News
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Spotlight on dark places
An innovative crowd-mapping survey shines a light on Greater Dandenong’s most unsafe night spots for women and gender-diverse people. The YourGround research project reveals that…
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High achievers ride Covid’s wave
Three students at Haileybury College’s Keysborough campus overcame Covid disruptions to celebrate prizes in the 2021 Premier’s VCE Awards. Davin Nambuswasam, Geethan Pfeiffer and Molly…
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Council reviews townhouse ‘issues’
Greater Dandenong Council will not issue a “stop work” as it reviews the controversial Keysbrough Townhouses project. After heated public criticism, the council is set…
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Women in business events return
City of Greater Dandenong’s South East Business Networks (SEBN) program is re-launching its new breakfast series championing women in business. On Friday 6 August, body-language…
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Sports win major upgrades
Sports centres have come up winners in a recent round of State Government grants. Greater Dandenong Council received two grants for a total $148,750 to…
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Jobs at the ready
Manufacturers are offering a free four-week course to help bridge a welding skills-shortage at South East workplaces. South East Melbourne Manufacturers’ Alliance (SEMMA) received $200,000…
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Public say on pool design
An online survey has been launched for the public to have their say on the design of Dandenong’s new aquatic centre. The $60 million-plus facility…
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Donations near $100K for grieving family
A rallying community has so far donated more than $97,000 to support a grief-stricken family who lost their four-year-old boy in a house fire in…
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Gumtree car robbers jailed
Two violent, drug-fueled armed robbers bashed a Gumtree seller and his housemate in his Dandenong home in an attempt to steal his car, the Victorian…
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Occupants flee house fire
Occupants have fled to safety from a house fire in Noble Park. Fire crews were called out to reported flames coming from the building in…
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Donations for shattered family
Community groups are rallying around a shattered family who lost their four-year-old son in a tragic house fire in Dandenong. Rithish Kirushnaneethan died despite desperate…
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Pleas to help distraught family
A mother has desperately broken a window to try to save her five-year-old son who died in a tragic house fire in Leonard Street Dandenong…