News
-
Manufacturing’s taxing times
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MANUFACTURING industry jobs in Melbourne’s south-east has dropped 10.1 per cent in the past 12 months, according to Ausralian Bureau of Statistics…
-
Pooches free to roam
By CASEY NEILL DOG-LOVERS and their pooches are now happier and safer at a Keysborough off-leash park. Noble Park’s Rosie Fields is among 10 to…
-
Two charged for trafficking ice
TWO men have been charged with trafficking crystal methamphetamine after police raided a Dandenong motel room on 3 July. Greater Dandenong drug tasking unit police…
-
Report standoff
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has lashed out at “gutless” colleagues after withdrawing her freedom-of-information appeal to gain access to an unedited…
-
Walker leaves indelible mark
By NARELLE COULTER What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best known street names. This week…
-
Vacant spaces spruced up
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Homemaker Centre’s vacant spaces are now bright, inviting areas. Swinburne University of Technology students completed a ‘space activation project’ at the…
-
Mugging charges
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A GROUP of 16-year-old youths has been charged after allegedly mugging a man who had been walking along Princes Highway, Noble Park.…
-
Wallara makes pop up TV debut
MORE than 80 people watched Wallara make its prime time television debut at a special screening on 30 June. The support service for adults with…
-
Eclectic mix of culture
ONE of Greater Dandenong’s most unique Indian communities marked its contribution to Australian society with a special 20 year annivesary celebration last month. The Tangasseri-Australian…
-
Native trees find a home
VOLUNTEERS planted more than 430 native trees at Bunurong Memorial Park last weekend. The planting took place along the Bangholme cemetery’s EastLink boundary and included…
-
Bypass conjured up online
AN ANIMATION of what the finished Dingley Bypass will look like is now online. Roads Minister Terry Mulder released the video last week. “The animation…
-
Wind burst wreaks havoc
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS IN a burst of several seconds, cyclone-like winds reduced parts of Keysborough to a “war zone” last night. A fast-food outlet, homes…