News
-
Belvedere Covid deaths rise
The Covid toll continues to mount at Belvedere Aged Care in Noble Park. A further two residents had reportedly died with Covid, according to a…
-
Stories of courage, diversity
Tales of resilience and courage from immigrant women trailblazers are needed for a unique local history project. The Dandenong-based agency Wellsprings for Women has appointed…
-
Mate’s point-blank murder
A 22-year-old Dandenong South man has been jailed for up to 24 years after point-blank shooting dead a childhood friend in Springvale. Paguir Pan pleaded…
-
Doveton vaxes below 60%
Doveton’s Covid double vax rate lingers at least 20 per cent below Victoria’s average, according to the latest official figures. Less than 60 per cent…
-
Premier’s office evacuated
Police are investigating a reported suspicious package at Premier Daniel Andrews’ electorate office in Noble Park. The building was evacuated as a precaution following the…
-
Labor uncooperative: IBAC
The Labor Party’s Victorian division has refused to cooperate with an IBAC branch-stacking inquiry, says the inquiry’s Counsel Assisting. Chris Carr told the Operation Watts…
-
Six boys charged with robberies
Six boys as young as 12 have been charged over robberies in Dandenong on the afternoon of Sunday 31 October. A 14-year-old and 13-year-old from…
-
Covid active cases drop, vaxes rise
Casey and Greater Dandenong remain Victoria’s Covid epicentre but active cases have dipped over the past week. The council areas are the top two in…
-
Woken by ’nightmare’ cleaver attack
A home invader kicking in a front door and attacking a sleeping man with a meat cleaver at Doveton was described by a judge as…
-
Aged care Covid deaths grow
Six residents at Belvedere Aged Care in Noble Park and a resident at Regis Aged Care in Dandenong North have died as part of current…
-
Mayoral ’influence’
Greater Dandenong’s outgoing mayor Angela Long says past mayoral elections have been tainted by outside political interference. Cr Long responded to claims at an IBAC…
-
Swords, drugs seized in police raid
A 59-year-old man has been charged after police seized weapons and drugs at a house in Aberdeen Drive, Dandenong North. During the raid about 10.30am…