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Boost for ex-councillor in Dandenong poll
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
INCUMBENT councillor Yvonne Herring and Residents Against Toxic Waste In the South East group's Thelma Wakelam and Geraldine Gonsalvez are among a...
Antics for tots at Drum circus musical
Roll up for a circus musical show at Drum Theatre in Dandenong this Thursday.
Big Tops for Little Tots pits five circus artists from the National...
Light steps for Unga in Tanzania
Chalcot Lodge Primary School pupils Rhyan, Jessica and Tahlia got on their dancing shoes at a school disco fund-raiser. They raised funds for charity...
Smart meter push unlikely to succeed
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
GREATER Dandenong Council's bid to mount a campaign against smart meters may hit a hurdle at the Municipal Association of Victoria.
Last week,...
Apartments get Greater Dandenong nod
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
LOCAL ward councillors didn't stand in the way of a five-storey apartment complex next to Dandenong's central parkland.
At last Monday's council meeting,...
Headliner to turn on charm
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
Love is in the air during next week's Victorian Seniors Festival Week in Greater Dandenong - crooner Derrick J is one of the...
Urban starkness 'crisis'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AN award-winning landscaper says our taste for native greenery in streets and public spaces is a turn-off for people.
Wes Fleming, director of...
No let-up in road blitz in Doveton, Springvale
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A ROAD blitz targeting illegal drivers has netted more than 500 traffic offences in two days in Doveton and Springvale.
State highway patrol...
It's sweet music to my ears
AS a daily commuter for a number of decades travelling from Oakleigh to Dandenong on my way to work at the-then Dandenong Journal, I...
Rubbish overflows in Greater Dandenong
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
PARK lawns and public rubbish bins will continue to be neglected as Greater Dandenong Council staff work bans extend into a third...
Invitation to a community garden party
For many people, working in the garden by themselves is a small slice of paradise. But others prefer to feed off other gardening enthusiasts...
$1.3m in cannabis seized from Noble Park, Springvale and Springvale South
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
CANNABIS worth more than $1.3 million was seized by police from houses in Noble Park, Springvale and Springvale South last week.
Greater Dandenong...
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A final wicket stand to saviour? Gators make Bakers pay
A defiant 45-run stand between Fountain Gate’s final wicket pairing could prove to be one of the defining unions of the Dandenong District Cricket...
