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Keys to Show’s feast of fun
Volunteering stalwart Ann Keys can be traced back to Dandenong Show’s origins more than 150 years ago. She has also forged her own 30-year history…
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Show ‘ambitious’ from the outset
Looking back, the Journal reported on the “ambitious” schedule for the first Dandenong Show in 1872. The Dandenong and South Bourke Agricultural Association’s show took…
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Berwick Springs on the board
Berwick Springs has broken through for its maiden win in the new Dandenong District Cricket Association Turf 3 season, overcoming the previously unbeaten Lynbrook by…
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Bloods to be tested
The challenge has been thrown to Springvale South to repeat last summer’s Dandenong District Cricket Association T20 competition heroics after drawing a pair of fellow…
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Melbourne Cup leading contenders at a glance
It’s the race that stops the nation, and here are some key facts and figures around the 164th edition of the Melbourne Cup. TOP CONTENDERS…
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Bikies punch, kick L-plater riding on busy freeway
A gang of bikies has kicked and punched a L-plate motorcycle rider while travelling down a busy freeway. Dashcam footage shows five members of the…
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Greater Dandenong Council election – Progressive results so far
PROGRESSIVE VOTES City of Greater Dandenong – 67,601 votes returned (79.9 per cent) Progressive count – group B votes (received after 25 October) are still…
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Toxic dump operator fined
The operator of Dandenong South’s controversial toxic waste dump has been again by the state’s pollution watchdog, Environment Protection Authority Victoria. Veolia Recycling and Recovery…
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Fashions of the field
Students sported bright smiles and bright clothes after being bombed in a kaleidoscope of pigment for a Colour Run fundraiser at Lois Twohig Reserve, Dandenong…
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Nature’s healing path awaits
When spring unfolds, forest therapy guides Carolyn Shurey and Evelyn Lavelle will take a group traversing the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne on a therapeutic mission.…
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Chasing stunning auroras
It has no doubt been a huge year for aurora hunters in Victoria, including for Berwick aurora and astro photographer Mark Osmotherly. Mark’s shared his…
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Show moves with the times
This year’s 152nd Dandenong Show is responding to community feedback, with a beefed-up array of food trucks at the event. The annual attraction from Saturday…