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Labor member slams backroom moves
By CASEY NEILL THE Labor Party pulled the strings behind Greater Dandenong’s mayoral election, according to councillor John Kelly. He labelled his colleagues “a bunch…
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Pokies fight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THE Greens have backed a multi-council campaign to reduce the harm wreaked by poker machines – while the Labor and Liberal parties…
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Cash falls short for most vulnerable
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAJOR parties have failed to commit extra resources to tackle violence against the state’s most vulnerable women despite a damning recent report.…
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Meat factory thieves case the joint for follow-up raid
THIEVES have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a Dandenong South meat factory. They targeted the Redgum Drive factory twice in…
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Three into one to go great
THE three racing codes will unite for one action-packed night of racing for the running of the City of Casey Tricodes Night on Saturday 22…
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Drag racing stretches police resources
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH residents fear drag racing on the Dandenong Bypass will soon kill. Michelle, who didn’t want her surname published, lives in the…
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Library’s vault of knowledge
GREATER Dandenong libraries have a new 24-7 online resource. The Vault was officially launched at Dandenong Library last Wednesday, 5 November. It draws on detailed…
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Police driven to distraction
SPRINGVALE police jumped in a semi-trailer to nab distracted drivers. Senior Sergeant Alan Dew said the trial operation used the truck as a spotting vehicle…
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Missing teen’s safe return
By BRIDGET SCOTT A CRANBOURNE girl who went missing on Monday afternoon has been found. Sarah Cartedge, 12, returned home safe and well on Wednesday…
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Neighbours treated after fire rescue attempt
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TWO well-intentioned neighbours were hospitalised after coming to the rescue of an 87-year-old Endeavour Hills woman whose house was engulfed in flames…
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Stand together
By CASEY NEILL “I PLEDGE to man up.” Male students at Keysborough College signed this pledge during a unique approach to tackling violence against women…
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United against the pain
By GROUP EDITOR GARRY HOWE “I SWEAR never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oath.” A growing number…