Tag: News
Surfie stuck in drainage
An 18-year-old man had to be rescued by police on Thursday after getting caught in a drainage area near Corrigan Road and Memorial Drive,...
Sheriff's dragnet catches fine-dodgers
The Sheriff's Office has caught seven motorists for outstanding infringements worth more than $85,000 after an operation in the Dandenong area. Four of the...
Noble Park North house fire 'suspicious'
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Noble Park North on the morning of January 25. CFA crews were alerted to smoke coming...
Thieves use capiscum spray on woman
A Springvale woman was attacked with capsicum spray in an aggravated burglary at her home. A group of several men and a woman invaded...
'Red-ink' report to check on council 'Joneses'
Greater Dandenong Council will look into how much debt it has in comparison to its south-eastern counterparts such as Casey and Monash. Cr Matthew...
Springvale residents in dark over council site sale
By JASON TURNER
RESIDENTS near Springvale's former depot site appear to have been the last to learn of Greater Dandenong Council's plans to sell the...
PPPs urged to help remove rail level crossings
By JASON TURNER
A GREATER Dandenong councillor is calling for the state government to team up with private developers to help pay for removing problem...
Noble Park North house fire treated as suspicious
POLICE are investigating a suspicious house fire in Noble Park North on Friday morning.
CFA crews were alerted to smoke coming from the garage of...
Springvale woman attacked with capsicum spray in home invasion
A SPRINGVALE woman was attacked with capsicum spray in an aggravated burglary at her home.
A group of several men and a woman invaded the...
Noble Park: Quick-thinking kids put out fire with soft drink
A GROUP of quick-thinking children used leftover soft drink to extinguish a small fire in Noble Park yesterday.
Police have praised the youngsters who smelled...
Powering along learning trail
By JASON TURNER
EMPOWERING may sometimes seem an overused word, but when Cheryl Wilkinson describes her work with recently arrived migrants, there's just no better...
‘Fabulous’ parents save Cornish College
By JASON TURNER
FOR a while, it looked like Bangholme’s Cornish College was set to face a fate similar to other struggling independent colleges —...