Greater Dandenong elections: Push to end attendance voting
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
CANDIDATES called for an end to attendance voting at Greater Dandenong council elections after voter turnout dipped last Saturday.
Roz Blades, who was...
GREATER DANDENONG POLL POSITIONS
HOME AND HOSED
Sean O'Reilly (Lightwood, ALP)
* Youhorn Chea (Lightwood, ALP)
* Roz Blades (Paperbark, ALP)
* Peter Brown (Paperbark, ALP)
Meng Heang Tak (Paperbark, ALP)
* Jim Memeti...
Greater Dandenong elections: Old guard sweat in close count
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A HANDFUL of Greater Dandenong sitting councillors were battling to retain their seats before the election's final results last night.
Incumbents Loi Truong,...
Shop talk at Dandenong retail awards
VOTING for Dandenong Retail Traders Association's business awards has been extended until November 9.
For the first time, shoppers are eligible to vote for their...
Dandenong North teen charged over assault
Police have charged a teenage boy over an assault in Oakleigh last Sunday which left a man with a laceration to his face.
Detectives from...
Motorist assaults woman
A woman was indecently assaulted after being pushed into a four-wheel-drive in Pickett Street, Dandenong, on October 12.
The woman escaped from the vehicle at...
$750,000 Keysborough factory blaze
A fire that partially damaged a factory in Kirkham Road, Keysborough, about 6am on October 19 has been declared non-suspicious. The fire was contained...
Springvale schools film win
A film created by school children in comic-drawing workshops in Springvale has been nominated for an Australian Teachers of Media award.
The film Springvale Children's...
Critters in the concrete jungle
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Rats and pigeons on Dandenong's streets? Take them as acts of "guerilla kindness" from public artist Sayraphim Lothian.
Tomorrow, she'll start perching the 16 'street...
Man robbed at knifepoint in Sandown
A man was robbed at knifepoint near Sandown Park railway station on Sunday night last week. Police say the 23-year-old Noble Park man was...
Bush races: Best by a country mile
IF it hadn't been such a cool day forcing me to wear a cardigan that didn't quite suit my outfit, it would have been...
Safe cyclists to win
SAFE cyclists are getting more than a pat on the back from police this month.
Police will be entering details of cyclists 'doing the right...
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More federal funds flow: ALP pours $4m into multicultural centre
The ALP has announced $4 million for a new multicultural community centre in Dandenong South, if the Government is re-elected.
The Santhom Community Hub...
