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Springvale South pair to face court on charges of assault, theft
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells
TWO Springvale South men have been charged after a 15-year-old boy and a man were bashed and robbed in separate incidents in...
Springvale: Vehicle trapped between train platforms
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells
A SPRINGVALE South man faces multiple charges after driving a car between platforms at Springvale railway station.
Police say the 31-year-old drove a...
PSOs to guard Noble Park station
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
PROTECTIVE services officers have started their vigils over Noble Park railway station.
The posting of armed guards from August 7 comes soon after...
Dandenong station: Safety first as PSOs take hold
While many commuters are waiting for protective services officers at their local railway station, police say PSOs have virtually wiped out crime at Dandenong...
Athol Road primary’s green drive
Pupils Tim and John of Athol Road Primary School in Springvale South are given a hand by Patterson Cheney Toyota detailer Sudantha Laksiri...
‘Time to learn’ about the truth of Vietnam conflict
By MICHAEL ELY
VIVIENNE Nguyen rolled her eyes and tried her best not to listen whenever her father mentioned the war.
The daughter of an interpreter...
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HARRY Li and Michael Choi, of McDonald Real Estate's Springvale and Aspendale Gardens offices respectively, have been judged among the state's best five auctioneers.
Both...
Sharing a gift of love
By DANIEL TRAN
IN the last few seconds of her life, Michelle Parker looked her father, mother and husband in the eye and told them...
Builder’s solid contribution
By Marg Stork
RETIRED Dandenong builder Piet 'Peter' Mettes died as he would have wished: among friends at the Green Table billiards club in Dandenong...
Edna to make it a century, plus one
By MARG STORK
THERE was an air of excitement and anticipation at Darvall Lodge nursing home in Noble Park this week as residents and...
Feral cat warnings after teacher bitten
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A NOBLE Park Primary School teacher was hospitalised after trying to contain a feral cat in a classroom.
To add salt to the...
Ruffled over pigeons
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
PIGEONS and their droppings have got shoppers and traders at a Doveton shopping strip in a flutter.
Regulars at the Autumn Place shopping...
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Medicinal cannabis reform welcomed
Former Greater Dandenong mayor Roz Blades says a State reform for drivers using medicinal cannabis is a "step in the right direction".
Under the new...
