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Copping the good and the bad
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS: clucadou-wells@mmpgroup.com.au RACISM among some police is still a concern, legal aid advocates have claimed. Speakers at last week’s Springvale Monash Legal Service…
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Peacemakers of the streets
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS We join a team of peacemakers building bridges between police and young people from African and Pacific Islander communities. Their targets are…
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Life 'ruined' by deliberate high-speed smash
By ADAM COOPER, The Age A MAN told his fiancee their lives were about to end before he deliberately rammed his ute into the back of…
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Pooch on the loose
By CASEY NEILL A NARRE Warren family is desperately searching for their diabetic pooch, who went missing from a Dandenong North home almost three weeks…
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Jobs up to speed
DANDENONG High School students tapped into career advice through a ‘speed dating’ session with a twist. Dozens of people from different professions were positioned around…
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Body of work gets youths back in shape
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG automotive program for at-risk youths is offering more skills than ever before. HandBrakeTurn (HBT) Dandenong, run by Concern Australia, gives…
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Trams on the road rails
A NEW tram built in Dandenong South hit the tracks this week. Yarra Trams unveiled the first of 50 Bombardier-built, low-floor E Class trams in…
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Street sex pests
By CASEY NEILL GUTTER crawlers propositioned a 19-year-old girl twice in just seven minutes as she waited for a bus in Scott Street, Dandenong, on…
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Wonderful white Christmas in July
SPRINGVALE’S heart will soon become a winter wonderland – complete with snow. The first Springvale Snow Fest is on from 1pm to 7pm on Sunday…
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The feelings of a perfect day
By RUSSELL BENNETT IT WAS like something straight from a Toyota AFL advertisement… Oh, what a feeling! Endeavour Hills 18-year-old Ellie Blackburn received a handball…
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Warriors in upset win
By DAVID NAGEL A lightning-fast start from the Keysborough Cougars did not help on Saturday night, eventually going down 65-60 to Maccabi Warriors in their…
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Students take it to the extreme
EXTREME environments were in the spotlight at Springvale’s Athol Road Primary School last month. Students explored rainforests, Antarctica and even the Aussie bush in the…
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