Lyon touch to city icon
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
ARCHITECT Carey Lyon last week stepped for the first time onto the vibrant mosaics of Dandenong’s new urban square - dubbed by...
Shaping big screen content
By CASEY NEILL
VIEWERS will shape content for the seven metre-wide digital screen in Dandenong’s new civic square.
Films, movies, gaming, arts and community features and...
Plaza says it’s safe
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG Plaza has cut crime and is providing "a safe and secure family environment", centre manager Mark Tannahill says.
His comments were in...
Rolling out all-abilities bowling
By CASEY NEILL
YOORALLA has got the ball rolling on a new program at its Noble Park day support service.
Manager Louise Metz had been looking...
Op-shop’s ruby Treasure
By CASEY NEILL
A DANDENONG North treasure has notched up 40 years of helping the community.
Treasure Trunk Opportunity Shop in Menzies Avenue started as a...
Think tank on track
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
THEY’RE young, articulate and passionate for change.
Arif, Arnold, Ky and Robina are part of Greater Dandenong Council’s youth-services think tank.
Their voices...
Primary embraces hub program
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG West Primary School is now home to one of five Community Hubs in Greater Dandenong.
The school launched the service on 14...
Castle well-grounded
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A PRIMARY school has cast its fund-raising net afar to build a boldly-named ‘community castle’ on its school grounds.
Dandenong West Primary School...
Four hurt in brawl
A BRAWL in Birdwood Avenue, Dandenong, has put four men in hospital with facial injuries.
Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Shane Pola said the victims...
Cash grab after assault
A SPRINGVALE South woman received a rude shock when she answered a knock at her door last week.
A man assaulted her and demanded money...
Forum on race speech
A COMMUNITY forum to discuss proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act that critics say strips away protections against racial hate speech will be...
Men on grass fire charges
THREE men will answer arson charges following a grass fire in Copas Park, Noble Park, on 23 March.
A witness at Noble Park Fire Brigade...