Husband faces murder trial
A man accused of strangling his wife and burying her under his backyard deck will stand trial for murder. In the Melbourne Magistrates Court...
School's knack for snacks
By MARG STORK
AN apple for teacher, and a healthy lunch for the children to keep them ticking in class ...
Because not every child turns...
Thunder's $40,000 fine 'could kill club'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club has lodged an appeal against a $40,000 fine and 10 home-game lockout that it says could wipe it...
Free feed for Noble Park's most in need
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
NO such thing as a free lunch? Every second Wednesday, wife-and-husband team Caleigh and Graham Kennedy open the doors of Cafe Salvo for...
Dandenong 'secret' high-rise plans in limbo
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A GLUT of applications for multi-storey apartments in central Dandenong are sitting untouched in the state planning minister's permit application register.
But many...
Doveton mosque objections collected
MORE than 100 signatures have been collected on petitions raging against the proposed mosque in Green Street, Doveton.
The proposed Afghan mosque site is in...
Mosque for Doveton plan irks church
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
ANTI-ISLAM crusader Daniel Nalliah and his evangelical Christian church are set to fight a plan to build an 11.5-metre-high mosque in the...
Milky way for 'lactivist' mums
Breastfeeding’s health benefits are now beyond debate. But mums still have to break down barriers to keep their babies on the boob.
It seems somewhat incredible...
VCE a testing time for parents, too
VCE is stressful for students and their parents. But for Indian parents like me, it's just like a marathon!
In the Indian culture, parents put...
Muslims feel discriminated, study reveals
MUSLIMS have reported the most discrimination among any followers of faith, a university study found.
The Monash University study Mapping Social Cohesion 2012 surveyed areas...
Dandenong Thunder lodges appeal against $40,000 fine
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club has lodged an appeal against a $40,000 fine and 10-home game lockout that it says could wipe it...
Two die in ''devastating'' motorbike-truck crash in Dingley Village
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells
POLICE are investigating speed as a possible factor in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and truck in Dingley Village this morning.
Senior Sergeant...
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A voice for refugees in need
Fleeing from a war-torn country is an experience that no one should have to go through, yet, unfortunately, it remains one of the most-told...
