News
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‘Healthy’ budget defies Covid
Despite rate capping and a $17 million Covid hit, Greater Dandenong will spend big on capital works in its draft 2021-‘22 budget. Residential rates bills…
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Laser offender uncovered
Police have uncovered a 44-year-old alleged offender hiding in a pile of clothes in his Keysborough bedroom. The man was accused of pointing a laser…
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Three arrested in Noble Park raid
Three people have been arrested by police during a drug raid of a Noble Park home on Thursday 29 April. Dandenong Divisional Response Unit officers…
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Factory hit by fire
Fire investigators are assessing the cause of a fire that gutted a Dandenong South factory on 2 May. Fire Rescue Victoria and CFA crews battled…
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38 more police in South East
The South East is set to receive one of the largest allocations of extra police officers in Melbourne over the next 12 months. Victoria Police…
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‘Worst’ station needs overhaul
Dandenong railway station is one of Melbourne’s “worst” and needs an urgent overhaul, says councillor Jim Memeti. He also said the council should pitch for…
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A price too high?
Little India traders fear they may be priced out of the $600 million redeveloped precinct on Foster Street, Dandenong. Traders were recently briefed on the…
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Disabled grandma forced onto JobSeeker
A Dandenong disabled pensioner with “incomplete quadriplegia” has been reduced to despair after being forced onto JobSeeker. Suffering a litany of health issues and barely…
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Cheers to the RSLs
A Dandenong South brewery helped quench some hard-earned thirsts at local RSLs ahead of Anzac Day. Brick Lane Brewing donated 10 cartons of its Brick…
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Runners maimed on hazard course
Wary of running the gauntlet, athletes are giving lanes on Greater Dandenong’s premier track a wide berth. The Ross Reserve track at Noble Park has…
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Bag-snatching rider targets elderly
A Noble Park man is accused of snatching elderly women’s handbags as he rode unlicensed aboard a scooter in a Dandenong Plaza car park. Ali…
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Pound Rd project progress
The building contract for the Pound Road West upgrade project has been awarded. Seymour Whyte Constructions, in partnership with Major Road Projects Victoria, will build…