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Not very smart
CITY of Greater Dandenong is continuing a campaign against smart meters, despite legal advice that they can’t stop them from being installed.
At their Monday...
Service has its own rewards
A COMMUNITY service award is honouring a Springvale Benevolent Society stalwart.
The Wes Eggleston Community Service Award, in its second year, will be presented each...
Warrant for sex offender arrest
POLICE are appealing for help to locate 40-year-old Antonio Loguancio, who, they believe, might be frequenting the Dandenong area.
The West Heidelberg man has breached...
Armed robbers strike in Dandenong CBD during rush hour
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A MAN was threatened with a knife during a peak-hour robbery in the centre of Dandenong’s busy CBD yesterday morning.
Police say...
Nail bombs detonated during Springvale South search
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
TWO hand-made bombs were discovered by police in a Springvale South unit after a ‘‘routine’’ vehicle intercept last Saturday.
Detective Senior Constable Alistair...
Toxic smoke threat to residents following Dandenong South factory fire
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Greater Dandenong residents have been told to beware toxic smoke from a fire at a fibreglass-making factory in Dandenong South this afternoon.
Nine crews...
Tribute bands soak up the glory
By CHAD VAN ESTROP
Swedish pop group Abba last performed in Melbourne 36 years ago — the last of three concerts at the Sidney Myer...
Man beaten in Noble Park reserve
A man was hospitalised with serious head injuries after being beaten in a Noble Park reserve. Police say the victim, a 32-year-old Noble Park...
Good rapport with youth stems from a 'fair approach'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AT the Dandenong-based Safe Suburbs taskforce, there's a feeling that things have markedly changed since adopting its new firm but fair approach.
Dandenong's...
Algal outbreak closes water sport centre in Bangholme
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
ALGAL blooms have sunk the peak-season plans of competition rowers, slalom skiers and waterskiers at the National Water Sports Centre in Bangholme.
Parks...
Stabbing in Dandenong Plaza
A man was fighting for his life after being stabbed in the back in a shopping centre car park in Dandenong last Monday. Police...
Dandenong Hospital: Patient care still, but no 'potting' rabbits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
THE high jinks of former Dandenong Hospital nurse Norma Dickson would probably shock a modern medical bureaucrat into cardiac arrest.
The Dandenong retiree...
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Drum to the blues for prostate awareness
Dandenong’s Drum Theatre has been bathed in blue light for five nights in support of local men and families with prostate cancer.
The initiative from...
