Tag: Editors Picks
Safe cyclists to win
SAFE cyclists are getting more than a pat on the back from police this month.
Police will be entering details of cyclists 'doing the right...
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...
Reaching out for early childhood winner
Greater Dandenong Council's early childhood program was among the winners at the Victorian Early Years Awards this month.
The council took out the Better Access...
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...
Asylum deluge reaches Greater Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
SUPPORT services are being "stretched" more than ever by surging numbers of asylum seekers in Greater Dandenong.
The municipality is Victoria's main hub...
VPL: 'Hard' to find flare culprits
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A DANDENONG Thunder Soccer Club executive said it would be "extremely hard" to find the culprits responsible for igniting several flares at...
Breastfeeding affront at Dandenong cafe
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A MOTHER is taking a stand against a Dandenong cafe that is alleged to have ejected her from the premises for breastfeeding.
Kalyan...
Dandenong North's Marinko Matosevic our top player
By Linda Pearce, The Age
THE man who on Monday will become Australia's top-ranked tennis player has
never won a grand slam match.
Out-of-favour with Davis Cup...
Candidate all fired up for election
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AS the Journal’s eagle-eyed photographer Gary Sissons quipped: maybe you do need to be a rocket scientist to get into politics.
Greater Dandenong...
Thunder flare-up: Girl 'only a few millimetres from her losing an eye'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A 10-YEAR-old girl was ‘‘a few millimetres’’ from losing an eye after being struck by a rocket flare fired from among Dandenong...