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Undercover car
By CASEY NEILL FAMILY violence unit police can make discrete visits thanks to a new car from the council. City of Greater Dandenong last week…
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High-rise concerns continue
A FOUR-STOREY apartment block in Springvale received council approval last Monday. But not all the City of Greater Dandenong councillors voted for the application for…
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Police slam fast and furious ‘fools’
By CASEY NEILL A SPEEDING hoon wasn’t fast enough to evade police but is no doubt furious. The Berwick probationary driver has lost his car…
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Toyota close a huge blow
By CASEY NEILL AT LEAST six companies and 300 jobs in Melbourne’s south-east are on the line, following Toyota’s decision to leave Australia. South East…
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Nissan vows to carry on
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S “business as usual” for Nissan’s casting plant in Dandenong despite the announced car-making closures of Ford, Holden and Toyota. Nissan Motor…
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Sweet weekend is a blast
IT WAS a big weekend for Springvale and its surrounds, with poffertjes and fireworks taking centre stage. Burden Park in Springvale South hosted the three-day…
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Things looking up for lifts
By CASEY NEILL LIFTS at Springvale’s Number 8 car park will get a “major refurbishment” over the next five weeks, but just how often they’re…
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India set for review
A review into the future of Dandenong’s battling Little India is to go ahead despite some councillors saying it is none of the council’s business.…
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Rooftop rescue
By CASEY NEILL A ROOFTOP rescue in central Dandenong has earned praise for two police officers. Senior Constable Rob Atkins and Constable Bianca Aitken responded…
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Rubbish drivers
By CAMERON LUCADOUWELLS WAYWARD garbage truck drivers beware – you’re on camera. George Thomson is installing a $2000 motion-sensing, high-res CCTV system in his quiet…
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Filipino fun
Grandparents are Fantastic is a musical play that shows grandchildren bragging about their grandparents and their life journey in Australia. The play is on at…
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Police shocked by speeding driver
POLICE caught a Lynbrook man driving 120 kilometres per hour over the speed limit with a child in his car in Dandenong South. About 1.40am…