News
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Are these ‘pressed’ pennies yours?
Police are hoping to reunite a coin collector with a sentimental souvenir recovered in Dandenong. They seized an album of pressed coins during a vehicle…
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Open doors to enlightenment
By Casey Neill A Keysborough temple is inviting visitors to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. The Dhamma Sarana Vihara on Greens Road…
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Call to pay down council’s ‘significant’ debt
By Casey Neill Debt was in the spotlight as Greater Dandenong Council adopted its proposed 2017-18 budget. Councillor Tim Dark told the Monday 8 May…
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Club’s extra pokies refused
By Casey Neill Greater Dandenong councillors unanimously knocked back a bid for 20 new poker machines in Noble Park. However, an independent report found the…
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Residents shaken as shooting probe continues
By Casey Neill Homicide Squad detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the Keysborough shooting that killed one man and injured two others. Greater…
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Dutton cuts out community
By Casey Neill A life-sized cardboard cut-out could be as close as Dandenong gets to a visit from Peter Dutton. The Immigration and Border Protection…
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Truck collides with ambulance at crash site
By Casey Neill A truck collided with an ambulance that was attending a Dandenong North accident scene, causing minor injuries to those involved and major…
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More space to study
Noble Park Secondary students are a step closer to learning in new spaces. Principal Pam Dyson signed the building contract for the college’s $5 million…
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Good fun for footy clubs’ finances
An AFL star, a life-sized Tonka truck and a variety of other attractions drew more than 200 people to Noble Park Reserve. Patterson Cheney Toyota…
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Interfaith from interstate
By Casey Neill New South Wales students found a taste of the world in Greater Dandenong. Galen Catholic College in Wangaratta took a Greater Dandenong…
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‘Gutless’ councillors fail to oppose injecting rooms
By Casey Neill Greater Dandenong councillors were “gutless” for not supporting a push to oppose drug injecting rooms, councillor Tim Dark said. At their Monday…
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Ex-partner doused petrol around bedroom
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man accused of maliciously dousing a Noble Park bedroom with petrol where his ex-partner was feeding their five-month daughter has been…