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Cutting crime: cameras to do the trick
By CASEY NEILL CCTV will keep an eye on six Greater Dandenong locations under a Coalition Government. Liberal Bruce candidate Helen Kroger joined Justice Minister…
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Cohesive meal connects community
By CASEY NEILL Sign up to serve up a meal to promote community connectedness in Greater Dandenong. Dandenong’s Wafaa Beaini is an ambassador for the…
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Police probe fatal stabbing
A man was fatally stabbed in Keysborough on Saturday 18 June. Police responded to reports that a man had been stabbed at an Olive Grove…
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Nabbed after pursuit, kidnapping drama
Police charged a man over an alleged child-snatching in Dandenong North and car pursuit through several suburbs. It was reported that a man, 22, forcibly…
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Vote opens up wedge debate
By CASEY NEILL A push for smaller block sizes in the Bangholme green wedge is doomed to fail, says Greater Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan. A…
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Rising up to business challenge
By CASEY NEILL New migrants and refugees are tapping into their talents and getting Ready to Fly. Social enterprise Space2b has brought its mentoring program…
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Always in their hearts
By CASEY NEILL Annette Hilton made a lasting impact on classrooms and hearts at Springvale Rise Primary School. Assistant principal and her colleague of 11…
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Figures show crime leap
By CASEY NEILL The number of crimes recorded in Greater Dandenong jumped 26.7 per cent in 12 months, latest statistics show. The jump was 34.6…
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Seat sits in the balance
Ahead of the Saturday 2 July election, Journal reporter CASEY NEILL is catching up with the key candidates for the three seats where Greater Dandenong…
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Traffic lights get the green light for danger junction
By CASEY NEILL Cash is now the only thing holding back life-saving traffic lights at Robinson Street and Princes Highway in Dandenong. Greater Dandenong Council’s…
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Child safe after pursuit
AN ALLEGED child-snatching in Dandenong North on Friday morning triggered a police pursuit through several suburbs. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said it was reported that…
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School to be hit by Gonski cut
By CASEY NEILL Dandenong High School will miss out on more funding than any secondary school in Victoria if the Gonski funding doesn’t continue. The…