Community
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Dumped pensioner fights for her rights at VHREOC
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS COULD this be a Rosa Parks moment for Dandenong senior citizens? A Dandenong North pensioner, deliberately abandoned by a community bus driver…
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Casey's multicultural rite of passage
The planning application landed on Rosalie Crestani’s desk last October, three weeks after she was elected to Casey Council. Little did she know it would…
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Tribute bands soak up the glory
By CHAD VAN ESTROP Swedish pop group Abba last performed in Melbourne 36 years ago — the last of three concerts at the Sidney Myer…
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Dandenong Hospital: Patient care still, but no 'potting' rabbits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THE high jinks of former Dandenong Hospital nurse Norma Dickson would probably shock a modern medical bureaucrat into cardiac arrest. The Dandenong…
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Memories, in Technicolor
SOME memories never fade away – like a movie reel, they go on and on. Take the old days at the Dandenong Town Hall. The…
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Family man cast a broad net
OBITUARY: Alfred (Alf) George Smith, January 10, 1926-February 10, 2013 DANDENONG identity Alf Smith was not one to shy away from hard work or contributing to…
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What's on in Dandenong, Springvale and Keysborough
Book club: If you enjoy reading and would like to take part in a lively discussion one evening per month, join this friendly Springvale-based book…
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Twin mourns sister
By MARG STORK OBITUARY: Alice Churchill, January 29, 1916-February 9, 2013 ONE half of Victoria’s oldest set of twins has died, less than two weeks…
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What's on in Dandenong, Springvale, Keysborough
Time to relax: Meditation sessions are held each Monday from 2.30-3.30pm at The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Gold coin donations welcome. Details: 9791…
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Two wheels and a prayer
By TARA McGRATH IT happens in an instant. You are sitting in your car, tapping the wheel and filling time. A glimpse of something draws…
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Family fun day to mark Noble Park milestone
Noble Park’s Ross Reserve will be a hive of activity when Greater Dandenong holds a family fun sports day to help celebrate the Noble Park…
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Pancake flippin' delight
St John’s Regional College student Isabella was one of a number of students who enjoyed the pancakes flipped up by the principal and teachers as…