Tag: Editors Picks
Stolen car torched
A stolen car was partially stripped and set alight in Glassocks Road, Dandenong South, last Sunday week. Police say the car, stolen from Noble...
Burglar caught in the act
A burglar was disturbed by occupants at a home in Gwenda Street, Dandenong, about 3.40am last Monday. The man was described as Caucasian wearing...
Shopping jeep ban on bus blows back on council
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
GREATER Dandenong Council's ban on shopping jeeps for its community shopping bus service appears to be an oddity compared to similar services...
What's on around Dandenong, Springvale, Keysborough and Noble Park
Community garden volunteers: The community garden at the Noble Park Community Centre has lots of new plants and vegetables to be planted, and new...
Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Security staff at hospital
Monash medical health bosses should be ashamed with themselves. Where is their duty of care to staff and other patients?...
Asylum seekers making their mark in Dandenong
A FRESH lick of paint has been applied to a soon-to-open Dandenong-based help service for asylum seekers.
Kon Karapanagiotidis, chief executive of the Asylum Seekers...
Raising the baa on fees 'not a Vu Ho tax'
IN an apparent budget quirk, the release fees for impounded sheep, pigs and goats is set to quadruple.
Corporate services director Mick Jaensch denied the...
State Budget: Dandenong dumped, says MP
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG has been neglected in favour of nearby neighbour Frankston in last week's state budget, says Labor's Dandenong MP John Pandazopoulos.
He said...
Dandenong Tech high-jinks from class of '54
DANDENONG, through the eyes of a schoolboy. That's what the Dandenong and District Historical Society was treated to when Bill Carson was invited to...
Devil's in detail on Greater Dandenong rates bill
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
PREPARE for a bill shock on your next rates notice. The average Greater Dandenong household is set to pay a possible $181.51...
Aching Jasmina honours rock-fisher father
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
JASMINA Pedic fought severe cramps and aching knees last Thursday to somehow finish a 95-kilometre run from Noble Park to San Remo...
Jack Charles tackles life's challenges
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
As a pioneer of Australian "black theatre", Jack Charles is not afraid of continuing to fight for his rights.
Charles, who is starring...