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New V/Line carriages to secure Dandenong South manufacturing jobs
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS ABOUT 70 manufacturing jobs have been ‘‘secured’’ after the state government ordered new V/Line carriages from Bombardier Transportation Australia’s Dandenong South factory.…
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Summerstay blitz on drunk, drugged drivers
Drunk and drug-affected drivers are being targeted in a 24-day, Greater Dandenong-wide police blitz. Operation Summerstay, which started November 16, is taking place in busy…
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Premier Cricket: Panthers eye off Twenty20 finals
By ROY WARD DANDENONG Panthers vice-captain Tom Donnell believes his side is more than capable of making the Premier Cricket Twenty20 finals after a patchy…
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Cyclists call for more off-road bike routes
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong’s employment hubs need more off-road bike routes to lift the low numbers of residents riding to work, a Bicycle Network…
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Bombs found in Cranbourne garage
Five home-made bombs were among a drugs and weapons haul found by police in a Cranbourne East residential garage last Wednesday. Greater Dandenong police say…
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Jayco 'battler' workers hit the Powerball
Eight workers at Jayco’s caravan factory in Dandenong South struck a windfall of more than $1.8 million each in last week’s Powerball draw. The winning…
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Freccia Azzurra's 'woggy' look at Christmas
CHRISTMAS comes early — and with a self-described ‘woggy’ flavour — in a stand-up comedy show in Keysborough next week. Tahir, one of the comedians featuring…
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Dandenong choir in tune for a big concert
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Singing together is bringing together people from all walks of life in Greater Dandenong. Conductor Shaun Islip says music is “the glue” that…
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Love has a golden touch
By MARG STORK FROM Scotland to Keysborough, and multiple stops between, William and Margaret Kerr have certainly come a long way. The happy couple celebrated…
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Double celebration for birthday, wedding anniversary
FRIENDS and family of Keith Shugg and his wife Sheila marked the couple’s 63rd wedding anniversary this month, even though the pair were not well…
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Farewell to a friendly face
By MARG STORK BLANCHE Lillian Lucas, a popular Noble Park resident, always had her door open for family and friends. A staunchly independent woman, Miss…
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VPL: Thunder appeal delayed
Dandenong Thunder’s appeal against a $40,000 fine and 10-home-game lock-out penalty handed down by a Football Federation Victoria tribunal has been postponed by a week.…
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