Tag: News
Migrants' past has rosy future
ONE of Springvale's most important multicultural sites has been commemorated, with the opening of the long-planned Enterprise Hostel rose and sculpture garden.
Although the former...
Two wheels, one dream
When a young James Mowatt first got on a bike, he thought he was simply following the path of his stepfather Rodney Clark, an...
Council wants out of smart meters
GREATER Dandenong Council will formally oppose the installation of smart meters in all council-owned buildings and will engage solicitors to investigate its legal rights...
The simple things lead to happy life
AS soon as Bill Blanchard met 20-year-old Margaret Stutterd at their workplace, he knew she would be his wife.
Fifty years later — last Monday...
Award reflects garden's style
By DAVID SCHOUT and CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
THE designers of Keysborough's distinct Somerville estate garden have taken out a Victorian Landscape award.
The 'Reflections' garden, designed and...
Small and creative
Artist Neil Wanstall works on one of his creations for this year's Walker Street Gallery 9 x 5 exhibition. The popular annual show by...
Blow-out in TAFE fees
By DAVID SCHOUT
STUDENTS at Dandenong's Chisholm Institute will be expected to pay up to double their current course fees in 2013.
The recently released 2013...
Booze blitz brews for silly season
POLICE have targeted venues that allow drunk patrons or smoking inside during a liquor licensing blitz expected to go through the Christmas period.
Police began...
Council prunes yuletide cheer
By DAVID SCHOUT
IF you've driven along Lonsdale Street this month and noticed fewer Christmas decorations, there's a reason why.
This year, unlike other years, Greater...
Drugs put Noble Park in spotlight
By DAVID SCHOUT
NOBLE PARK has emerged as a cannabis hot spot after police seized another hydroponic crop last week.
The crop was the third significant...
Lesson in history from school notes
By DAVID SCHOUT
IN 1912, school drop-offs and pick-ups were more likely to have been horse-drawn rather than horse-powered; 'apple' was a lunchtime food rather...
VAFA: Multicultural Dragons join amateur ranks
By ROY WARD
SOUTHERN Dragons president Jamie Pi believes his club will thrive in the Victorian Amateur Football Association after winning the right to leave...
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Five in favour of in-house aged care
A near-majority of Greater Dandenong's new-elected councillors support retaining council aged care and disability services, according to a survey by ex-mayor Roz Blades.
Blades led...
