Tag: News
The soles of self-esteem
By CASEY NEILL
MAKING a song and dance about self-esteem had a big impact on Noble Park students last week.
The Nubian Gents performed at Noble...
Different days for migrants
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
TIMES were so different when 30,000 migrants found refuge in Springvale’s Enterprise Migrant Hostel, says its champion Merle Mitchell.
When the hostel was...
One more for the law
By CASEY NEILL
AZIZ Ahmadi wants to uphold the law and order he values so much in his new home.
The Afghanistan-born 18-year-old is completing VCAL...
Artists muzzled
By CASEY NEILL
AN ART exhibition with political and violent themes has been taken down by the City of Greater Dandenong after just two days.
The...
Bakery radiates success
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
WALK through the door of Dandy Naan bakery, and the first thing that hits you is searing radiation.
Then it is the sheer...
A train-led recovery
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
IN THE throes of the local auto industry's demise, Dandenong’s manufacturers are seeking government guarantees that Victoria’s next train and tram fleets...
Battle of the wits
By CASEY NEILL
A KEYSBOROUGH school is matching minds with the best of them.
Mt Hira College this year entered a team in Tournament of Minds...
Crime up 2.3 per cent
By CASEY NEILL
VEHICLE thefts and assaults remain a major concern for Greater Dandenong police - and they need help from the public to tackle...
Age of ice
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
TOUGH law and order policies won’t be enough to dent the appeal of ice - which is fast becoming the most popular...
Fighting the mental stigma
By CASEY NEILL
DALE Key wants his run for State Parliament to help remove the stigma of mental illness from the political arena.
The Lyndhurst man...
Students love their sports classes
By CASEY NEILL
EMERSON students are acing their studies while leading the way.
The Dandenong school this year started a Vocational Education and Training (VET) sport...
Sampey hits out at panel
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
GREATER Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey has called for the replacement of both members on a "rigged" councillor-conduct panel set to hear her...