Decades of volunteer dedication
On 15 September, Indra Jolayemi, Casey Hospital Operating Theatre’s clinical nurse specialist, will travel to Tonga for the 12th time in 11 years as...
New life for free medical clinic
A Dandenong South clinic that's diverting up to 500 patients a week from Dandenong Hospital emergency department is now being federally funded.
The Dandenong Medicare...
Finks bikies charged over illegal Southbank ride
Two Greater Dandenong men were among seven Finks outlaw-motorcycle-gang patched members arrested over an illegal CBD mass-riding incident on 4 September.
Echo Taskforce detectives executed...
Second arrest over tobacco shop fires
A 20-year-old Dandenong man has been charged over alleged arson attacks on tobacco stores and vehicles.
Taskforce Lunar detectives arrested the man on 3...
South East cop takes out state award
South-East based police officer Senior Constable Emma Fordham has received a prestigious award for her work in turning young people’s lives around.
Fordham received...
Boys arrested in Hampton Park shootings probe
Two teenagers have been arrested as part of a homicide investigation into shots fired in Hampton Park in April.
Among the incidents was the...
Storms wreak havoc in Greater Dandenong
Greater Dandenong SES crews toiled for nearly two days to deal with the aftermath of the latest fierce windstorms.
Masses of trees, branches and...
Two evasive cars brought to a halt
Three men have been interviewed after allegedly being in two vehicles that evaded police across the South East in the early hours of 3...
Casey among councils with municipal monitors
The City of Casey will be one of the few Victorian councils to be appointed municipal monitors in order to guide newly elected councillors...
Mayor calls for permanent visas after ‘shocking’ death
Greater Dandenong mayor Lana Formoso has called for more permanent visas for asylum seekers after the tragic death of a 23-year-old Dandenong man.
Mano Yogalingham,...
Shock at 23yo refugee’s tragic end
Friends and supporters are grieving the “heart-breaking” death of a 23-year-old Dandenong asylum seeker said to have lost hope after more than a decade...
Little India traders plead to the Premier
Little India traders in Dandenong fear they are set to “lose everything” in the face of soaring rents and a $600 million redevelopment of...
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Men’s behaviour programs on the wane
In light of the evidently increasing gender-based violence against women, Men’s Behaviour Change programs are regarded as a crucial solution.
However, it seems local organisations...
