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’Top 20’ gang members on notice
A dedicated Victoria Police team has listed and targeted a ‘Top 20’ of youth gang members in the South East. The specialist team was formed…
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CFA changed but still strong
The Country Fire Authority has settled into the new changes of the past few years and looks to the future to build even stronger. The…
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Masses of joy at Nawroz
The famous Nawroz Festival saw a huge turn-out as always on Sunday 19 March in Dandenong Park. President of VAAN Nazir Yousafi said the event…
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Free NBN narrows ‘digital divide’
A year of free National Broadband Network (NBN) service is being offered to families without internet. The Federal Government’s $4.5 million School Student Broadband Initiative…
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Hub’s timeline recedes
Fears are rising that Greater Dandenong Council is set to further delay its Dandenong Community Hub project. On 20 March, councillors were set to be…
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Family reunited after painful saga
After months in painful exile from her son, Cambodian mother Channa can finally smile again. Reunited in Springvale, she marvels how much 7-year-old Alex has…
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Mum jailed for Medicare fraud
A receptionist at a Noble Park North medical clinic has been jailed after defrauding more than $180,000 from Medicare. Sarah Naomi Ward, 31, pleaded guilty…
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School riders fall in the ‘gaps’
The numbers of bicycle riders are on the rise post Covid in Greater Dandenong but gaps remain in the bike-riding network. According to Garry Brennan…
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Lehman an all-round star
It started out as a great idea. Let’s scroll through the stats to find the best all-rounders to have played in the West Gippsland/Casey Cardinia…
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Tax office jobs in Dandenong
The Australian Taxation Office has announced job opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples at its Dandenong office. Under its Evergreen Program, 150 vacancies…
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Get Active Get Moving
A Get Active Get Moving campaign coincides with Ride2School on 24 March encourages schools to use healthier and active source of transportation to and from…
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Ramadan Kareem
Ramadan Mubarak/ Ramadan Kareem Ramadan is one of the most important and holiest months in the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar is based on the…