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Area full of festival and fun
THE Eid-Ul-Adha Festival celebrating Greater Dandenong’s Turkish-Islamic community is being held this Saturday at the Keysborough Turkish-Islamic Cultural Centre, Greens Road, Keysborough. The day will…
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Latest on Alzheimer’s
By Shaun InguanzoGREATER Dandenong’s elderly population received a speech last week about the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease. Hosted by the Dandenong RSL, Alzheimer’s Australia representative Dianne…
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Aid to change showerheads
DANDENONG Community Aid Bureau (DCAB) is exchanging old showerheads for new water-saving models. Residents are welcome to visit DCAB and exchange their older, unwaterwise showerhead…
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Would you kill an intruder?
THE death of a man in Noble Park last week, who was stabbed with a samurai sword after breaking into a house, has raised questions…
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Pay increase decision delayed
CITY of Greater Dandenong councillors have deferred a decision on awarding themselves a pay until after the local government elections on 26 November. The councillors…
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Here comes the baton… just in time for Games
THE Queen’s Baton Relay will arrive in Dandenong on 2 March, as it is carried across Victoria to the MCG for the opening ceremony of…
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Demons slip a few rungs
THE Dandenong Demons slumped to sixth on the Southern Football League (SFL) Division Three ladder after an 18-point loss to Canterbury at Canterbury Sports Oval…
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Rate rise up to 7 per cent tipped
RESIDENTS in Greater Dandenong are tipped to be hit with a council rate increase of between 5 per cent and 7 per cent under a…
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Carols light up Christmas spirit
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Dandenong Park last Friday night for the City of Greater Dandenong’s Carols by Candlelight. Perfect weather greeted the event with…
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League delays start
THE Southern Football League (SFL) has delayed the start of its season until 28 April after succumbing to the pressure of the big dry. Last…
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Street of fear
By Shaun Inguanzo AN ARSON attack on a Springvale neighbourhood has left its residents living in fear and urging police to undertake tougher patrols to…
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Dandenong’s scribes have the write stuff
By Shaun InguanzoANOTHER year of Greater Dandenong Writing Awards has come to a close with the city well represented, despite competition from interstate authors and…