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  • Deliberate Dandy fire spree

    Deliberate Dandy fire spree

    Police say a serial fire-bug is likely to have caused a series of suspicious fires in Dandenong. The three fires in Stuart Street, Stud Road…

  • Dandenong PPCC offers emergency bypass

    Dandenong PPCC offers emergency bypass

    A late-night medical centre surprisingly tucked away in an industrial estate is easing the strain on Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department. The Priority Primary Care Centre…

  • Avril forges ahead in Engineering faculty

    Avril forges ahead in Engineering faculty

    Chisholm Institute has appointed its first female Educational manager in the traditionally male-dominated engineering faculty. Avril Switalla joined Chisholm as a teacher in 2019 and…

  • Every bit of plastic counts

    Every bit of plastic counts

    APR Plastics is doing not just Dandenong but all of Australia a favour by creating new life out of plastics that would otherwise be buried…

  • Eight teens piled into stolen car

    Eight teens piled into stolen car

    Eight teenagers piled into an allegedly stolen car have been pursued by police in Endeavour Hills, Doveton and Hallam. Police in an unmarked vehicle spotted…

  • Mayor welcomes ‘cost-shift’ probe

    Mayor welcomes ‘cost-shift’ probe

    Greater Dandenong Council has welcomed a State Parliamentary inquiry into “cost-shifting” onto local governments. The inquiry, initiated by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition, will report on the…

  • Crowbar carjacker jailed

    Crowbar carjacker jailed

    A former foreman has been jailed for a carjacking in which he allegedly rammed the victim’s vehicle and attacked him with a crowbar outside a…

  • Airwing arrest in Cranbourne

    Airwing arrest in Cranbourne

    The Airwing was in the right place at the right time overnight assisting members on the ground with arrests in Cranbourne and Bangholme within five…

  • Safety in diverse CFA’s numbers

    Safety in diverse CFA’s numbers

    Noble Park CFA is very much a reflection of its diverse neighbourhood. More than 15 languages are spoken within the fire brigade’s ranks, which has…

  • Stolen car crashed into tree

    Stolen car crashed into tree

    Police are investigating a crash in Endeavour Hills on Tuesday 16 May. It’s understood an allegedly stolen Volkswagen sedan crashed into a tree on Kennington…

  • Pedestrian fighting for life

    Pedestrian fighting for life

    A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in Rowville on Monday 15 May. Emergency services…

  • ACDC outreach plugs into mental health

    ACDC outreach plugs into mental health

    An outreach program is knocking on the doors of more than 4000 homes to start the conversation on mental health. This month, ‘people connectors’ as…

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