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Looking Back
100 years ago 1 April 1925 GARBAGE TIP Health Department Inspector reported that he had inspected the Dandenong tip, situated about half a mile from…
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Streets alive with Ramadan Night Market
Dandenong’s inaugural Ramadan Night Market has drawn thousands from the outset of its nine-day run. The festival, held from 25 March to 2 April, transformed…
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Decriminalising cannabis, bid to focus on ‘real crime’
South-eastern MP Rachel Payne has appealed to the Victorian Government to decriminalise cannabis, in a move to focus police efforts on ‘real crime’. Payne, a…
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Federal Election: Minority government on the cards
Australia could be set to elect a minority federal government, according to political expert Dr Zareh Ghazarian. The head-of-politics at Monash University predicts a “very…
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Panda Mart security guards warn of rising crime after violent robbery
Panda Mart security guards are warning about the rising crime rates in the region and State-wide, after fighting against a daylight group robbery this week.…
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$2 million Arson attacks
A pair of early-morning firebombings at a Dandenong South car yard left a trail of destruction, with nearly $2 million in damages and police left…
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ALP councillors quash mayor-vote reform
Labor councillors have voted down a proposed report on the public electing Greater Dandenong’s mayor and deputy mayor. Greens councillor Rhonda Garad, who raised the…
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$2m in damages at Dandenong truck yard
Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following two suspicious fires at a Dandenong car yard early last year. It’s believed the…
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Harmony at Hallam PS
Hallam Primary School was joined a wave of Harmony Day celebrations across the South East on Friday 22 March. As was the case at many…
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Flowers galore
Narre Warren North artist Janet Matthews is accustomed to presenting her work to a crowd of eager onlookers, however, she remains keen for the upcoming…
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Further three charged following Lyndhurst death
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a further three males on 26 March, following a fatal stabbing in Lyndhurst earlier this month. An 18-year-old Seaford man…
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Driver faces trial over alleged pedestrian fatality
Kamal Ghali, the driver of the vehicle that allegedly struck and killed a young girl in Endeavour Hills last year, has been hit with six…