Tag: Editors Picks
Dandenong's cobblestone pavers to stay
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG main street's cobblestone pavers are here to stay after a meeting between Greater Dandenong Council and disability advocates.
Katrina Newman, a Dandenong-based...
Preference shock for Greater Dandenong councillor
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
SITTING Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has been frozen out of preference deals with fellow councillors for the October 27 council election.
Cr...
Straight from the heart
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
READY for a heart-to-heart about your health? Cardiac thoracic surgeon Julian Smith will be speaking at a free medical seminar in Springvale on...
VEC moves to improve Greater Dandenong turnout
VICTORIAN Electoral Commission returning officer Bill Irvine said letters had been sent last Friday to all electors on the Greater Dandenong election roll to...
Loving mum, granny
By MARG STORK
A KEEN knitter, gardener and excellent cook, Bessie Marshall, pictured, lived a happy and contented life in Australia.
But one of her final...
Strong councils: it takes two to tango
Let's try a quick quiz: Who's the Prime Minister of Australia? Can you name the Premier of Victoria? What about the mayor of your local council?...
Greater Dandenong work bans throw DDCA cricket into chaos
By NATALIE KOTSIOS
FRIDAY'S end to ongoing council work bans came too late to save the weekend's cricket games.
Dandenong District Cricket Association had already switched...
SFL: Macklin, O'Callaghan share top accolade
By ROY WARD
WITH 12 rounds gone in the Southern Football League division 3 medal count, Sandown co-captain Daniel Macklin gave himself no chance of...
VPL: Cannons star's moment arrives
By ROY WARD
YEARS of disappointment and the love of his new wife are spurring on Oakleigh Cannons star Ricky Diaco this season.
Now Diaco hopes...
Premier Cricket: Panther batsmen on the front foot
By ROY WARD
DANDENONG Panthers showed some good signs for the season ahead in a washed-out Premier Cricket clash with Casey-South Melbourne at Casey Fields...
Mini tennis courts give budding hot shots a chance to play
By ROY WARD
DOVETON has its own mini tennis courts for children to play on.
Mini Tennis World in Doveton features eight mini tennis courts on...
VPL: Thunder topple Green Gully to reach grand final
By ROY WARD
BRILLIANCE and agony both made appearances in Dandenong Thunder's preliminary final win over two-time champions Green Gully in the Victorian Premier League...