News
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Pound the drums, make a noise
Having a go is second nature for Lyndale Secondary College student Zohre. She was among 200 Year 10 students from 11 Greater Dandenong Schools who…
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Black makes his mark on new fans
For some Doveton College students, it was their first touch of an Aussie Rules football – and it was intoxicating. Brownlow medallist Simon Black and…
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Preps growing up fast
Preppies looked particularly precocious during the marking of their first 100 days at St Anthony’s Primary School, Noble Park. To celebrate their coming of age…
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Mixed report on Dandenong Hospital
Is Dandenong Hospital’s performance rising or falling? Well, it depends on how you read the just-released official hospital performance data. The Government points to performance…
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Car-jack detectives release CCTV
Police have released CCTV footage in Dandenong North related to a mother being recently carjacked at gunpoint in Narre Warren. The victim’s car – a…
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Street robbery by knife-point
A man has fled from armed robbers in Close Avenue, Dandenong early on 27 July. The 19-year-old was approached by two males as he walked…
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Jobs boost for bus builder
Dandenong will be building a new fleet of 15 buses linking Melbourne Airport as a result of a new State Government contract with SkyBus. Local…
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Crowds flock to snowy Springvale
More than 35,000 took to the snow in Springvale’s ever-popular winter festival on 29 July. Greater Dandenong mayor Youhorn Chea said the sixth annual Springvale…
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Commuter robbed near Dandy station
A train commuter has been robbed by males armed with a baseball bat as he walked to his car near Dandenong railway station on the…
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Motorcyclist critically hurt on Stud Rd
A motorcyclist is fighting for life after a crash with a car on the corner of Stud and Heatherton roads, Dandenong. Police are investigating the…
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Robbery victim fights back
A woman has beaten off a would-be robber in a Dandenong car park at night. The 25-year-old had got off a bus at Clow Street…
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Team 11 to kick-start Dandy
A successful bid for an A-league football licence could kick-start the stalled revitalisation of central Dandenong, says local councillor Jim Memeti. The Team 11 bid…