Tag: News
Woman punched, robbed
POLICE are investigating a pair of robberies only a day apart in which two women were mugged as they walked home from the Springvale...
Man charged as car smash woman fights for life
UPDATE
July 8, 10am
A 30 year old Berwick man has been charged over a serious crash in an allegedly stolen ute on Eastlink early Monday...
Workers take job-loss protest to Japan
By CASEY NEILL
WORKERS at Nissan’s Dandenong South parts warehouse will fly to Japan in a bid to keep their jobs.
Joe Doherty and his colleagues...
Syringes here, there, everywhere
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
DISPOSING of more than 10 syringes a week is just a part of the job for one local gardener.
Noble Park resident of...
Union warns on Nissan closure
By CASEY NEILL
NISSAN’S Dandenong parts warehouse will close in October, according to the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.
The AMWU is calling on Nissan to redeploy...
Wheels turn
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
DANDENONG West Primary School received 14 bicycles and helmets from the Ride2School Bicycle Network on Monday 15 June.
Dandenong MP Gabrielle...
Looking Back
100 years ago
8 July 1915
Men are Urgently Needed
Last night in a cafe a foreigner - a neutral - said to me: “You will not...
Dip in for Yumi food
By CASEY NEILL
YUMI’S is not just a dip brand - it’s a man.
Benjamin Friedman founded the business in a Ripponlea fresh fish shop more...
Looking to the future
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG’S Viridian Glass and BOC have signed up to extend their relationship to half a century.
In recent weeks the glass manufacturer and...
Doors open to new home
By CASEY NEILL
FAMILY violence victims can find support at Dandenong and District Benevolent Society.
Opportunity shop manager Margaret Ladner is offering help to anyone fleeing...
Patsy born to be a nurse
Obituary
Patsy Lyons
1925 - 2015
PATSY Lyons, who was matron at Dandenong Hospital for ten years, devoted her life to caring for others.
Patsy was born in...
Shore leave for tribal shipmates
NAVAL veterans converged on Dandenong RSL last month with a focus on destroyers.
Shipmates from Tribal class destroyers Arunta, Bataan and Warramunga joined with their...