News
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Tourist attacked
FOUR men allegedly attacked an American tourist outside a Springvale café on 16 June. Police said the 23-year-old was involved in an argument with four…
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Broken bottle hold up
A MAN armed with a jagged glass bottle threatened a Dandenong shop attendant about 9pm on 13 June. He entered Sadaqat Superstore in Thomas Street,…
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Cut above the rest
OPERA for kids is coming to the Drum Theatre this school holidays. Oz Opera is touring a one-hour adapted version of The Barber of Seville…
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Dandy’s first family of food sells a site
By Casey Neill VETERAN Dandenong food family the Castricums recently sold their Hammond Road site, but have no plans to leave the area. Castricum Food…
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Across the border bashing
By JARROD POTTER VIC Country was left to lick its wounds after losing to South Australia by 34 points – its second loss to the…
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Surge but no cigar
By JARROD POTTER BEACONSFIELD survived a last-quarter surge from Keysborough on Saturday to move back into the top five of Casey Cardinia football after a…
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Council bid to scupper rival plan
By CASEY NEILL AND LIA SPENCER GREATER Dandenong’s plans to house the Federation Square of the south-east could be under threat from a rival Casey…
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Investors wanted for city precinct
By CASEY NEILL PRIVATE investors and developers now need to get involved in the Revitalising Central Dandenong (RCD) project, according to the Committee for Dandenong.…
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Star’s top award
THE Greater Dandenong Star took home the southern division Special Publication award at this year’s Community Newspapers Australia Awards for Excellence on 14 June. The…
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Armed robbery foiled in Dandenong
By DANIEL TRAN A WOULD-BE thief was chased down Thomas Street in Dandenong after an armed robbery was foiled by a patron. About 9pm on…
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Man bashed with chair, belt and bottle
By DANIEL TRAN AN American man was bashed with a chair, belt and bottle after an argument turned violent in Springvale on Sunday. About 1.30am…
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Keysborough trio makes citizen's arrest
THREE occupants of a Keysborough home performed a ‘citizen’s arrest’ on a would-be burglar last Monday week. An alleged drug-affected male entered and stole items…