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Perils of the ‘shoot’
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
WHAT makes a war photojournalist put their life at risk for a photo?
Nadja Kostich, who directs Bare Witness - a play on...
Show of support needed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DOVETON'S annual show may be downsized due to a dire lack of volunteers.
The show, a low-cost alternative to the Royal Melbourne Show,...
Fire destroys unit, dog dies
A woman escaped a fire at her Athol Road unit in Springvale South last Thursday.
The woman had been sleeping when she was woken about...
Golden moments like these
A SHAFT of golden, wintry sunshine filtered through the trees at the St James Heritage Hill complex and illuminated the church hall.
It...
Garbo who didn’t get it right nabbed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
THIESS Systems has refused to comment after its rubbish trucks were caught 'double-dipping' for several weeks in Dandenong North.
Somerset Drive resident Terry...
Three storeys, like it or not, in MacPherson Street
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
RESIDENTS have been told they have no formal rights to oppose a three-storey apartment block proposal that will tower over one of...
Four charged with armed robbery of Dandenong South store
TWO men have been charged with the armed robbery of a Dandenong South furniture store yesterday.
It’s alleged that two men carrying knives held up...
Lasith Malinga heads to Monash
By Roy Ward
HAWTHORN-Monash University has secured Sri Lankan cricket star Lasith Malinga for one Premier Cricket Twenty20 game on December 2.
The 28-year-old fast-bowler will...
Bangholme dog obedience club hit by burglaries
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells
A DOG obedience club in Bangholme has been hit by a series of burglaries in recent months.
Between Wednesday and Friday of last...
Drum Theatre in the red
A Drum Theatre advisory committee has been appointed by Greater Dandenong Council in an effort to reduce losses of up to $600,000 a year.
Peter...
Danger at Springvale level crossing
Pedestrians and drivers running the gauntlet at Springvale's level crossing were targeted by police last week.
Acting Superintendent Charlie Allen said the level crossing was...
Teens face charges after Springvale assault
Four people have been charged after an alleged abduction and assault in Springvale last Thursday night.
Police said a 17-year-old boy was walking along Turramurra...
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Free buses trial voted down
South East Metropolitan MP Rachel Payne has vowed to continue fighting despite a proposal for free and more frequent public-transport buses being voted down...
