Journal
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Opals move in
By Paul PickeringDANDENONG Basketball Stadium will become ‘Opals HQ’ under a two-year deal announced by Basketball Australia last week. BA high performance manager Wayne Carroll…
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State’s oldest twins
By Lia BichelTHE oldest twins in Victoria, Mary Colquhoun and Alice Churchill are still each other’s best friends after 94 years. The identical twins celebrated…
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Council off their trolleys
By Lia BichelSHOPPING trolleys dumped on Noble Park streets and in reserves are not only an eyesore but are posing a threat to people’s safety,…
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Heartfelt plea for sick pup
By Lia BichelPETS Paradise at Parkmore Shopping Centre is raising money for a critically ill puppy in need of surgery. Three-month-old Harry Heart Murmur, a…
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Traders preview ‘exciting’ year
By Lia Bichel THE Dandenong Retail Traders Association (DRTA) held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday night to discuss ‘Another Exciting Year in…
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Wannabe warrior’s jail term
By Melissa Meehan and Lia BichelCOLIN Maurice Gibbons, of Dandenong, has been sentenced under federal law for impersonating a Vietnam veteran. Gibbons was found guilty…
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Memorial win to Forty Twenty
NORTHERN raider Forty Twenty claimed the second Group race of his career with a hard-fought victory in the $36,000 Group 2 Maidment Memorial at Sandown…
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Push on for Panthers
By Paul PickeringDANDENONG’S inconsistent batting line-up must make a stand at Camberwell this weekend if the Panthers are to keep pace with the top eight.…
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Passion for education
By Lia BichelCHISHOLM Institute CEO Virginia Simmons was awarded a prestigious Officer of the Order of Australia (OA) medal in the 2010 Australia Day Honours…
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Died after tree crash
A Frankston man died when his car hit a tree in Keysborough at the weekend. Picture: Keith Pakenham, CFA Public Affairs By Lia BichelA 78-year-old…
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Vandals hit school
POLICE are on the hunt for vandals who set fire to a toilet roll and threw it into a portable classroom at Doveton North Primary…
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Soil plant appeal
By Lia BichelA CONTROVERSIAL planning permit knocked back by the City of Greater Dandenong council will go to VCAT. Renex applied last week to appeal…