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  • Naming the harm is not the same as fixing the cause

    Naming the harm is not the same as fixing the cause

    A week after the Bondi shooting, Australia has moved through familiar stages. Shock. Grief. Anger. Accusations. And now, reflection. As Hanukkah draws to a close,…

  • PERSON OF THE YEAR: Miracle mayor’s tale of survival

    PERSON OF THE YEAR: Miracle mayor’s tale of survival

    In an extraordinary life of service, Bill Warner OAM’s most extraordinary year might well be his 100th. The three-time Springvale mayor, former police officer and…

  • Supporting early detection

    Supporting early detection

    Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) launched a new Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, Know Yourself. Feel Yourself, earlier this year, urging women to give their breasts…

  • 2026 Victorian state school terms

    2026 Victorian state school terms

    Parents, mark Wednesday 28 January in your diaries! That is the day government school students return to the classroom for 2026 after the long summer…

  • Saved from the Streets

    Saved from the Streets

    PRECEDE: Retired gang members Mar and Moses Riek know firsthand how trapped life on the streets can feel, where escape seems impossible. In a heartfelt…

  • Rates cap set at 2.75%

    Rates cap set at 2.75%

    Council rates will be capped at 2.75 per cent for the coming year by the State Government, in line with the Essential Services Commission recommendation.…

  • NEWS-MAKER 2025: Tragedy revisits Dandenong Creek

    NEWS-MAKER 2025: Tragedy revisits Dandenong Creek

    DANDENONG CREEK The Dandenong community mourned the tragic loss of a loving mother and son who drowned in Dandenong Creek as history repeated itself. The…

  • NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Outcry over hospital maternity cuts

    NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Outcry over hospital maternity cuts

    Maternity Downgrades to Dandenong Hospital Monash Health’s potential downgrading of maternity services at Dandenong Hospital sparked outrage within the community, Greater Dandenong Council and staff…

  • NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Bazaar battle divides

    NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Bazaar battle divides

    INTRO: Major decisions loom over the Greater Dandenong over issues snowballing into 2026 such as the Thomas Street precinct naming debate, Dandenong Hospital maternity services…

  • Naming the harm is not the same as fixing the cause

    Naming the harm is not the same as fixing the cause

    A week after the Bondi shooting, Australia has moved through familiar stages. Shock. Grief. Anger. Accusations. And now, reflection. As Hanukkah draws to a close,…

  • Images of 2025

    Images of 2025

    Star Journal photographers cast their eyes over the events that united and disturbed us during 2025. Here is a celebration of the year that was.

  • NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Traders’ tension as Market revamps

    NEWS-MAKERS 2025: Traders’ tension as Market revamps

    Dandenong Market stallholders have been increasingly vocal about rental agreements over the past year, as Greater Dandenong Council is set to unveil a new market…

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