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Square rename brings civic disharmony
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong Council has finally settled for Harmony Square as the name for its giant civic square but not without a note…
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Teen charged over Anzac Day terror plot weapons
A NARRE WARREN teenager has been charged with importing weapons planned for use in a foiled terror plot allegedly targeting Anzac Day services in Melbourne’s…
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Pop-up raided
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD POLICE have released images of four boys they wish to speak to after a mobile phone was stolen from a pop-up kiosk…
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Police smash driver hurt
THREE people have been hospitalised after a police van travelling through a red light was struck by another vehicle in Dandenong North on Thursday morning.…
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Man hurt trying to stop theft
A KEYSBOROUGH business owner was hospitalised after being dragged along the road as he tried to stop thieves from stealing his trailer. The owner spotted…
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Paws for cat thought
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH MOTHER cats being dumped after birth is a story 2nd Chance Cat Rescue founder Daniela Maslen hears all too often. On average…
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Dark waters of the city’s hidden demons
Jack Johnson is the author of When The Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes…
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School to make upgrade available to other students
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH ONE of Melbourne’s largest co-educational government schools, with more than 300 students in each year, has undergone a major arts upgrade and…
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Scan kits to fight
DANDENONG Rotarians will do their bit to beat bowel cancer throughout May. Trevor Harding lost his 38-year-old niece Debbie Greer to the disease about 15…
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Advertising big screen break
COMMERCIAL advertising is set to hit Dandenong Civic Square’s big screen. Greater Dandenong councillors approved a report on Monday last week for the big screen…
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Midnight bin blaze
A COUNCIL bin was set on fire outside an elderly woman’s house in Dandenong last month. The woman spotted the flames from her front window…
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Police take a swipe at negligent car owners
OPPORTUNISTIC thieves are swiping car keys and then making off with the owner’s car at alarming rates according to police. Police have responded to a…