Editors Picks
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Letters to the Editor, Dandenong Journal
Re: Dandenong market traders The new design of the Dandenong Market leaves a lot to be desired. The market has a long history so its…
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Max Oldmeadow farewelled
Former Holt MP and Dandenong councillor Max Oldmeadow was farewelled at a funeral service at Trinity Uniting Church, Dandenong, last Wednesday. The Chandler High School…
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Ticket inspectors 'cut Dandenong Market trade'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS FRUIT and vegetable traders say parking issues and a lack of advertising are killing their trade at the renovated Dandenong Market. Their…
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EPA denies staff cuts affect its policing
ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority Victoria’s chief executive has denied staff cuts are “compromising” its work in policing pollution in Melbourne’s south-east. In a letter to the…
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CFA smoke alarm warning with daylight saving
Fire crews,including Noble Park CFA’s Ian Grace, Aaron Yates and Andrew South, are urging households to change their smoke alarm batteries this Sunday, coinciding with…
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VPL: DANDENONG THUNDER 2013 FIXTURE
DANDENONG THUNDER VPL 2013 ■ Home games in bold. Note that the first five home games could be played behind closed doors as the FFV…
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Female circumcision: fears continue in Victoria
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS EXPERTS in women’s health say families could still be finding ways to have their daughters circumcised — despite the practice being outlawed…
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Problem gambling: machines that ate my life
By DANIEL TRAN The grief and frustration that normally demanded Anna Bardsley’s attention faded to a dull ache as the poker machine whirred to life.…
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Southern Football League season 2013 previews
By ROY WARD ASHWOOD Coach: Paul Wineberg. Arrivals: Jarryd Uren (Chelsea Heights), Tim Grant (Chelsea Heights). Departures: Chris Hanns (Chelsea Heights), Gavin Blizzard (NTAFL) One…
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FJ Holden makes Russell king of the road
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS IT’S hard to think of Russell King’s blazing- orange FJ Holden as sad and rusted-out, which is how it looked six years…
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Keysborough lawn bowler joins charity day three-timers
KEYSBOROUGH Bowls Club member Barry Shipperlee became only the third player to win the annual Rotary Club of Noble Park charity bowls day three times…
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VPL: Thunder weigh up court challenge
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Thunder officials were last week weighing up a Supreme Court challenge against a five home-game spectator ban imposed by a Football…