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  • Apartments get Greater Dandenong nod

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS LOCAL ward councillors didn’t stand in the way of a five-storey apartment complex next to Dandenong’s central parkland. At last Monday’s council…

  • Headliner to turn on charm

    Headliner to turn on charm

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS Love is in the air during next week’s Victorian Seniors Festival Week in Greater Dandenong – crooner Derrick J is one of the…

  • Urban starkness 'crisis'

    Urban starkness 'crisis'

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN award-winning landscaper says our taste for native greenery in streets and public spaces is a turn-off for people. Wes Fleming, director…

  • No let-up in road blitz in Doveton, Springvale

    No let-up in road blitz in Doveton, Springvale

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A ROAD blitz targeting illegal drivers has netted more than 500 traffic offences in two days in Doveton and Springvale. State highway…

  • It's sweet music to my ears

    It's sweet music to my ears

    AS a daily commuter for a number of decades travelling from Oakleigh to Dandenong on my way to work at the-then Dandenong Journal, I witnessed…

  • Rubbish overflows in Greater Dandenong

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS PARK lawns and public rubbish bins will continue to be neglected as Greater Dandenong Council staff work bans extend into a third…

  • Invitation to a community garden party

    Invitation to a community garden party

    For many people, working in the garden by themselves is a small slice of paradise. But others prefer to feed off other gardening enthusiasts —…

  • Devoted to teaching

    Devoted to teaching

    By MARG STORK MISS Thelma Rose Black  enjoyed a distinguished teaching career of 40 years. She will be remembered as a staff member of one…

  • Marathon to help find brainstem tumour  cure

    By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FOR an Endeavour Hills-based charity, the 42-kilometre Melbourne Marathon is a personal mission to find a cure to a cruel childhood cancer.…

  • What's On to See & Do in Greater Dandenong

    Seniors fitness: Join a seniors exercise group for one-hour sessions with an experienced trainer. Meet at Dandenong Oasis cafe at 9.15am Wednesdays. Details: 5971 3038…

  • Greater Dandenong Sings community choir.

    Greater Dandenong Sings community choir.

    Greater Dandenong Sings community choir, run by non-profit group Creativity Australia, aims to use singing to break down barriers and improve health in Greater Dandenong.…

  • Election time in Greater Dandenong

    In the lead-up to next month’s council elections the Weekly requires all letters and comments on municipal issues submitted for publication, whether online or in…

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