Beware impacts of cultural values
YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE
Jose Gonsalves
African Communities Foundation Australia
WHEN the federal Attorney General George Brandis says: “People have the right to be bigots, you know” -...
Afghan flavours, freshness wows
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
RESTAURANT owner Baryalai Rahimi has two rules for cooking: simplicity and freshness.
For this reason, he forgoes the temptation of drowning his signature...
Council at your service
THE council may move its Springvale customer service centre out of the civic precinct to save money.
Councillor Peter Brown moved a motion to look...
Cultures give food for thought
'EVERYBODY belongs' was the theme of Harmony Day celebrations at Harrisfield Kindergarten.
The Noble Park centre celebrated the 21 March event with a dinner that...
In honour of ancestors
FAMILIES will bring food, wine and tea for their ancestors to Springvale Botanical Cemetery this weekend.
The cemetery’s dedicated Buddhist section, Song He Yuan, will...
Growing together
GARDENING is bringing people together in Dandenong and Noble Park.
Dandenong Neighbourhood House and Noble Park Community Centre have spaces where community members can garden,...
Cop car crash passenger charged
THE passenger of a car that crashed into a parked divisional van outside Dandenong Police Station has been charged with reckless conduct causing serious...
Train order direct hit
BOMBARDIER in Dandenong received a $17 million train carriage order from the State Government last week.
Premier Denis Napthine and Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder...
Where are we going?
WHERE is central Dandenong heading?
That’s the question Dandenong Retail Traders’ Association (DRTA) is asking at its next forum on Tuesday 8 April.
DRTA chairwoman Glenys...
A moment with Marg Stork
Dandenong Neighbourhood House has seen a 75 per cent increase in enrolments and programs in the past 18 months.
This is a wonderful effort by...
Solicit sting charges
By CASEY NEILL
ELEVEN people will face prostitution charges following another sting in the Dandenong CBD.
Police ran the operation targeting clients and street sex workers...
Building site raid
POLICE are on the hunt for a $120,000 tracked loader which was stolen from a Dandenong construction site.
Thieves entered the Sinclair Road site between...
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Industrial action on TAFE underfunding
Victorian TAFE teachers have taken protected industrial action after negotiations around salaries and conditions broke down, according to the Australian Education Union.
AEU Victorian...
