News
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New plants greet green day
SILVERTON Primary students planted more than 250 new trees in their school grounds to celebrate National Tree Day on 26 July. There are now indigenous…
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Hopping mad
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD A Dandenong man handed himself into police on Tuesday following the horrific arrow-shooting of an Endeavour Hills kangaroo. A 21-year-old was interviewed…
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Federal asylum response slammed
By CASEY NEILL A SPRINGVALE refugee support group slammed the Federal Government’s response to boat arrivals as an attack on asylum seekers and likened Opposition…
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Multiculture on a festive note
EMERGE Festival attracted a full house to Dandenong’s Drum Theatre late last month. The free Multicultural Arts Victoria event on 20 July was the culmination…
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Dark horse ROC’s a real threat
By JARROD POTTER ROC confirmed itself as that niggling team that could cause an upset or two over the coming weeks, after it fought hard…
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Raid nets $1m drugs
GREATER Dandenong police seized more than $1 million worth of cannabis in raids on four homes last week. Dandenong Tasking Unit members and other officers…
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Pros woes mar city
By CASEY NEILL POLICE made one arrest and interviewed three other suspects in a blitz on prostitution in Dandenong’s CBD. Sergeant Pat Green told the…
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Former mayor dies
DANDENONG will farewell community man Kenneth Allan this Friday. Mr Allan was a Dandenong councillor from 1980-1988 and served as mayor in 1985-86. He died…
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School doors wide open
By CASEY NEILL KEYSBOROUGH Secondary College is ready and waiting for new students. School council president Erica Moulang invited parents and children to check out…
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Business have their say
By CASEY NEILL TRANSPORT, traffic flow and attitude were the key discussion points at a Committee for Dandenong briefing on 30 July. The group is…
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Wise on the road
By MELISSA MEEHAN BAD decisions on the road can have devastating consequences. It’s a simple sentiment but it’s a frightening thought to know that while…
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Safety in the circuit
RESIDENTS will be able to hear about efforts to improve community safety in Dandenong at the Dandenong Retail Traders Association (DRTA) function on Tuesday 6…