Tag: Community
Two to tango in Noble Park
Get set to groove to modern, new vogue, latin and rock'n'roll at a spring carnival tea dance from 2-5pm on Sunday at Noble Park...
Endeavour Hills stadium closure worry
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
SCHOOL principal Barbara Mothersdale is calling on Casey Council to maintain a basketball gymnasium at the soon-to-be closed Endeavour Hills Secondary College.
Afghan...
Greater Dandenong Council: Incumbents in close struggle
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A HANDFUL of Greater Dandenong sitting councillors were battling to retain their seats before the election count final results tonight.
Incumbents Loi Truong,...
Donating an organ and word for a better life
By DAVID SCHOUT
SPRINGVALE resident Twanny Farrugia describes himself as the "healthiest sick person you'll meet".
He has walked, run, danced and cycled with a donated...
Dandenong Hospital: Time for a dose of history
By MARG STORK
IN 1939, as World War II broke out and Dandenong was beset by fires and other upheavals, a committee took a unanimous...
Community Voices: Peeling off the layers in search of identity
Welcome to Community Voices, a new column celebrating Greater Dandenong’s diverse and vibrant people and lifestyles. Each month a guest columnist will share their view...
The Dandenong Journal is back, and still with much to tell
This week marks a new era for the Journal, Dandenong’s oldest newspaper. CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS sat down with columnist Marg Stork and former editor John...
Dandenong early childhood program picks up award
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A GREATER Dandenong Council early childhood program was among the winners at the Victorian Early Years Awards last Friday.
The council took out...
Treasuring their dedication
THE meeting rooms of Greater Dandenong Council in Springvale were transformed into a miniature picture gallery last month.
Adorning the rooms were rounded table centrepieces...
Endeavour Hills college to close on a memorable note
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
IT'S no easy thing keeping staff and students' spirits high as their 44-year-old school dies.
But Barbara Mothersdale, principal of Endeavour Hills Secondary...
Springvale food parcel drive for Christmas
Springvale Benevolent Society is asking citizens to save one non-perishable grocery item a week and donate to the society's Christmas food hamper drive.
President Joe...
What's on to See & Do in Greater Dandenong
Church fair: St James ‘international fair’ is on from 9am on November 3 at the church in Langhorne Street, Dandenong. Stalls include clothing, carpets,...