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Powder closes mail centre
By CASEY NEILL A SUSPICIOUS mail item forced about 400 workers to evacuate the Nathan Road mail centre in Dandenong South last night (Thursday). An…
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Suspicious package sparks evacuation at Dandenong South mail centre
FIVE employees were taken to Casey Hospital last night after a suspicious package was found at Dandenong South’s Australia Post centre last night. Hundreds of…
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Noble Park home raided in massive drugs bust
A NOBLE Park home was among several raided in a police operation that this week saw $205 million in methamphetamine seized and two people charged.…
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Ready in red for autumn
MORE than 3500 people flocked to celebrate the season in Keysborough on Sunday. The Autumn Fest at Wachter Reserve featured live bands, a rock climbing…
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Woman and horses killed in jack-knife smash
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN A DANDENONG woman was killed in a collision involving a B-double truck on the Melba Highway in Dixon’s Creek on Sunday. Police…
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Cash injection to treat drug patients
AN extra $500,000 is set to help Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department respond to drug and alcohol-affected patients. Health Minister Mary Wooldridge and South Eastern Metropolitan…
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Stars take to the streets
THE 360 Allstars have been inspiring the next generation of musicians, dancers and athletes in Greater Dandenong this week. The troupe features top performers from…
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Station under protection
SPRINGVALE Railway Station now has protective services officers (PSOs) on patrol every night from 6pm until after the last train. They started patrolling on Tuesday…
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Push to get school in the zone
By CASEY NEILL CALLS are growing for a school speed zone on Princes Highway in Dandenong following a tragic pedestrian death last month. But VicRoads…
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Keeping Anzac spirit alive
A STORY, picture or poem could be the best way to commemorate the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.The Star is running the Sands of Gallipoli…
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Needless cruelty
A DOG was shot in the head in a Keysborough front yard on 5 April. The seven-year-old boxer’s owner, a man in his 70s, heard…
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Armed robbery bid foiled
POLICE thwarted one armed robbery attempt last week, but are appealing for witnesses to two others. They intercepted and arrested a 27-year-old Frankston man exiting…