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State budget a mixed bag for south-east
By DANIEL TRAN and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT does the 2013-14 state budget mean to residents in Melbourne’s east and south east? Among announcements made by…
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Dandenong line to run extra peak trains
By ADAM CAREY THOUSANDS of commuters accustomed to squeezing onto trains on Melbourne’s most crowded rail corridor will get some much needed wriggle room next…
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Two arrested over Dandenong carjacking
Special operations group police have arrested two men following a carjacking and kidnapping in Dandenong late on Saturday. Police said a man and two women…
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ALP wins Lyndhurst
ALP candidate Martin Pakula has won the Lyndhurst state byelection with a 7 per cent buffer. After final counting on Wednesday in the once-safe Labor…
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Pair flee crashed car in Doveton
A driver and front-seat passenger fled before two males were cut out of a car that crashed in Tristania Street, Doveton, about 4.20am on April…
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Cancer: Healthy outlook makes every day precious
By CATHERINE WATSON WATCHING Veronica Matajevac’s sparkling eyes and hearing her ready laugh, you would think she was in the peak of health. Yet she…
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Anzac Day: Police charge woman over theft from collector
A Springvale woman has been charged over allegedly stealing an Anzac appeal collector’s handbag and car at the Endeavour Hills shopping centre on April 20.…
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Dandenong Hospital: Safety all-clear given three times in seven years
WORKSAFE inspectors cleared Dandenong Hospital three times in the past seven years in response to employee safety concerns. A WorkSafe spokeswoman said hospital staff on…
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'Contractor' takes laptop
A man purporting to be a contractor has stolen a laptop from a house in McWilliam Street, Springvale. The ‘contractor’, who said he was hired…
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Dandenong Hospital: Guards lash out at restrictions
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS UNARMED security guards say they are being denied the use of reasonable force to protect staff from violent visitors at Dandenong Hospital’s…
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Dandenong Hospital: Strike threat wins more guards
NURSES last week called off their threatened walk-out from Dandenong Hospital emergency department after breakthrough talks with Monash Health. Monash Health agreed to immediately increase…
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Assault in Dandenong park
A man was assaulted and robbed by three males in Dandenong Park about 7.30pm on April 24. The 55-year-old Dandenong man, who was intoxicated, had…
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