News
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Joy on the farm
WHEELBARROWS, goats and guinea pigs are bringing joy to people with disabilities. Dandenong disability support service Wallara will celebrate its new lease at Sages Cottage…
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School blaze
VANDALS set playground equipment alight at a Dandenong North primary school. Police are appealing for information about the incident, which occurred about 4.25pm on 16…
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Orphanage looks ahead
OLIVIA Bartholomeusz moved to Sri Lanka in 2004 to fulfil her mum’s dream of helping her former home. The Kathleen Keegel Children’s Fund (KKCF) founder…
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Cop car smash
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN will answer eight charges after deliberately ramming a police divisional van parked outside Dandenong Police Station last Thursday morning. The…
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Low-life conmen warning
By CASEY NEILL A KEYSBOROUGH man is warning residents about rogue roof renovators in the area. “A neighbour of mine engaged one of these operators…
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Heart of gold
CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS THERE’S a long tradition of selfless helpers at Springvale Benevolent Society pitching in for people in desperate need. Yvonne Herring last week was…
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Chea plea to stop abuse
HUMAN rights abuses in Cambodia have prompted a plea for action from City of Greater Dandenong. Councillors at their last meeting agreed to write to…
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A moment with Marg Stork
JOURNALISTIC TEETH CUT IN SCOTT STREET A QUICK perusal of the Gippsland Magazine, produced by the Dandenong and District Historical Society, brought back a flood…
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Cop car ‘rammed’: police
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A CAR has deliberately rammed into a police divisional van parked in front of Dandenong police station’s entrance this morning, police say.…
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Cop cars in crash
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A CAR has crashed into three police vehicles parked outside Dandenong Police Station in Langhorne Street this morning. Dandenong Sergeant Jason Wombwell…
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Six times booze limit
A DANDENONG North man was more than six times the legal blood alcohol limit when he crashed into a fire hydrant, police allege. They arrested…
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Giving and receiving
By CASEY NEILL PATTERSON Cheney is in the midst of celebrating 30 years since establishing its head office on Cheltenham Road, Dandenong. It can now…