News
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Prostitution crackdown
DANDENONG police are vowing to stamp out a growing problem with prostitution that’s seen a 70-year-old woman propositioned outside her Scott Street home. The woman’s…
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Springvale South man attacked in bedroom during aggravated burglary
DANDENONG detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary at a Springvale South house yesterday morning. The 25-year-old male occupant was woken about 3.15am when a male…
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Pair set upon by group outside Noble Park factory
POLICE are investigating after a group of four males robbed two people outside a Noble Park factory early Sunday morning. The pair had left Yarraman…
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Mercedes burnt out
A car was set on fire in National Drive, Dandenong South, last Saturday week about 4.05am. The 2005 Mercedes sedan was burnt out. Police are…
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Aussie Rules: Drug testing possible for local leagues SFL, EFL
By ROY WARD LOCAL football leagues will be able to request drug tests for players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs this season. The tests, which…
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Springvale Plaza works upset trader
By JASON TURNER A SPRINGVALE South shopkeeper and some residents are angry at the disruption and possible safety hazards caused by construction works at the…
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Woman robbed in Dandenong park
A 41-year-old woman was robbed in Dandenong’s Hemmings Park by two people on Friday, February 1. The pair approached the woman, who was walking in…
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Noble Park fire suspicious
Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a building in Elonera Road, Noble Park, on January 29 at 3.30pm. The fire started on the second…
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Issac's Dreyfus top law officer
Issacs federal MP Mark Dreyfus was sworn in as Australia’s new attorney-general last week. The federal representative for areas including Keysborough, Noble Park and Dandenong…
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Man dies in Noble Park house fire
Police are preparing a coroner’s report over the death of an elderly man in a house fire in Noble Park on Monday last week. Police…
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Plea for more Dandenong city trees
By JASON TURNER MORE green please — that’s the verdict from the people of central Dandenong, who are calling on authorities to improve the city’s…
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Dandenong cemetery: Sharing the past a grave matter
By JASON TURNER GHOSTS of Dandenong’s rich and colourful past still haunt the old Dandenong Community Cemetery. Volunteer group Friends of Dandenong Cemetery is eager…