News
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Serving in good company
By Casey Neill Jean Taylor has been a Country Women’s Association member since she was 22 years old. The 70-year-old joined the Campaspe branch when…
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Madison, 15, goes missing
Missing 15-year-old Madison Miller is known to frequent Dandenong. Police are appealing for help to find her after she was last seen at a Moonee…
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Ousted councillor challenges winners
By Casey Neill “The new council may be in for some interesting times,” ousted councillor Peter Brown declared. And the former Paperbark Ward representative seems…
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Joint drug bust operation
Police raided a Springvale factory in a joint operation targeting drug activity. North West Metro Region Crime Squad officers backed by the Australian Crime Intelligence…
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Multiple charges laid after shots fired
Police charged a man following a shooting involving an officer in Stud Road, Dandenong. The incident happened after police intercepted a car on Grace Street…
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Thousands of dangerous lighters seized
In one of their biggest ever hauls, product safety inspectors seized 34,000 unsafe cigarette lighters from a Dandenong importer. The Consumer Affairs Victoria team said…
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School-leavers building bridges
By Casey Neill A $10,000 boost will help The Bridge to build employment pathways for people with disabilities. The Our Neighbourhood Community Grant from Australia…
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Mum nabbed with drugs and Taser
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A NOBLE Park mother of three has appeared in court after police seized heroin, ice, ecstasy, GHB, cannabis, $500 cash and a…
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Road camera watchdog wants Journal readers to call
By Casey Neill The Road Safety Camera Commissioner will check for “a systematic problem” with a Keysborough red light camera following increasing complaints about its…
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Harmony heart
Greater Dandenong students joined together to build understanding and harmony. Heartbeat of Life was the theme for the Greater Dandenong Combined Schools Interfaith Gathering at…
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Mother’s anguish at son’s desecrated grave
By Casey Neill Muddy boot prints and the lid of someone else’s grave were the last things Maria Sampey thought she’d find on her son’s…
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Feeling the strain
By Casey Neill Dandenong police station is “stretched to the limit”, according to Police Association secretary Ron Iddles. “Supervisors are having to make tough decisions…