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Husband beaten
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WOMAN accused of a long history of family violence, offending her legal-aid lawyer and urinating in police cells was refused bail…
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Blitz books 31 pedestrians
By CASEY NEILL A PEDESTRIAN safety sting in Springvale and Dandenong detected almost 50 offences late last month. Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol Acting Senior Sergeant…
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Chill wind of warning
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG North father and son team are the subjects of a Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) warning. Neil Turner, 62, and Robert…
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Plan to cut thefts from cars
By CASEY NEILL POLICE are turning to motorists for help to cut thefts from cars. Officers and Neighbourhood Watch members will visit crime trouble spots…
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Little India spice up call
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PROPOSED council review into Dandenong’s struggling Little India precinct will need to spark a “massive” revigorating campaign, says an aggrieved trader.…
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Uniting Church lives up to its name
TRINITY Uniting Church in Dandenong has played a leading role in my life. I attended services in the Scott Street church and my first marriage…
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Wood waste nailed down
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG recycler is highlighting the beauty in wood packaging waste and encouraging Australian designers to consider sustainability. The Waste Converters and…
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Toddler in fire death
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG toddler died in a fire this morning, locked inside his Potter Street home. Detective Sergeant Lionel Joseph said the three-year-old…
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Dandenong unit ablaze
UPDATE: POLICE are investigating after a three-year-old boy died in a house fire in Dandenong this morning. The fire occurred at the Potter Street home…
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Woman’s death ‘suspicious’
UPDATE: By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park woman, 52, was found dead outside her home this morning (Thursday). Her Theodore Avenue neighbours heard “screams then…
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Man’s last breath cry for help
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park man called triple zero with a desperate plea for help just minutes before his death last Thursday. Police found…
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Firefighters save school
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Rise Primary School’s 101-year-old campus was nearly no more after fire broke out just days before students returned to the classroom.…