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Police seek clues to last hours of Springvale man
By CASEY NEILL HOMICIDE Squad detectives will set up an information caravan in Noble Park today as they continue to investigate the suspicious death of…
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Special delivery
By CASEY NEILL A SPRINGVALE police officer saved a baby girl’s life last Wednesday – just two weeks after starting at the station. Constable Laura…
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Little boy lost
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SAFETY around a playground near the banks of Dandenong Creek is set to come under scrutiny after the drowning of a three-year-old…
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Remembering Clarence
By CASEY NEILL CLARENCE Reardon was just seven months old when he succumbed to a month-long battle with whooping cough on 19 March 1902. The…
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Mystery of body in street
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE man Peter Danh was found dead in a Noble Park street on Thursday night. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the 36-year-old’s…
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Pancakes too hot
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A TERRIFIED neighbour’s pleas for Pancake Parlour’s Dandenong restaurant to close off its car park to after-hours drunks, drug dealers, hoons and…
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Women burnt in gas explosion
By CASEY NEILL A GAS-FUELLED explosion in Springvale South has left two women with severe burns and promoted a safety warning. Springvale Fire Brigade Senior…
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Call for rate hike
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH residents should pay extra rates to meet growing demand for new facilities. This was the suggestion from Councillor Sean O’Reilly at…
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Pearls of wisdom
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS WELL-earned pearls of wisdom from a Dandenong group of venerable women have been recorded in a booklet. ‘Dandenong Community Stories’ shares tales…
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Vote one refugee
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DECLARING himself as the first Afghan refugee to run for State Parliament, John Gulzari said it was about time Dandenong’s 5000-strong Hazara…
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Foster runs into McCrae
What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best-known street names. This week the Journal looks at…
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Gateway to success
IT HAS been a big 12 months for Mark Hutton since he started working at Gateway Industries in Dandenong. Addressing the company’s AGM on Wednesday,…