Dandenong Market fruiterer breaks ranks on Sunday trade
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
SUNDAY trading may “break the back” of one of Dandenong Market’s most enduring fruiterers.
Dominic Pompei, of Dominic’s Fruit World, has been selling...
Union digs in at Springvale cemetery
By CASEY NEILL
FUNERALS are not expected to be affected by stop-work action that began at Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park on Friday.
Australian...
A lot on his plate
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A ‘hot potato’ awareness campaign visiting Dandenong went a little cold after an unexpected mechanical hitch last Tuesday.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre...
ATO move has green lining in Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A PROPOSED five-star green star office building will be the new work site for 850 Australian Taxation Office staff in central Dandenong.
Staff...
Boys’ heroic act glorified
By MIKE TZOUNIS
SPRINGVALE South is home to two Junior Triple Zero Heroes.
Hasan Aptulla and Alex Kim, both 10, were among 21 kids aged five...
Overwhelmed by water safety
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG’S Jan Williams has a passion for water safety that’s saving lives in Vietnam.
More than 13,000 children drown in Vietnam every year...
Ways and means
BY CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
NEWSTART recipients living on about $500 a fortnight aren’t exactly lording it.
But nor are some quick to seize on an extra $50...
Homeowner in the shade
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A DANDENONG North resident’s solar panels have been put in the shade after supposed fence-high shrubs planted in a next-door park have...
CCTV pledge to cut crime
By CASEY NEILL
A COALITION government would deliver Dandenong a $400,000 live feed CCTV system.
Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne, Victorian Senator Helen Kroger and the party’s...
Beating the trend
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A GROUP of men have stood up to confronting statistics that reveal a harsh reality for women in this region.
Family violence rates...
Line up to take over
SECURITY guards, a cabinet maker and a physiotherapist are among those eyeing Greater Dandenong votes at the 7 September federal election.
The Australian Electoral Commission...
Girls have gala time
MORE than 120 girls from eight Greater Dandenong high schools hit the courts at Springers Leisure Centre in Keysborough on Tuesday.
The Young Women’s Gala...
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Mixed results in Gippy double header; Dalgleish shines
A competitive first half was overshadowed by a disappointing finish for Gippsland Power’s girls at Shepley Oval on Saturday morning, Sydney Swans Academy winning...
