News
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Mystery lotto win finally claimed
A Dandenong dad has come forward as a mystery lotto winner a week after the draw. The man had been oblivious of his $200,000 windfall…
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Plane plummets near airport
An air safety authority is investigating the crash of a light plane shortly after take-off from Moorabbin Airport on Tuesday 22 June. A man in…
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Man ‘serious’ after horror crash
A driver is in a serious condition after his car crashed into a pole at the side of Abbotts Road, Dandenong South. The man in…
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Man arrested over house fire
A man has been arrested near a suspicious house fire in Noble Park. Emergency services attended the fully-engulfed Noble Street property about 1.25am on Tuesday…
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Burglars swoop at shower-time
A victim’s wallet has been stolen while he was in the shower during an aggravated burglary in Dandenong, police say. Two women allegedly entered the…
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Living on the edge
Pedestrians may be forced to walk unsafely among traffic due to a 116-townhouse estate being built barely a metre from a busy roadside kerb. The…
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Pool corp cash-splash
City of Greater Dandenong will pour up to $2.1 million into its wholly-owned subsidiary company to oversee its pools and leisure centres in what critics…
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Sandown ‘windfall’ tax welcomed
Greater Dandenong councillor Jim Memeti has welcomed a state government windfall tax that has stalled plans to rezone Sandown Racecourse for a 16,000-resident housing estate.…
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Council push for developer register
Greater Dandenong has taken the “first step” towards a register for councillors to record their contact with property developers and lobbyists. On 15 June, councillors…
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2000 Covid fines in lockdown
Covid breaches were the number-one offence in Greater Dandenong in the past year, according to the latest official crime stats. In the 12 months up…
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Green Wedge home approved
A proposed double-storey home on long-vacant paddocks in Keysborough’s Green Wedge has been given the green light. A majority of City of Greater Dandenong councillors…
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Walker St gallery sale talks
Greater Dandenong Council is considering selling-up the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre building in Dandenong. A proposal for the sale of the “1-9 Walker…