2020
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Rider killed in Springvale South
A motorcycle rider has died in a crash with a car in Springvale South on Wednesday 24 June. The motorbike, also carrying a pillion passenger,…
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Legal service gets Covid funding
Springvale Monash Legal Service is one of the lucky recipients of joint State and Federal Government funding to help community legal centres across the state…
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New Covid test site in Dandenong
For those dreading the snaking queues at community testing sites, another Covid-19 testing option has opened up in Dandenong. Innovation Health Medical Centre in Dandenong…
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Hunt for hidden Covid-19 cases
Greater Dandenong’s Covid-19 active case numbers have risen to four amid fears that infection numbers are under-reported in the council area. Its numbers rank just…
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Car-seller bashed by Facebook predators
An Endeavour Hills man has been hospitalised after being allegedly bashed outside his home by a carload of males trying to steal his Facebook-posted vehicle.…
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Lotto riches in Springvale
A customer at Springvale Lotto has bought a $740,000-plus prize-winning ticket in a recent TattsLotto draw. The entrant was one of 27 division-one winners across…
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Road rage in Robinson Street
Police are seeking information on a road rage incident in central Dandenong on Monday 15 June. Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives say a 51-year-old…
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Draft hub’s ‘community feel’
Much innovation is hidden in the just-released Keysborough South Community Hub draft design, according to a Greater Dandenong councillor. The naturally lit building with copious…
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No Somyurek ties to council: mayor
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says ex-ALP powerbroker and alleged-branchstacker Adem Somyurek has had no direct influence in council affairs. The Star Journal asked if…
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Meng Heang Tak goes to ground
A state MP and former Greater Dandenong mayor has not responded to alleged links to an extensive ALP branchstacking operation. In its recent expose, Nine…
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Whistle-blower slams ‘over-the-top’ shutdown
A City of Greater Dandenong whistle-blower has told a State Parliamentary inquiry that the closure of I Cook Foods by health authorities was “over-the-top” and…
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Slug-gate ‘deliberate’, ‘targeted’
Before she allegedly found a slug in the back corner of I Cook Foods’ factory, a Greater Dandenong environmental health inspector was hunched down in…