By Lia BichelIT’S not all about making dough for passionate businessman Ralph Plarre – it’s about creating an enjoyable work environment with award-winning sustainable features.…

By Lia BichelAFTER 35 years as a Dandenong resident, and almost five years on council, Red Gum Ward councillor Jim Memeti reached a new milestone…

Sandra George with the first recipient of The Sandra George Manufacturing Award, Chau Do Van. 40358 By Lia BichelA VIETNAMESE refugee took home the first…

Courtney helps to create a winter wonderland. 40104_03 CHRISTMAS came early for children in Greater Dandenong as primary school students transformed Monash Children’s into a…

A SPRINGVALE donut factory has been left with a fire damage bill of more than $300,000 after a blaze last week. The fire broke out…

By Lia BichelA CHRISTMAS extravaganza has taken over one Noble Park North home for the sixth consecutive year – all in the name of charity.…

By Lia BichelFRIENDSHIPS formed and memories made before an iconic Dandenong business shut down almost 10 years ago will come to life again when former…

By Bridget CookTHE Lions Club of Dandenong Supper has made history. Ten members received the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship award last month – the first…

By Lia Bichel“PEOPLE were dying and people were killing,” Matthew Chuol said. “Life (in Sudan) was hard … I never dreamt I would one day…

By Lia BichelTHE competition was fierce but Bombardier employees emerged the winners of this year’s Australian Workers Union (AWU) Challenge Cancer Cup. Bombardier raised almost…

TWO 19-year-old Keysborough youths were attacked with baseball bats and followed by a car after leaving a Dingley party on 22 November. Dandenong Detective Senior…

By Lia BichelTHE doors at Greenslopes Primary School will close for the last time this month, and past teachers and students reunited on Saturday to…