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By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AS the Journal’s eagle-eyed photographer Gary Sissons quipped: maybe you do need to be a rocket scientist to get into politics. Greater Dandenong...

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A WOMAN was indecently assaulted after being pushed inside a four-wheel-drive in Dandenong this month. Victoria Police’s sexual crime squad detectives say the...

A FACTORY fire in Keysborough last Friday morning has been declared non-suspicious. Detective Senior Constable Tim Sullivan said the blaze was triggered by an electrical...

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A 10-YEAR-old girl was ‘‘a few millimetres’’ from losing an eye after being struck by a rocket flare fired from among Dandenong...

A MAN was robbed at knifepoint near Sandown Park railway station, Noble Park on Sunday night. Police say the 23 year old of Noble Park...

A WOMAN suffered minor injuries after her car was struck by a semi-trailer outside Parkmore shopping centre on Cheltenham Road, Keysborough yesterday. Police say the...

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO males were taken to hospital and eight arrested after a brawl in Pultney Park, Dandenong on Saturday night. Police say two groups...

Labor member and sitting councillor Peter Brown has taken a swipe at Isaacs federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus, accusing him of supporting electoral opponents. Cr Brown,...

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS GREENS and independent candidates in Paperbark Ward of Greater Dandenong Council say they are being crowded out of the contest by Labor...

LIGHTWOOD WARD Seven candidates for three vacancies. ■ Suburbs: Springvale, Springvale South. ■ Sitting councillors: Youhorn Chea, Loi Truong. ■ Journal survey respondents: All. ■ Political leanings: ALP members...

RESIDENTS risk fines if they don't vote in Greater Dandenong Council elections this Saturday, with voting compulsory for residents on the electoral roll as...

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS NOBLE Park writer and musician Kalyan Ky has a novel way to help young people learn about 'faith 'n' culture'. She is calling...