Left: Firefighters did not take long to control a fire that saw five trucks set alight in Dandenong. By Melissa MeehanARSON detectives are investigating a…

This week the Star takes a look back at last year’s headlines, covering stories from July to September THE State Government and Greater Dandenong Council…

From left Alison Rae Jones as “Mabel,” Brian Hannan as The Major-General, and Philip Gould as “The Pirate King.” By Melissa MeehanCHRIS McKenna and Promac…

By Melissa MeehanPOLICE are appealing for assistance to trace a man who has been preying on young children in Keysborough, Springvale and other south-eastern areas…

A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been charged over a hit-and-run that killed a man in Dandenong last week. Sri Lankan refugee Thiruvadivel Sriskantharajah died after he…

HEATHERTON Road will soon have a direct connection to the Princes Highway. Local MP Daniel Andrews said work was currently being tendered, with submissions closing…

By Lia BichelA NOBLE Park family is fed-up with “local idiots” after a hit-run crash left their Marsham Street property in a mangled mess. Mr…

By Stuart TeatherTHE Springvale Lions welcomed the Baseball Victoria season back after the break with a clean sweep – both the men’s and women’s teams…

By Lia BichelHOONS have driven Dandenong to tenth place on a Victorian Police list of suburbs with the most-seized vehicles. Fifty-seven vehicles were seized in…

By Paul PickeringDANDENONG will need wickets early and often this Saturday if it is to avoid its first two-day defeat of the summer. The Panthers…

By Melissa Meehan CRIME in the city of Greater Dandenong is set to decline with the introduction of a police taskforce specifically targeting burglaries. Detective…

DANDENONG police are appealing for assistance in relation to the theft of 10 monkey bikes from a Keysborough factory over Christmas. Detective Acting Sergeant Dean…