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SITA: Lyndhurst’s future toxic tip’s quake safe
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. TIP operator SITA claims Lyndhurst’s proposed toxic waste landfill…
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Marg Moment: Opening the family album
ALTHOUGH it’s a trove of information about the good old days in our town, Dandenong and District Historical Society is keeping one eye firmly on…
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South-east football abandoned due to big wet
By Roy Ward A NUMBER of football and soccer matches across south-east Melbourne have been cancelled or postponed due to wet weather over the past…
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South-east floods: Bayles, Lang Lang, Cranbourne also hit hard
By Catherine Watson THIRTEEN homes were evacuated in the Koo Wee Rup township and another 13 in Bayles as floodwaters rose throughout last night. SES…
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Little India grocer beats government in Supreme Court
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A Dandenong grocer has landed a blow for fellow…
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Dandenong floods: Floods keep roads closed
Heatherton Road remained closed westbound at Dandenong North due to floodwaters today, although city-bound traffic could reach the Monash Freeway at Endeavour Hills. The road…
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Earthquake, aftershocks felt across the region
By Megan Levy and Nathan Partenza VICTORIA has been shaken by more than 60 aftershocks since a magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled Gippsland last night, the…
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Flicks, bricks and clicks
Has the internet really killed DVD rental stores the way video killed the radio star? Tara McGrath finds out. Every Monday morning, an elderly woman…
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Police hunt driver after man hurt in Hallam hit-run
A HALLAM man suffered a broken shoulder in a hit-run crash yesterday. The man, 40, was struck while crossing Hinrichsen Drive by a black Holden…
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Earthquake hit 100 kilometres from Dandenong
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells THE shockwaves from a magnitude-5.3 earthquake in Victoria’s south-east were felt but no significant damage reported in Melbourne’s suburbs. The tremor struck…
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Woman escapes sexual assault bid in Noble Park
A man pushed a 51-year-old woman onto her back and straddled her during an attempted sexual assault in Noble Park earlier this month. Dandenong sexual…
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Springvale hard rubbish up in flames
A HARD rubbish pile was incinerated on a Springvale nature strip early last Wednesday morning. An Olympic Avenue resident heard banging noises outside about 2.30am…