How the bookies see the election playing out
Being Melbourne Cup week and with the state election looming, it seems appropriate to have a look at how the bookies see the poll...
Kids speak up, council listens
The annual Greater Dandenong Children’s Forum was held on 26 October at Dandenong Civic Centre to celebrate Children’s Week.
The forum was organised by Greater...
7th arrest after AFP ‘grow house’ raid
A seventh alleged member of an Albanian crime syndicate running cannabis grow houses in rental properties across Melbourne has been arrested in Noble Park.
Australian...
Stop Hazara ‘genocide’ backed
After a thorny debate on “genocide”, a majority of Greater Dandenong councillors have voted in support of Hazaras in Australia and abroad.
The ‘Stop Hazara...
‘Western-first’ motion raises hope
Greater Dandenong’s ‘Stop Hazara Genocide’ motion has been backed by human rights activists such as Sajjad Askary and Sitarah Mohammadi.
Mr Askary, a former Hazara...
Resolute charity turns 60
For 60 years, Springvale Benevolent Society has been a salvation for people at their lowest points.
The society’s 15 hard-working volunteers celebrated at a Greater...
Police searches for Siobhan
Police are searching and appealing the public for assistance for the search of 34 year-old woman Siobhan.
She is described as 173 centimetres, small build...
Mixed signs at Dandenong ED
After 12 months of deteriorating performance, emergency wait times at Dandenong Hospital have shown signs of recovery.
However, the latest quarterly data from the Victorian...
Calls for Dandy Hospital action
State election candidates have called for more funding and an expansion of Dandenong Hospital, which has strained under unprecedented pressure in recent months.
Emergency waiting...
$295m hospital upgrade ‘too late’
Dandenong Hospital is set for an up-to-$295 million upgrade, according to an election pledge by the State Labor Government.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced on 29...
Driver stabbed in servo carjacking
Two teens have been charged with an aggravated carjacking near a service station in Dandenong North.
Southern Metro Regional Crime Team detectives say a 53-year-old...
Eyes set on the future
Focused on the future young Anay Ashwin took out second place at the national Future Problem Solving Australia (FPSA) competition recently.
The student at Haileybury...