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Words to the wise on wedded bliss
By CASEY NEILL TALKING has been the key to Mary and Gerald Borg notching up 55 years of wedded bliss. “Fight but make up before…
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The changing face of Springvale
SPRINGVALE’S streetscape is set for a shake-up. City of Greater Dandenong plans to build on the momentum the level crossing removal project created. On Monday…
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Skate park to be ramped up
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SKATE park touted as “changing the face of Noble Park” is set for security and amenity upgrades. Skaters across Melbourne have…
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Platform for city safety
By CASEY NEILL SAFETY was in the spotlight at Dandenong Railway Station on Tuesday 20 October. The Greater Dandenong Safe City Day featured healthy snacks…
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Husband threatened to burn family
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG man throttled his wife and regularly threatened to kill her and their four children by setting them alight with petrol…
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Complaint over site dust
By CASEY NEILL A DUST cloud has left a Dandenong woman gasping for air and questioning training for asbestos removalists. Sharon Harris lodged complaints with…
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Carers praised for old-fashioned kindness
A NEW aged care centre in Keysborough is leading the way. Peak aged care body Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) has selected Arcare Keysborough as…
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Smoko with the devil, that’s no furphy
Jack Looks Back, with JACK JOHNSON THE council storage yard was on a small island of land in McCrae Street. It was bordered at the…
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Bandits on the run
FOUR robbers bashed a man with a metal pole and stole his car in Noble Park. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives are appealing for public help…
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Police search for Tran
POLICE are appealing for public help to find Springvale man Nam Tran. There is a warrant for the 22-year-old’s arrest over an alleged armed robbery.…
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Amini’s statement
AFGHAN asylum seeker Khodayar Amini allegedly died after dousing himself with petrol and setting himself alight on 18 October. Refugee Rights Action Network received a…
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Self-immolation on video
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS AN ASYLUM seeker whose burnt body is believed to have been found in Dandenong bushland on Sunday (18 October) allegedly self-immolated ahead…