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Time to make a stand
NOMINATIONS are open for candidates for the Lyndhurst by-election.
Tim Holding resigned on 18 February during his fourth term as the electorate’s MP, leaving the...
Dad drowns saving son
A 62-YEAR-OLD Noble Park man drowned while trying to save his son on Saturday - one of three deaths on Victorian beaches in just...
Truck arson bid burns out
WOULD-BE arsonists attempted to set fire to a truck in Westall Road, Springvale, between 7am and midnight on 6 March.
The vehicle was parked on...
Road upgrade on back burner
THE Jones /Gladstone roads intersection with Princes Highway isn’t due for an upgrade any time soon, despite concerns from residents about the surface.
Councillor Matthew...
Foretaste of tough level
KEYSBOROUGH Cougars incoming senior women’s basketball team - slated to join the Big V in 2014 - had their first experience of the level’s...
Dough snatched as pizza man rolled
A PHONY food order lured a pizza delivery man into a vicious armed robbery in one of two serious assaults in Greater Dandenong.
Up to...
Smart meters, the right to choose
GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown is calling on the State Government to make smart meters optional, and hopes to find legal grounds to stop...
Shot man in critical condition
A 31-YEAR-OLD Dandenong man was shot in the head at a home in Brady Road on Sunday, and remains in a critical but stable...
Little appeal in penalty relief
DANDENONG Thunder’s appeal to Football Federation Australia has seen a minor reduction to its punishments, but the club remains financially vulnerable with a number...
Hospital evolves over decades
DANDENONG Hospital has celebrated its 70th birthday with a tribute to its humble beginnings.
More than 100 past and present staff and Aboriginal community members...
Mixed reaction to TAFE cash injection
CHISHOLM Institute CEO Maria Peters has welcomed a $200 million State Government injection into the TAFE sector.
But critics say the move won’t make up...
Bottle business battles
BOTTLE shops battling for customers are leading to increased violent behaviour in Dandenong, City of Greater Dandenong councillor Sean O’Reilly fears.
At the council’s 12...
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Five in favour of in-house aged care
A near-majority of Greater Dandenong's new-elected councillors support retaining council aged care and disability services, according to a survey by ex-mayor Roz Blades.
Blades led...
