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Jake's owner Noel Cheeseman always cleans up after him. Picture: Jason Edwards.

THE phrase "never stray off the beaten track" has never been truer than at Greater Dandenong's dog off-leash areas. » more

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'Callous weasel' bashed disabled Dandenong man

Ben, pictured with his mother Sharon and stepdad Souhail, was viciously attacked as he went to collect a newspaper from his yard. Picture: Jason Edwards.

THE mother of a young disabled man, bashed when he went to get the morning paper, has told of the horror of finding her son covered in blood. » more


Police crack down on speedsters on the Princes Highway. Picture: Marcella Davie.

Noble Park North's highway of horror
SPEED demons tearing up the Princes Highway and surrounding Noble Park North streets have sparked new calls from residents for a police blitz. » more


Toilets at the Dandenong police paddocks are among sites listed on the website. Picture: Jason Edwards.

Website names Greater Dandenong's public sex spots
PUBLIC toilets at Dandenong Plaza and change rooms at Dandenong Oasis swimming pool are among hundreds of locations listed on a website as places for people to meet for sex. » more


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Remarkable rise for Dandenong's 'Patto'
DANDENONG Cricket Club coach Warren Ayres called it "amazing". » more


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Find and house or agent
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Jordie Albiston thinks of poetry as a living and breathing art form.   
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Finding challenge in verse

JORDIE Albiston loves the mathematics of poetry. » more

N02dv402a1: Oz rock legends The Angels and the Hoodoo Gurus have booked Diamond Valley pub rockers MissAndretti as their support band. Picture: LAWRENCE PINDER N02DV402.

Proud to be pub rockers

PUB rock is loud, proud and sweaty. » more

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Strange Tales

One of the mystery road signs. For more, click on the gallery link in this article.

Langwarrin sign language

THE mystery road signs around Frankston we revealed sparked a global reaction. Read what people around the world thought about the witty installations. » more

Stolen gnomes and ornaments have taken up residence with Jan Masson at Aspendale Gardens Community Centre.

Roof garden 'rescue'

IS YOUR gnome at home? » more

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