2020
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Light relief in aged homes
A Dandenong funeral home is beaming in live entertainment to locked-down aged care residents. Le Pine and White Lady Funerals will stream a horse-themed film…
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Push for social housing boost
The urgent need for more social housing has become sharper during Covid-19, a Greater Dandenong Council report has stated. Greater Dandenong, with 12 other councils…
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Faith and love in Covid times
How do we sustain ourselves, our loved ones and our community as the darkness seems to deepen, as an infectious disease re-grips our lives with…
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Paid pandemic win at Spotless
Spotless commercial laundry in Dandenong South have won their fight for paid pandemic leave as it remains locked down in Covid quarantine, their union says.…
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Covid 19: Woolies cluster soars to 57
Twenty Covid-19 cases have been added to the Woolworths distribution centre Mulgrave cluster as Victoria recorded a record 725 new infections and 15 deaths. There…
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Covid-19: Outlook Gardens cluster grows
Outlook Gardens aged care home’s Covid-19 cluster has grown by five in the latest official statistics. The Dandenong North facility, which has been temporarily assisted…
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I Cook Foods closure ‘valid but not fair’: report
The forced shutdown of Dandenong South commercial kitchen I Cook Foods was “valid but not fair”, a Parliamentary inquiry report has found. Fiona Patten, who…
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Springvale men strike Lotto riches
Two Springvale men have each pocketed nearly $890,000 after winning division-one prizes in a TattsLotto draw on Saturday 1 August. They were among six division-one…
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Covid-19: DHHS investigates Jayco, Bestway clusters
Health authorities are contact tracing Covid-19 outbreaks at Bestway supermarket in Lonsdale Street Dandenong and Jayco’s factory in Dandenong South. The cluster of at least…
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Buckley’s best of the best
Dandenong District Cricket Association powerhouses, Buckley Ridges have announced the club’s Team of the Decade – and what a powerful unit it is. The democratic…
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Cricket Victoria set a date
Cricket Victoria has confirmed the start date for the 2020/21 Victorian Premier Cricket season, with the governing body targeting 24 October as the day to…
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Houdini Boy’s magic continues to mystify
Houdini Boy continues to amaze greyhound racing fans, with another dazzling last-to-first performance at Sandown Park last Thursday night – this time on his 595-metre…