News
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Long walk against Family Violence
The Walk against Family Violence is back on 22 November after a two year break due to Covid. Councils and community members will take to…
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Trio wanted over Noble Park homicide
Homicide detectives have released images of three males wanted in relation to a fatal shooting in Noble Park in July. Police also released CCTV of…
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Greens’ pokies-free plan
The Greens have launched a plan to make Greater Dandenong – and the rest of the state – pokies free by 2035. The plan includes…
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Heritage highrise fears
Objectors fear six-storey buildings will “swamp” Noble Park’s historic Public Hall as part of a proposed planning-scheme amendment, a state Planning Panel has heard. At…
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Online child sexual exploitation on the rise
Police are urging both parents and children to be aware of online safety following a marked increase in the reporting of online child sexual exploitation.…
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Boulevard still unfinished business
Springvale Boulevard has officially been opened to the public by Greater Dandenong City Council. The project was in collaboration with the Victorian Government to attract…
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Third boy charged with agg carjacking
A third teenager has been charged over an aggravated carjacking near a Dandenong North servo. The 17-year-old boy from north west Victoria was arrested on…
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First show’s feast of entries
Looking back, the Journal reported on the “ambitious” schedule for the first Dandenong Show in 1872. The Dandenong and South Bourke Agricultural Association’s show took…
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$7m ‘hub’ plan for Keysy CFA
Keysborough’s outdated fire station has been promised a long-sought $7 million upgrade, if the Liberal Coalition is elected to Government. The funding includes purchasing a…
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Freeway racer jailed after horror crash
A driver has been jailed after a two-car ‘drag race’ on Monash Freeway ended in a “catastrophic” crash. Ahsannullah Rezaie, 22, of Narre Warren South,…
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Drive-in’s future in doubt
Australia’s longest and largest running Lunar Drive-In in Dandenong South is up for grabs for new owners. The remnant of the past which still remains…
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New dog park for Hills
A new dog park in Endeavour Hills is part of a $20 million ‘animal welfare’ package promised by the Labor Party. Premier Daniel Andrews announced…