Drivers nabbed on the phone
Undercover traffic police have helped nab more than 60 drivers on their phones in a two day operation in the South East.
As part of...
Road worker fatally hit in Dandenong North
A traffic controller has died in hospital after a collision in Dandenong North on Tuesday 27 February.
WorkSafe and Victoria Police were investigating after a...
SEMMA salvo against land tax
Dandenong manufacturers are part of an advocacy group’s fierce campaign calling for the State to stop “gouging“ them with spiralling land tax rises.
South East...
Illegal recycler spared conviction
A man who ran several illegal waste transfer stations in Greater Dandenong and left landowners with clean-up bills totalling more than $100,000 has been...
Nature-strip stand-off – who cuts the grass?
It’s an age-old question: who’s responsible for mowing the nature strip – the resident or the council?
According to Greater Dandenong Council’s website, “nature strips...
Snakes alive in Bypass’s uncut grasses
For long-suffering residents near Dandenong Bypass, the grass is longer – if not greener - on the other side of their fences.
Diana Thurbon, of...
Truckie killed in concrete yard
A 52-year-old truck driver has died in a workplace accident at a Dandenong South concrete yard on Saturday 24 February.
The driver had been...
Man in hospital after shooting outside funeral home
A man has been taken to hospital after he was shot during an altercation outside a funeral home in Melbourne's southeast.
Victoria Police found the...
Independent ‘confident’ in Yarraman poll
Yarraman Ward councillor candidate Rahima Rizai has loved politics even as a child.
Her first political inspiration was the late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto,...
Caution on toll fines
South East residents in the most disadvantaged postcodes have been impacted the hardest by road toll fines, according to recent research.
According to Peninsula Community...
Meet the Yarraman Ward candidate – THAY-HORN YIM
THAY-HORN YIM
Suburb of residence: Dandenong
How long have you lived in Greater Dandenong? Over 25 years
Political party (past or present): ALP...
Meet the Yarraman Ward candidate – PHILLIP DANH
PHILLIP DANH
Suburb of residence: Noble Park
How long have you lived in Greater Dandenong? My entire life, I am very grateful to have...