Editors Picks
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TAC Cup: Dandenong Stingrays win
DANDENONG Stingrays defended their home turf with a 50-point win over Murray Bushrangers at Shepley Oval on Saturday. The Stingrays overpowered the Bushrangers in the…
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Budget Victoria: Transport, roads on Greater Dandenong wish-list
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IMPROVED roads and public transport services are among the top items on Greater Dandenong Council’s wish-list ahead of tomorrow’s state budget. Chief…
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Stacks of kudos
Dandenong Pavilion head chef Matt Dunlop shows off the sweet taste of victory after the restaurant won a national award at the Australian Small Business…
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Street art's friendly prompts
Mysterious stencils have been giving commuters such as this one a welcoming arm at Noble Park, Sandown Park and Yarraman railway stations. Street artist Zie…
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Casualties of ADF training duty honoured
By NARELLE COULTER IN an Australian first, members of the defence forces killed in training accidents will soon have a permanent memorial in Cranbourne. A…
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Dreamtime flight
Artist Kundah, pictured, paints great holes in the middle of his paintings. A bit like what he calls the “50-year hole” in his life —…
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Flying fists, flailing feet
FOR the most part, this violence is a quiet affair. That dull thump is the sound of a fist meeting flesh. The short, sharp slapping…
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Country girl keeps CWA flag flying
JEAN Taylor personifies the true spirit of a country woman — generous to a fault and a person you could rely on in a pinch.…
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Bus routes bid ruling draws ire of Ventura, Volgren
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS MANUFACTURING Minister David Hodgett has admitted to “mixed views” on Public Transport Victoria’s decision to overlook Dandenong-based Ventura in favour of an…
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Pakula wins, but Labor vote slides The people have spoken and all political parties need to lift their game and truly represent the people…
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Dandenong man on manslaughter charge
A 40-year-old Dandenong man has been charged with manslaughter after a man died from injuries allegedly sustained in a fight in Cranbourne. Glenn Carleton appeared…
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Bully stopping pays off
Five seconds of inspiration has won Farid Khoweiss, a student at Gleneagles Secondary College in Endeavour Hills, an iPad, iPod and $500 cash. Farid, 13, won…