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$100K for early learning centres
Three early-learning centres in Dandenong and Hallam have shared in more than $100,000 federal funding.
Dandenong CommunityOSH and Rosewood Downs CommunityOSH each received $10,250 from...
Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight
International pop star Vanessa Amorosi will have one more thing to celebrate on her birthday after winning a years-long legal battle against her mother.
Amorosi,...
Squat houses aplenty in a shelter crisis
In the midst of a housing crisis, more than 60 vacated properties occupied by squatters have been investigated by Greater Dandenong Council in the...
Braving cold in national outcry
Refugees from Dandenong have joined an encampment outside the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, calling on the new Minister Tony Burke for “urgent...
‘Unstoppable force’ fondly remembered
Loved ones and friends fondly farewelled South Eastern Metropolitan MP and “unstoppable force” Inga Peulich in a funeral mass in Springvale on 8 August.
Ms...
Wounded pedestrian abused by hit-run driver
An elderly pedestrian has been hospitalized after being allegedly struck and then abused by a hit-run driver on Princes Highway, Hallam.
Victoria Police say the...
Premier visits Officer
The Officer Sikh Temple Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar welcomed a special guest on Tuesday 6 August.
Premier Jacinta Allan stopped by to appreciate the...
Vanessa Amorosi wins legal fight against her mother
Singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has won a legal fight against her mother, with a judge ruling a supposed housing pact between the pair never happened.
The...
Car-thief triggers Corrigan Rd carnage
A Dandenong car-thief who crashed at high speed, writing off the stolen vehicle “for the sake of a five-minute joy-ride" has faced court.
Liam...
Helping refugees find their home
Her own family’s story of displacement has driven Lena Torus’ passion to help refugees find their first homes in Australia.
Torus is a Senior Client...
Commercial trafficker jailed
A Cranbourne North trafficker has been jailed after police seized large amounts of drugs from her home and garage.
Natalie Vrankar, 39, formerly of...
Noble Park SC leaps to state volleyball triumph
A volleyball team from Noble Park Secondary College has been crowned as state champions in what was described as a triumph of teamwork and...