Security call over mob fight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
Rising mob violence around Dandenong's Civic Square has seen one youth stabbed and others bashed and king-hit.
Last Tuesday afternoon, police...
Leader slams call to arm council guards
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SENDING in armed guards to disperse young people milling in Dandenong’s Civic Square would be a disaster, a youth-affairs leader has warned.
However...
Brand-new car park may never re-open says CEO
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SECURITY fears mean the public car park under the multi-million dollar civic centre may never re-open.
The 40-space car park has been closed to...
Minister opens new site
By CASEY NEILL
A NEW $3 million factory will help a Keysborough manufacturer bring innovation to life.
Small Business, Innovation and Trade Minister Adem...
Shed load of men’s multicultural support
Jane Farrell, Springvale Multicultural Men’s Shed secretary
THE Springvale Multicultural Men’s Shed is a shed with a difference.
It is space for multicultural men to...
Battle comes on board
By CASEY NEILL
SPRINGVALE has hosted a cross-border Chinese chess battle.
Xiangqi players from various states took part in the seventh annual Australia Friendship...
Doors set to slam shut after funding cut
By CASEY NEILL
A SUPPORT service for African families will close its doors within months after losing Federal Government funding.
African Communities Foundation Australia...
Village fees challenged
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
PENSIONERS are taking legal action against Willow Lodge retirement village over being slugged with costly deferred management fees.
The Consumer Action...
Medic left in coma after attack
A NURSE was placed in an induced coma with head injuries after being attacked when he went to offer medical help in a Springvale...
Underground car park attack
THIEVES bashed and robbed a man at Dandenong Plaza earlier this month.
The 37-year-old Frankston man was speaking to two people in an underground car...
Depot sale needed to fund council’s masterplans
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
THE former Springvale depot site has been earmarked for sale as a “high quality residential project” to help fund the...
Toaster sparks fire
A DELIBERATELY lit toaster fire sparked police and CFA attendance in Dandenong.
Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Glen Cruse said a residential care facility patron...