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Custody officer’s locked in
By CASEY NEILL DODGING spit, fists and verbal abuse is all in a day’s work for custody officer Ellen Rider. The Noble Park woman worked…
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Drive against sky rail project
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS RESIDENTS in Douglas Street, Noble Park, are mobilising against the possible destruction of nearby parkland by the proposed sky rail project. Eric…
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Drug trafficking in school car park
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has pleaded guilty to trafficking after being caught with 900 prescription tranquilizer pills in a Dandenong North high school car…
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Law review to clear the way
DANDENONG will host a forum to help to shape a council shake-up. Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins said the Local Government Act had been amended…
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Police called to church fire
UPDATE 5.25pm ST COLUMBA’S church faces a possible $1 million damage bill from a suspicious fire this morning. The Noble Park church’s kitchen and recreational…
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Early-morning break-in
A DANDENONG man disturbed an early-morning thief in his Market Street home. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Bree Jarvis said the thief entered the…
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Biting pit bull sends attacker fleeing
A PIT bull has come to its owner’s rescue during a violent assault in a Dandenong home. The two victims heard a knock on the…
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Fine over truckie underpayment
UNDERPAYING three truck drivers has cost a Dandenong South transport company more than $40,000. The Federal Circuit Court penalty followed a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation…
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Burglars make off with bikes
THIEVES stole more than $50,000 in rare military-grade electric bikes from a Springvale store. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Andrew Paternott said the burglary…
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Mystery over man’s death
A 26-YEAR-old man has died shortly after arriving with life-threatening injuries at Monash Medical Centre. According to police, the man presented at the Clayton hospital’s…
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Rate cap squeeze on sky rail
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Sean O’Reilly has voiced concern about the cost of maintaining new parks and open spaces under the proposed sky…
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Parking charges cut
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS PARKING meter fees in Warwick Avenue, Springvale, were reduced by Greater Dandenong Council from Tuesday. From 9am parking limits were increased from…
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