News
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Chill wind of warning
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG North father and son team are the subjects of a Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) warning. Neil Turner, 62, and Robert…
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Plan to cut thefts from cars
By CASEY NEILL POLICE are turning to motorists for help to cut thefts from cars. Officers and Neighbourhood Watch members will visit crime trouble spots…
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Little India spice up call
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A PROPOSED council review into Dandenong’s struggling Little India precinct will need to spark a “massive” revigorating campaign, says an aggrieved trader.…
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Uniting Church lives up to its name
TRINITY Uniting Church in Dandenong has played a leading role in my life. I attended services in the Scott Street church and my first marriage…
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Wood waste nailed down
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG recycler is highlighting the beauty in wood packaging waste and encouraging Australian designers to consider sustainability. The Waste Converters and…
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Toddler in fire death
By CASEY NEILL A DANDENONG toddler died in a fire this morning, locked inside his Potter Street home. Detective Sergeant Lionel Joseph said the three-year-old…
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Dandenong unit ablaze
UPDATE: POLICE are investigating after a three-year-old boy died in a house fire in Dandenong this morning. The fire occurred at the Potter Street home…
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Woman’s death ‘suspicious’
UPDATE: By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park woman, 52, was found dead outside her home this morning (Thursday). Her Theodore Avenue neighbours heard “screams then…
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Man’s last breath cry for help
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park man called triple zero with a desperate plea for help just minutes before his death last Thursday. Police found…
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Firefighters save school
By CASEY NEILL SPRINGVALE Rise Primary School’s 101-year-old campus was nearly no more after fire broke out just days before students returned to the classroom.…
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Amy’s vision looks to help
By CASEY NEILL A BLIND girl in a Thai orphanage spent most of her days sitting in a corner before Amy Maidment came to her…
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Working hard for dream
By CASEY NEILL AMIR Mohammadi was 12 months old when his parents fled war-torn Afghanistan to seek safety in Iran. Today he’s living in Dandenong,…