Local council voting deadline looms
Voting for the upcoming local council elections will close this week on Friday 25 October, with the Victorian Electoral Commission urging residents to vote...
Hub expansion for the community
A not-for-profit social enterprise, SisterWorks has expanded its vital Dandenong Empowerment Hub to reach and support women from refugee, asylum seeker backgrounds.
The new facility...
Independents line up in mayor’s ward
Most of Greater Dandenong’s wards this election are flooded with Labor-affiliated candidates, but mayor Lana Formoso’s is an exception.
Conservative independent Will Billings is among...
Action ‘afoot’ on unit violence
A second legal case is being mounted to evict an alleged nightmare group of tenants that have terrorized neighbours in Stud Road, Dandenong.
As recently...
UPDATE: Formosos threat to sue over Sampey letters
Former Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has further fuelled the election feud between two sitting councillors, sparking the threat of legal action after she...
Ex-mayor Sampey enters election fight
Former Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has entered the election feud between two sitting councillors, putting her name to controversial mailouts to voters.
Sampey seems...
Gender diverse vulnerable in custody
A state coroner has noted the “vulnerabilities” of gender diverse people in custody after a Dandenong prisoner took their life.
The 33-year-old, who had previously...
Safety pleas at Heatherton Rd blackspot
A heart-broken mother has appealed for dashcam footage following her three-year-old daughter being fatally injured when struck by a car in Endeavour Hills.
Wenna Lin...
Pilot Greg Lynn jailed for 32 years for killing camper
Airline pilot Greg Lynn will spend at least 24 years behind bars for the “brutal and horrific“ killing of missing camper Carol Clay.
Justice Michael...
Honour for Wellsprings leader Smiley
Known as a tireless champion for migrant women, Wellsprings for Women chief executive Dalal Smiley is among 21 new inductees in the 2024 Victorian...
3yo girl dies in hospital after Endeavour Hills collision
A three-year-old girl critically injured after being struck by a car in Endeavour Hills has died in hospital.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged a...
Few candidates sign Palestinian pledge
Only four City of Greater Dandenong candidates have joined a statewide pledge to make Palestine a local council election issue.
Nearly 300 local government candidates...
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87yo pedestrian dies after being struck by car
An 87-year-old Dandenong man has died in hospital after being hit by a car two weeks ago.
Police say the pedestrian was crossing Webster Road,...
