Youth-crime taskforce cut
Two crucial frontline workers at Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) in Dandenong will lose their jobs after a cut in State Budget funding.
Statewide,...
Remar looking to the future
You would think having an op shop, church and rehab facility would keep them busy enough, but Remar in Pakenham has big ambitions for...
Help desperately needed
Humanitarian organisation Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is feeling the brunt of the cost of living crisis, struggling to keep its food bank stocked,
The...
Trio charged after alleged stolen-car chase
A man and two boys have been charged after police followed two allegedly stolen vehicles across the South East yesterday afternoon (3 June).
Police were...
Trapped in the NDIS gap
People with mental illness are being forced into aged care and homelessness due to ‘falling through cracks’ in the NDIS system, a South East...
Garry Howe joins key news board
One of Victoria’s most experienced and senior editors has been appointed to the board of the state’s largest association of news publishers.
Garry...
Tree shade focus for CBDs
Greater Dandenong’s tree canopy coverage has steeply risen from 9 per cent to 14.1 per cent in two years, but activity centres are still...
Journey to reconciliation
Greater Dandenong mayor Lana Formoso has made a public call for reconciliation and recognition of First Nations people.
Her speech at a 27 May council...
Cultures tied by a dream
A Cambodian Buddhist place of worship in Springvale South is said to be among the forerunners for reconciliation.
In the early 1990’s, Wat Buddharangsi monastery...
Disney World for Dandenong?
A Disney World for the open spaces of Greater Dandenong has been proposed by South Eastern Metropolitan MP David Limbrick.
In response to reports that...
South East leads in growth
South East new land sales have bounced back from the end of 2023, surging 37 per cent higher as buyer demand picked up due...
Myuna’s accessibility boost
Visitor numbers are booming at Myuna Farm, and it’s now even more accessible.
The upgraded Pavilion has ramp access, a Changing Places all-abilities toilet, a...
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Toner’s triumph is one for the bloodlines
Tom Toner’s third goal of the 2024 Outer East Football Netball Premier Division football grand final may as well have been the final siren...
