News
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More custody officers soon
More Police Custody Officers are on their way to Dandenong. The ninth and tenth PCO squads graduated from the academy on Friday 15 July and…
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Citizens stop drink-driver
Quick-thinking locals restrained a Dandenong man who tried to flee a crash scene. State Highway Patrol police were called to the incident in Potter Street,…
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Report to cover all work needs
By CASEY NEILL Examining youth and asylum seeker unemployment in the same report won’t help either group find work, a refugee advocate fears. At the…
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Club stunned at star player’s shooting death
By JARROD POTTER The North Dandenong community is grieving after the tragic shooting death of sporting all-rounder Rahat Khan. On Tuesday evening, Khan, 20, from…
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Gun death man named
A 20-year-old Dandenong man who died from gunshot wounds in Dallas in northern Melbourne has been named. Rahat Khan died on Tuesday 12 July and…
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Scrooge tried to dodge Christmas payments
Dandenong restaurant workers were among almost 250 who were underpaid their Christmas Day entitlements. The operator of a dozen restaurants across Melbourne will have to…
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Taste of India on big screen
Bollywood will hit the Harmony Square screen when the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne comes to Dandenong next month. The State Government established the event…
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Clay pots for Craft and Co wines
By CASEY NEILL The Craft and Co will release its first Bangholme-grown wines later this year. Winemaker Rory Lane said they’d include a viognier, a…
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Baggios breaking fresh ground all round
By CASEY NEILL Tucked away on Riverend Road in Bangholme is Greater Dandenong’s only winery. The Craft and Co concept started when Lisa Baggio’s parents-in-law…
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Pledged upgrade on the cards for St Mary’s
By CASEY NEILL Bruce will benefit from a Coalition Government, despite staying in Labor hands at the 2 July Federal Election. Liberal candidate Helen Kroger…
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Council ponders Oasis pool move
By CASEY NEILL Dandenong’s Oasis pool could make a $50 million move to Dandenong Market, under a confidential council plan. Councillor Maria Sampey let the…
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Stolen truck torched
By CASEY NEILL Thieves stole and torched a truck in Dandenong South, and police are appealing for information. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton…