Tag: News
Eastlink closed after five-car smash
EASTLINK’s outbound lanes have been closed down near the Cheltenham Road exit at Noble Park after a five-vehicle smash about 4.45pm.
A car towing a...
State budget: Dandenong 'neglected' as neighbour reaps spoils
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG has been neglected behind nearby neighbour Frankston in yesterday’s state budget, says Labor’s Dandenong MP John Pandazopoulos.
Mr Pandazopoulos said Dandenong received...
State budget a mixed bag for south-east
By DANIEL TRAN and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
WHAT does the 2013-14 state budget mean to residents in Melbourne’s east and south east?
Among announcements made by Treasurer...
Dandenong line to run extra peak trains
By ADAM CAREY
THOUSANDS of commuters accustomed to squeezing onto trains on Melbourne's most crowded rail corridor will get some much needed wriggle room next...
Two arrested over Dandenong carjacking
Special operations group police have arrested two men following a carjacking and kidnapping in Dandenong late on Saturday.
Police said a man and two women...
ALP wins Lyndhurst
ALP candidate Martin Pakula has won the Lyndhurst state byelection with a 7 per cent buffer. After final counting on Wednesday in the once-safe...
Pair flee crashed car in Doveton
A driver and front-seat passenger fled before two males were cut out of a car that crashed in Tristania Street, Doveton, about 4.20am on...
Cancer: Healthy outlook makes every day precious
By CATHERINE WATSON
WATCHING Veronica Matajevac's sparkling eyes and hearing her ready laugh, you would think she was in the peak of health.
Yet she has...
Anzac Day: Police charge woman over theft from collector
A Springvale woman has been charged over allegedly stealing an Anzac appeal collector's handbag and car at the Endeavour Hills shopping centre on April...
Dandenong Hospital: Safety all-clear given three times in seven years
WORKSAFE inspectors cleared Dandenong Hospital three times in the past seven years in response to employee safety concerns.
A WorkSafe spokeswoman said hospital staff on...
'Contractor' takes laptop
A man purporting to be a contractor has stolen a laptop from a house in McWilliam Street, Springvale. The 'contractor', who said he was...
Dandenong Hospital: Guards lash out at restrictions
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
UNARMED security guards say they are being denied the use of reasonable force to protect staff from violent visitors at Dandenong Hospital's...