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Problem gambler jailed over $114K stolen groceries

A Springvale problem gambler has been jailed after being found with more than $114,000 of stolen groceries from a shoplifting racket and a commercial...

Lib’s business record under fire

Liberal candidate Zahid Safi has conceded his paperwork had been "out-of-date" after questions were raised over his multiple small businesses. The Age reported Safi...

Arrests made in relation to Luxury CBD ram raids

Following a string of ram-raid robberies across the CBD across March-April, Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have executed a series of search warrants and...

Burra ready for blockbuster

Keysborough will be searching for its first win of the season in Southern Division 2 when it takes on rival Caulfield Bears in an...

Dingoes bark against Demons

After a weekend off for most sides in the Southern Football Netball League teams have shifted their focus towards this weekend with some important...

22 locals in action at U16s Vic trials

Seven Gippslanders and 10 Dandenong Stingrays competed in the Under-16s boys trials held at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Easter Thursday. Nar Nar Goon’s left-footed...

Casey beaten in home double header

Casey was handed its second straight defeat in the VFL at Casey Fields on Saturday, while the VFLW side was also defeated in its...

Dart Attack pumps out first victory of the season

Every team in the South West Gippsland Dart League (SWGDL) has now enjoyed the sweet taste of victory after Dart Attack pulled off a...

Huge evening of Good Friday Night racing at Cranbourne

Good Friday Night Racing is set to provide a bumper platform to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal with Southside...

‘Knowledge is power’ at women’s self-advocacy class

A Women’s Empowerment program developed for all, with no barriers has been well received in Dandenong Operated and managed by ADEC, an NDIS provider, the...

Planting in remembrance

A passionate yet humble Endeavour Hills gardening enthusiast Thi Lien Phan has secured the Best First Year award at the Victoria in Blooms competition...

Afghan journalist seeks support in translating and publishing his book.

An Afghan refugee, now residing in Dandenong is seeking help to publish his book about the challenges faced by his generation, following the return...

What’s On

ANZAC Day services Marches and services will be held by Noble Park RSL and Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL. - Thursday 24 April, 11am service at Endeavour Hills War...

A time for reflection, renewal and hope in action

Ask a child, or even an adult, ‘what does Easter mean to you’, undoubtedly the responses we would hear are as diverse as our...

Looking Back

100 years ago 23 April 1925 GENERAL NEWS The Railway Department has a passed a regulation prohibiting throwing confetti, rice, etc., on stations and in carriages, offenders...

Walking to better health

You’ve heard of physical health and mental health, but have you ever come across the term ‘social health’? Social health is the wellbeing that...

DPav wins Melbourne’s Best Parma

Dandenong Pavilion (DPav) is delighted and extremely proud to have won the MMM Best Parma in Melbourne. Our team of highly motivated and experienced...

Behind the walls of Victoria’s prisons – what life is really like for the people who work there

Ever wondered what it’s like to work in prison? Most people have a very particular idea – high walls, long and dark corridors and...

Just Cuts salon now open at Parkmore Shopping Centre

Great value Style Cuts for everybody have arrived in Keysborough with the grand opening of a brand-new Just Cuts Salon inside Parkmore Shopping Centre....

Celebrating all things Holland

The upcoming Holland Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Casey, will take place entirely indoors at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby, spanning 7000sqm under...

Sculpting a big impact in a small space

As backyards shrink, new ideas for gardens are on the rise. Smaller areas have necessitated a rethink in how to design outdoor spaces for...

ALP pledges $5m for Dandenong Hospital ICU upgrade

Labor has pledged $5 million to upgrade Dandenong Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). The project would modernise the current 14-bed ICU, with larger patient...

Ram-raiders target Noble Park Nth servo

Thieves have stolen cigarettes during a ram-raid of a service station in Noble Park North early on Sunday 20 April. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives say...

Candidate Cr files ‘bullying’ complaint

Greens councillor and federal candidate Rhonda Garad has filed a complaint to WorkSafe against Greater Dandenong Council and its chief executive. Garad, who is on...

Climate alliance dumped

A local green group has labelled Greater Dandenong Council as a “laughing stock” after the council voted to depart a regional climate-change coalition. The council...

Name drops, heat rises on Afghan Bazaar

In a sudden about-face, Greater Dandenong councillors have voted to temporarily cease the Afghan Bazaar marketing term for a popular retail precinct in Thomas...

Funding pledges for the South East

As the Labor and Liberal parties desperately try to win votes in the South-East, they have promised funding to a swathe of community groups,...

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‘Knowledge is power’ at women’s self-advocacy class

A Women’s Empowerment program developed for all, with no barriers has been well received in Dandenong Operated and managed by ADEC, an NDIS provider, the...