News
-
Little India traders plead to the Premier
Little India traders in Dandenong fear they are set to “lose everything” in the face of soaring rents and a $600 million redevelopment of the…
-
Wife killer faces life in jail for bloody axe murder
A man faces the prospect of life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering his wife with an axe in front of their teenage…
-
Changing young lives for the better
Turning young lives around is the highlight for Dandenong-based police officer Senior Constable Emma Fordham. She has been nominated as a finalist in the 2024…
-
Plan to kick-start Dandenong
More affordable housing and free public transport in central Dandenong are among the ideas for a thriving future Greater Dandenong. In a submission to the…
-
Man who claimed self-defence guilty of wife’s murder
An estranged husband who claimed he was acting in self-defence when he hacked his wife to death in her Sandhurst home has been found guilty…
-
Council cools support for SESH
In a show of apparent neutrality, Greater Dandenong Council will seek to have its logo removed from a website promoting the proposed South East Sports…
-
Baby found critically injured, woman hospitalised under police guard
A woman is in hospital under police guard after a newborn baby was discovered outside a home with life-threatening injuries in Dandenong Noth. The baby…
-
Wicki bows out of council election
Refugee advocate Wicki Wickiramasingham has dropped out of the City of Greater Dandenong election race. After announcing his candidacy a few weeks ago, Wickiramasingham said…
-
Motorcycle flips, ute explodes in fiery Monash Fwy crash
A motorcycle has flipped into head-on traffic in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Monash Freeway in Dandenong North. Police say three vehicles and the motorbike…
-
Springvale road-rage assault investigated
Police are investigating a road-rage assault in which a driver was knocked to ground and kicked at the corner of Westall Road and Osborne Avenue…
-
Dandy Hub ‘still alive’
After being nearly shelved, the proposed Dandenong Community Hub has been given a reprieve. To the applause of supporters in the public gallery on 26…
-
Serial fraudster jailed again
A book-keeper who has swindled nearly $1 million from employers has been jailed again. Robyn Lunney, 48, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to…