News
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Update: Driver dies in Hallam cul-de-sac
Police are investigating the death of a driver involved in a bingle in Hallam on Saturday, 22 January. A 43-year-old Dandenong man was found dead…
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Boost for Aboriginal organisations
The State Government is boosting support for Aboriginal organisations that are delivering vital services to their communities throughout the pandemic. Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and…
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Car thief flies on foot
A Dandenong North man driving a stolen $66,000 Audi led police on a foot chase through streets and back yards before being found hiding by…
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Housing on Keysy school site
The former Maralinga Primary School’s future as a housing estate has been confirmed. Shortly before Christmas, Victoria’s Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved the controversial rezoning…
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Oz Day go-ahead
Greater Dandenong Council is persisting with a packed Australia Day events program despite Covid concerns. Awards and citizenship ceremonies in Springvale Town Hall, a fun…
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Cool reception for Telstra dish
A proposed Telstra satellite dish station in Keysborough has been put on hold by Greater Dandenong councillors. Neighbouring residents had opposed the 1.8-metre wide dish…
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Rate your council
A phone survey is set to ask Greater Dandenong residents for their ratings on their council. The City of Greater Dandenong has commissioned independent interviewers…
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Death-defying live-wire acts
A concrete-pumper driver who hit high-voltage powerlines in Springvale is among a recent series of lucky escapes across Melbourne, says the state’s energy safety regulator.…
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Booster shot ‘vital’
Monash Health has urged people to get Covid-vaccine booster shots to protect themselves from the spread of the Omicron variant. Ahead of a booster blitz…
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Operation Omni hits south east
Police officers are currently conducting planned weapons searches in the south-east of Melbourne as part of Operation Omni. Police in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia…
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Father of seven remembered after workplace accident
A 44-year-old “hard-working family man” and father of seven has tragically died in a workplace accident in Dandenong South Monday morning, 17 January. Emergency services…
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IVF ban ‘distress’: MP
Dandenong MP and Cabinet Minister Gabrielle Williams has welcomed the State Government’s backflip on its 90-day ban on new IVF patients. The State Government was…