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Knocked out in brutal street robbery
A man has been beaten unconscious during a robbery by three males in central Dandenong. The 34-year-old victim had his phone and wallet stolen during…
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Stolen-car fire sparks emergency
A torched stolen car has sparked a fast-moving grass and scrub fire that blazed through a shed and threatened homes and businesses in Bangholme. The…
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Shot corpse found in crashed car
A man believed to be aged in his 50s has been found dead with gunshot wounds in a crashed car in Dandenong. The man was…
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Man wanted for lewd act on train
Transit Crime Investigation Unit is appealing for public assistance to identify a man after he allegedly showed pornography to a 10-year-old child. Investigators have been…
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Bank burner jailed
A man who poured a container of petrol and set fire to himself inside the front door of a Springvale bank full of customers has…
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Speaking up for the voiceless
A Tamil interpreter who worked at Australia’s off-shore detention centres has made a public plea for its captives. Wicki Wickiramasingham, who was recently crowned as…
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Pell verdict shocks priest
It’s been a strange week for recently retired pastor Michael Shadbolt at Doveton’s Holy Family Church. In the first days of renouncing his priestly robes,…
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Peg’s family-life a ‘blessing’
Flanked by a huge brace of family, Doreen ‘Peg’ Hill celebrated her 90th birthday in dappled sunshine at Wilson Botanic Park. The Dandenong-born great-grandmother says…
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Diversity in the kitchen, on the plate
There’s a new schnitzel in town called Spice of Life – and that title is certainly no lie. Aptly to be launched for Harmony Day,…
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Golfers score high for charity
About 100 golfers teed off for the 10th annual City of Greater Dandenong charity golf day. The Take a Swing for Charity event at Huntingdale…
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$60m retail precinct underway
Construction has been started on a $60 million retail development in Dandenong South. The 2.5-hectare Logis retail precinct is the latest part of the industrial…
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‘Predatory’ rapist lured backpacker on Gumtree
A father of six who lured, imprisoned and repeatedly raped a foreign backpacker for six hours in a Keysborough motel room has been jailed. Alimadad…
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