News
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Cornerstone gets a home
Dandenong’s Cornerstone Centre has found a new permanent home to continue its work for the city’s disadvantaged. From February 2020, Cornerstone will operate out of…
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BMW clue to Hallam shooting
Police have released CCTV vision of a champagne-coloured BMW near the scene of a near-fatal “targeted” shooting of a 54-year-old Dandenong man in a home…
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Violent dad is ‘law to himself’
A 42-year-old man terrifyingly erupted, throttled and threw around his wife ‘Tracey’ and grabbed his son by the throat after his son leapt to her…
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Air-con con warning
Police are warning of a series of scams targeting plumbing and bathroom suppliers in Greater Dandenong. The scammers have used stolen credit cards to purchase…
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Rich history celebrated
Hundreds have flocked to the culminating celebrations of Dandenong High School’s centenary on 21-24 November. On 21 November the school community unveiled a plaque to…
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‘Vulnerable’ boy refused bail
An allegedly violent but “vulnerable” 14-year-old living in state care has been refused bail in a children’s court. With an extremely low IQ in the…
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Dunlops’ volley of crime
A pair of drug-addicted, homeless brothers went on an “out of control” two-month spree of servo armed robberies, petrol drive-offs and thefts in a stolen…
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Space to dream large
Nicky’s Cafe’s outer wall in Menzies Avenue, Dandenong has become a portal into an interior ‘dimension’. Emerson College VCAL art students dub the galaxies and…
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Graduates get jobs
Students graduating from a pre-employment course in Lynbrook were shocked to be offered a job right away. The Kickstart Your Career in Call Centre Operations course…
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Smash and grab
Police are asking for help in identifying two hooded people who smashed their way into Dandenong Market Place on Thursday 14 November. Police allege the…
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Stolen car torched by tracks
A stolen SUV has been set alight in a Noble Park trackside reserve early on Monday 18 November. Neighbours heard a car horn and then…
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Fare’s unfair, fined $95,000
A tradie has been convicted for illegally demolishing three houses in Noble Park and Springvale. Badaoui Fares, 46, purported to be a registered demolisher when…