News
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Driver killed after crashing into Pakenham supermarket
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Pakenham early this morning (Saturday 30 November). Police say it’s believed a vehicle was travelling…
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Appeal for Green Wedge soil transfer station
The proponent for a soil transfer station near a Bangholme retirement village in the Green Wedge has appealed to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal…
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Men’s behaviour programs on the wane
In light of the evidently increasing gender-based violence against women, Men’s Behaviour Change programs are regarded as a crucial solution. However, it seems local organisations…
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South East serial hoon jailed again
A South East serial hoon has been jailed for more than 30 charges that followed his three months’ imprisonment last year. Dylan Desmond Milkins, of…
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Renex fined for illegal soil dump
A Dandenong South soil waste company has been fined and ordered to clean up an illegal dumping of industrial waste in a disused quarry. Renex…
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Soil mound shut down
Works at an allegedly asbestos-contaminated soil mound in Bangholme’s Green Wedge have been shut down after several alleged permit breaches. On 28 November, EPA Victoria…
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87yo pedestrian dies after being struck by car
An 87-year-old Dandenong man has died in hospital after being hit by a car two weeks ago. Police say the pedestrian was crossing Webster Road,…
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Four arrested after police car rammed in Springvale
Four people were arrested after a police car was allegedly rammed numerous times in Springvale. Officers in an unmarked police car spotted an erratically-driven vehicle…
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Friends group in high places: Mayor Memeti meets PM
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti has attended the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Albania in Canberra as one of his first formal events since…
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‘Predatory’ rapist jailed for 7 years
A driver who picked up a heavily-intoxicated stranger in his car and raped her on the way to her Noble Park home in 2017 has…
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Crs pay respects to Isla Bell
A minute of silence was observed in the memory of the young 19-year-old Isla Bell at the first council meeting on Monday 25 November. Deputy…
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Fire restrictions for the southeast
The majority of southeastern municipalities have been named to be subject to fire restrictions as the CFA’s Fire Danger Period (FDP) begins at 1am Monday…