Journal
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Council soaks up fuel price hikes
By Nathan JohnstonRISES in fuel prices could reduce the road maintenance jobs in the City of Greater Dandenong. The city’s director of engineering services Tim…
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Promoter raises concerns for future of supercar race
By Paul PickeringDEPARTING Sandown 500 event promoter Jon Davison has fired a parting shot at the owners of the Springvale venue, claiming that decisions made…
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Centre may close
– Shaun InguanzoNOBLE Park’s leading drug and alcohol addiction support service may be on the brink of closing down. Sources close to Star have revealed…
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Appeal for purse cash theft victim
POLICE are appealing for a theft victim to come forward to after cash was stolen from a woman’s purse at Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre. Police…
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Wanted: migrant hostel memorabilia
By Shaun Inguanzo CALLING ALL residents who once stayed at the Enterprise Migrant Hostel in Springvale – your memorabilia and stories could help form part…
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Chea inducted as new mayor
By Shaun InguanzoGREATER Dandenong councillors formally elected Springvale Central Ward councillor Youhorn Chea as the city’s mayor last week. Star revealed last week prior to…
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Clock ticking on Happy Hour
THE great Australian tradition of Happy Hour will be debated at a Springvale drug action community forum next week. Chairperson Eddie Micallef said the forum…
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Chemical plant moves in
A RAPIDLY-growing chemical company now calls Dandenong South home after it outgrew its former Scoresby site. Orica Woodcare Products was officially opened last week by…
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School opens
A HIGH-TECH learning facility awaited students on their first-day back at Mount Hira College, and the best is yet to come according to the school’s…
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Saints home in a thriller
SIXTH-placed St Mary’s provided the thriller of the round nine Dandenong and District Cricket Association games, getting across the line in the second last over…
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Eagles draw line under finals spot
By Paul PickeringA DRAMATIC draw was enough for the Doveton Eagles to secure the last remaining finals berth in Southern Football League Division Three competition…
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Amy puts her best foot forward
By Glen AtwellUNLIKE many of her fellow athletes, Amy Burren is walking, not running, towards international sporting success. The 11-year-old from Narre Warren Little Athletics…