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40,000 the tip for TET
MORE than 40,000 people will venture to Sandown Racecourse for the Vietnamese TET Festival next month. The TET festival is one of the biggest cultural…
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Group storms to success
IT’S almost graduation time for a group of green Noble Park traders. Since April the City of Greater Dandenong has been educating traders on cutting…
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Burqa bandit
By Shaun InguanzoTHE crowbar raider who disguised himself by wearing a burqa during a raid on Noble Park Post Office is still on the run.…
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Language demand prompts call
GROWING demand in Springvale from people wanting to learn to speak English has led to a call for more volunteer English tutors. The Springvale Neighbourhood…
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Show spirit shines through
By Shaun Inguanzo DANDENONG’S agricultural spirit shone brightly last weekend at the annual Dandenong Show. A broad spectrum of personalities from across Victoria converged upon…
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Reaction to logo mixed
By Sarah Schwager THERE have been mixed reactions over the renaming of Greater Dandenong’s slogan from “Melbourne’s Second City” to the “City of Opportunity”. The…
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Shots fired, bullets found
– Shaun InguanzoRESIDENTS of a Dandenong North home awoke to the sound of a firing gun and later found bullets lodged in interior walls last…
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Operation fines 100 drivers in first week
GREATER Dandenong Police have helped slap motorists with more than 100 fines in the first week of a crackdown on Monash Freeway drivers. Operation Linker…
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Police sniff out wine
POLICE have searched shops, warehouses and private premises in Dandenong and Noble Park as part of an investigation into the theft of almost $1 million…
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State grabs planning reins
By Nathan Johnston THE City of Greater Dandenong will lose its planning authority throughout the $50 million rejuvenation of central Dandenong. Planning Minister Rob Hulls…
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Dandenong cleans up at awards
By Paul PickeringTHE accolades came thick and fast for Dandenong at last week’s Basketball Victoria 2007 Annual Awards Dinner. Dandenong Basketball Association (DBA) was named…