News
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Big boost for new library
By Casey Neill The new Springvale Library has received a $750,000 boost. Keysborough MP Martin Pakula announced the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program grant on Monday…
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Second chance for at-risk students
By Casey Neill Operation Newstart Group has celebrated its 50th intake of students who struggle in everyday schooling. The Martin Culkin Theatre at Dandenong High…
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Wanted for failure to answer bail
Police are appealing for help to find Stephen McCallum, who failed to answer bail over burglary, theft and weapons offences. The 31-year-old is known to…
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Missing for seven months
Noble Park woman Huyen Le has been missing for seven months. Police are appealing for help to find the 37-year-old, who was last seen at…
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Man arrested over Stud Road shots
A 31-year-old Dandenong man will answer 30 charges following a shooting incident in Dandenong last month. Police arrested him in South Melbourne on Tuesday 4…
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A refugees trend-setter
By Casey Neill Springvale bucked the trend in the way it welcomed refugees in the 1970s. The final marker is now in place on the…
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Hat collection from across the world and through history
By Casey Neill Where did you get that hat..? Colin Robinson has collected hundreds of hats from op shops and junk piles. He’s put about…
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Rotary cash boost gives students a future
Greater Dandenong Rotarians raised more than $12,000 for school children in Tanzania. The Rotary Club of Greater Dandenong – an amalgamation of the Dandenong and…
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Soccer clinic brings everyone on side
By Casey Neill Dandenong teens learnt soccer skills from the Scots at a clinic in Noble Park. Celtic Football Club representatives hosted a soccer academy…
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Wool weave wonders
Kids got crafty in Dandenong during the first week of the school holidays. Rachel from Wunder Weave held a workshop at Heritage Hill Museum and…
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MPs fear immigration office may close
By Casey Neill The Immigration and Border Protection office in Dandenong could be closing its doors. On Friday 7 April, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams and…
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Ice addict armed robber ‘doesn’t know how to live in society’
By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 20-year-old man who had fathered six children and used drugs for more than a decade has been jailed for two ice-fuelled…