads for son after attack
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ELDERLY Springvale man has made an impassioned plea in court on behalf of his alcoholic son who had throttled and bashed…
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Parking meters could cost seats
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillors’ support for on-street parking meters in Springvale could cost them the “ethnic” vote, says councillor Youhorn Chea. Cr Chea’s…
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Council split on ‘racist’ call
By CASEY NEILL “ALL Anglos are voting against this decision.” This comment from Councillor Jim Memeti at Monday night’s council meeting sparked cries of racism…
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Springvale saves a patch of green
By CASEY NEILL A SLICE of Springvale park land will stay in public hands – but won’t bolster open space shortfalls for another 10 years.…
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Newshound was born lucky
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD WHILE hosting morning radio recently, presenter Tony Jones was chastised on social media for commenting about Dandenong. With his knowledge about…
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Along the ‘inky way’
By NARELLE COULTER LEGENDARY Journal editor Greg Dickson was a fresh-faced “boy from the Mallee” in 1939 when he purchased the newspaper that would…
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