Riders with disabilities take the world in their stride
For people with disabilities, learning to ride a horse can be transforming, emotionally and physically. Catherine Watson visited Myuna Farm to see Riding Develops Abilities...
Australia's worst weed serrated tussock comes to town
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A WEED of national significance has reared its unwanted head in Greater Dandenong.
Serrated tussock, an innocuous-looking South American grass that can spread...
Timber pallets: Create a crate idea and win
TALK about making a purse out of a sow's ear, or in this case, a violin, a harpsichord, guitar or a designer table crafted...
Dandenong Thunder call to dob in flare offenders
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club is pleading with fans to dob in those who fired rocket flares during its recent grand final in...
Dandenong Green: The 'emotional' doorknocker
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
IT'S no wonder that Matthew Kirwan says his election as the municipality's first Greens councillor was an "emotional experience".
For years, he harboured...
Ex-mayor Long seeking Greater Dandenong’s top job
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
FRESH from her narrow re-election, Angela Long is standing for mayor at Wednesday's councillor inauguration.
The councillor-elect, who was mayor in 2000, relied...
The low-interest car loan that liberated
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
GETTING a low-interest car loan has made a world of difference to Fatme Ibrahim.
Newly arrived from Lebanon, the unemployed single mother of...
Cheaper lending for disadvantaged comes to Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A SAFE money lender backed by the state government aims to release the grip of high-interest payday lenders in central Dandenong.
Good Money...
Flippin' good Dandenong Show
There'll be plenty of highs in the highlights this weekend at the 141st annual Dandenong Show.
Whip Industries Mini Bike Stunts riders on 'funky' KLX110L...
Nurse 'cheats death' in Endeavour Hills
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A NURSE says she cheated death after a driverless four-wheel-drive and trailer crashed through the front windows of an Endeavour Hills clinic...
Dandenong South workers among hundreds stood down as plant shuts doors
By CLAY LUCAS, The Age
ABOUT 400 auto workers may have lost their jobs at plants in Melbourne - including Dandenong South - and
Adelaide.
Autodom Limited — which...
4WD crashes through Endeavour Hills clinic
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A PATIENT and staff member had a narrow escape after a driverless four-wheel-drive and trailer crashed through the front windows of an...
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Ruwantha leads rout for Swans in sixth-straight win
A sixth-consecutive win in Victorian Premier Cricket sees Casey South Melbourne remain within striking distance of breaking into the competition’s top four.
The brilliant...
