59 impaired drivers caught in Monash Fwy blitz
More than 50 allegedly impaired drivers were caught in a police blitz on Monash Freeway last weekend.
Police also impounded eight vehicles, issued 18 infringement...
Ride-share driver allegedly kidnapped from Mornington to Noble Park
A man and a woman have been charged with allegedly kidnapping a ride-share driver at knifepoint last month.
The driver had stopped on Mornington-Tyabb Road,...
‘Best value’ pool builder faces new charges
A controversial potential contractor to build Greater Dandenong Council’s $100-million-plus aquatic centre was recommended as the “best value” bid.
On 24 February, councillors had voted...
Strict CCO for drug offender
Southeast man Lionel Albert was sentenced to a strict community corrections order after serving 27 months in custody.
Albert, 41-year-old, was charged and pled...
Housing struggles amdist unemployment rise
As Victoria’s unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in January, a local support service has seen a 20 per cent spike in people...
Medals, stories honour Siege of Tobruk veteran
A collection of Siege of Tobruk war medals will have pride-of-place at Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL.
The RSL sub-branch's committee members had a commemoration ceremony with the...
New jobs sought for Oceania Glass workers
A manufacturers group has offered to help find jobs for retrenched Oceania Glass workers at an event this Tuesday (4 March).
South East Melbourne Manufacturers...
Peace talks rile pro-Bamyan group
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti’s meeting to restore “peace and calm” over the push to rename Afghan Bazaar has created new tensions.
The Friday 21...
Narre Warren man charged with drug trafficking
A 23-year-old man was charged after police allegedly seized a trafficable quantity of illicit drugs and vapes as well as $70,000 cash at a...
Union, SEMMA slam Oceania Glass closure
A union claims that Oceania Glass’s administrators “blindsided” workers with the announced closure of the company’s manufacturing plant in Dandenong South.
On 27 February, administrators...
Election boost: Works set to start on Stud Road blackspot fix
A pre-federal election funding boost is set to ensure a long-awaited pedestrian crossing at a Stud Road blackspot within 12 months.
Weeks ahead of the...
Oceania Glass factory to close, 150-plus jobs potentially lost
Up to 151 workers at Oceania Glass’s Dandenong South factory are set to be laid off in coming weeks, after being told by administrators...
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Accused police-attacker refused bail
A man accused of wielding a metal pole and chasing a police officer before being shot by police in Doveton has been refused bail.
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