Tag: Community
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 at...
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...
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...
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 retiree...
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...
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...
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...
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 after...
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:...
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 your...
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...
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...