News
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Arrests in drug raid
POLICE arrested seven of the 15 people they found inside a Dandenong home during a drug raid last week. Greater Dandenong Tasking Unit executed a…
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Brick business was family foundation stone
What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best known street names. This week the Journal looks…
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Steadfast dedication
By CASEY NEILL A SEA of faces representing all corners of the globe was unmoved by the steady stream of rain that fell throughout the…
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Knife raid on store
A MAN armed with a knife threatened and robbed a Dandenong North supermarket owner during a morning raid. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Glen Cruse…
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Bomb alarm clears station
A BOMB hoax caused a complete evacuation of Dandenong Railway Station on Saturday. “In this environment it’s not ideal,” Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Glen…
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Business call for support
By CASEY NEILL SUPPORT for Springvale’s most vulnerable will more than halve without help from the business community. That was the warning from Springvale Benevolent…
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Police hunt after white van gang strikes
By CASEY NEILL A GANG brandishing metal poles driving a white van has struck twice in 20 minutes in Greater Dandenong. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective…
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Day care costs soar
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS FAMILY day care parents in Greater Dandenong are set to be charged nearly triple from July due to a $670,000 federal cut,…
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Rates squeeze
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Warning follows last council budget before rate capping kicks in… GREATER Dandenong Council has warned that rate capping will squeeze $50 million…
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Fund set up to support charities hit by cash cuts
A CHARITABLE fund to buttress Greater Dandenong’s stretched benevolent societies and volunteers will be set up in 2015-16. The fund, announced in the council’s draft…
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Forum to help build city ties
CHINESE business leaders visited Dandenong last week to meet their counterparts from Greater Dandenong and beyond. The delegates travelled from the Tongshan District government within…
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Jobs to make an active connection
A JOB seeker service will itself generate 14 new jobs in Dandenong and Springvale. New Job Services Australia program Jobactive was successful in a Department…