Journal
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Festival celebrates the new year
AUSTRALIA Day wasn’t the only celebration happening on Saturday – at Sandown Racecourse in Springvale it was all about Tet. The annual Vietnamese Tet Festival…
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Shotgun start helps scholars
KEEN golfers and weekend hackers can pick up a club and take a swing for education next month. The Caroline Chisholm Education Foundation Annual Charity…
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Oz Day’s big turnout
MORE than 6500 people flocked to Dandenong Park on Saturday for Australia Day celebrations. City of Greater Dandenong Council was pleased with the turnout for…
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Strut your stuff
TALENTED tots, teens and adults can strut their stuff on stage when the Lions Club of Noble Park/Keysborough presents Burden Park’s Got Talent. The talent…
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In love with the lucky country
DANDENONG North’s Peter Jabbour doesn’t just love Australia. “I’m in love with this country,” he said. “If you want to know how lucky we are,…
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High on historic view
HERITAGE Hill will throw open its doors from noon to 3pm on Sunday for a free event. The Dandenong museum and historic gardens invites visitors…
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Woman sprayed as gang breaks in
ATTACKERS sprayed capsicum spray in a Springvale women’s face and threatened her life after breaking into her home as she slept. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective…
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Call to clean up elections
A CITY of Greater Dandenong council candidate has slammed the process for last year’s local government election as “a farce” and “a dirty and dishonest…
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Contributors to the community
GREATER Dandenong’s Australia Day Awards recognised five outstanding contributions to the local community. At the Drum Theatre in Dandenong on 26 January, Craig Hancock won…
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Roll in, me hearties
SOUTH Sea Roller Derby new kids on the block Blackheart Breakers will take on the Dolly Rogers – undefeated last year – in Keysborough on…
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Fire ends up a fizzer
KIDS have used soft drink retrieved from a bin to extinguish a deliberately lit fire in Noble Park. Two teenagers were seen on the western…
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DHS assess face-to-face
SECURITY fears following an arson attempt have seen face-to-face child support services cancelled in Dandenong. The Department of Human Services (DHS) completed a security review…