Charity Red Cross Hospital
On Monday evening the monthly meeting of the Dandenong Red Cross Hospital committee was held at the Town Hall, the Rev E G Veal presiding. Dr Taylor reported upon a venereal case to which he had attended, and desired to know to what extent the committee were prepared to assist – it was decided that in urgent and indigenous cases treated by the hospital doctors, the drugs ordered would be paid for by the committee until further notice. Such cases would be treated as out-door patients.
50 years ago
24 April 1973
Johnny Farnham joins the Journal
Australia’s “King of Pop” Johnny Farnham, will join the staff of the Journal when it goes daily between May 14 and 18. He is just one of the big “names“ in entertainment, sporting and journalistic fields who will bring you Australia’s first paid daily suburban newspaper. Coinciding with the week-long celebrations to mark Dandenong’s centenary of local government, The Daily Journal is also offering prizes valued at more than $5000 in competitions for all the family.
20years ago
21 April 2003
Council: toll is better than a later freeway
The State Government’s announcement that the Mitcham- Frankston Freeway would be tolled sent shockwaves through the eastern suburbs. A toll road is better than a late freeway, Greater Dandenong Mayor Kevin Walsh has conceded. The acknowledgement followed last week’s shock State Government backflip. The freeway is expected to cost $1.8bn and will connect Melbourne’s eastern and south eastern suburbs. Cr Walsh said that while he was “incredibly disappointed” about the decision, Transport Minister Peter Batchelor had delivered a fait accompli – either accept tolls or wait longer for the road. “We want this freeway delivered on time,“ Cr Walsh said. Greater City of Dandenong Council met Mr Batchelor last week to discuss the Government decision. “This is a double blow for the people of the south-east ––not only will we have tolls but we already have the worst public transport system in Melbourne,” Cr Walsh said.
5 years ago
23 April 2018
Big Screen Dandy
All eyes will be on Dandenong at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Short film “All these Creatures” is among eight competitors for the Palme d’or, the highest prize awarded at the French festival. It’s the only Australian film to make the cut. It was shot almost entirely in Greater Dandenong, students from local schools were used as extras, and three young people from the community worked on the film to gain industry experience through a mentorship program. Writer and director Charles Williams told ABC 774 that Dandenong was “a great part of town. “For me it’s one of the most interesting parts of Melbourne. It has a really vibrant, not just multicultural community, but it’s also incredibly diverse visually. We set the film in the mid 90’s and there were some areas where you could get something more dated and there were some areas that weren’t as gentrified as other parts of Melbourne.”
Compiled by Dandenong & District Historical Society
