2020
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Second school in lockdown
A second school in the region has closed due to a student testing positive for Covid-19. Gleneagles Secondary College in Endeavour Hills will be closed…
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Burglars snared in motel raid
Two alleged serial burglars were arrested while hiding in a motel room on Wednesday 22 July. The 52-year-old man and 36-year-old woman from Glen Waverley…
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Concerns for missing teen
Police hold concerns for a missing teenager last seen in Springvale more than a month ago. Shakira Fowlds, 17, was last seen on 16 June…
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Covid-19: active cases top 50
Ten new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Greater Dandenong amidst a record 484 infections in Victoria on 22 July. The council area recorded 54…
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Covid-19 strikes supermarket, egg farm
A Keysborough supermarket and an egg producer have been closed due to workers testing positive to Covid-19. Woolworths Parkmore closed for deep cleaning overnight on…
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Covid-19: High school closed
Dandenong High School has been closed for at least three days after a student tested positive for Covid-19. The school closed on Wednesday 22 July…
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Dope crops seized
More than 300 cannabis plants have been seized during two police raids in Keysborough and Narre Warren South. Springvale Divisional Response Unit officers discovered a…
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Facebook seller robbed at home
An Endeavour Hills man has been violently robbed at his home after advertising a phone for sale on Facebook. A male, who contacted the victim…
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Covid-19 ‘roller coaster’ continues
Covid-19 cases have risen steeply in Casey and Greater Dandenong as Victoria recorded 374 new infections on 21 July. Casey recorded 27 new cases –…
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Covid-19: Carload cops $8000 fine
Five men in a car that drove through a red light in Dandenong South have been fined for breaching ‘stay-at-home’ restrictions. Police say they stopped…
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Homes too close to toxic industry: mayor
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says the council’s industrial-2 zone for the most hazardous industries should be moved out of residential suburbs. His comments come…
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EPA approves waste-to-energy
A controversial waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South has been granted works approval by the state’s pollution watchdog Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). The applicant Great…