Tag: News
Dunny debacle
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
RATEPAYERS face a hefty bill to fix a toilet bungle at the new $65 million civic centre.
Just seven months after the keys...
Driving to freedom
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG’S Peter Ogunyemi is about to receive a new lease on life.
He contracted polio in Nigeria in 1976 when he was one...
Post-Myer fears unfounded
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG Plaza is a “bargain haven” following its $40 million post-Myer transformation.
Aldi, JB Hi-Fi Home, Daiso and Trade Secret opened their doors...
Mayor puts on the sizzle
MORE than 4000 sausages and veggie burgers hit the barbecue at the Dandenong civic square on Saturday.
Mayor Jim Memeti hosted an afternoon of free...
It’s still not right
By CASEY NEILL
VICROADS says it will move a Noble Park traffic sign following complaints that it was incorrectly positioned and catching motorists unaware.
But councillor...
Breakfast considers weighty issues
By CASEY NEILL
FORMER jockey Simon Marshall was heading to Dandenong Hospital after his guest speaking spot at last Wednesday’s Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce...
History strikes as Jack heads back
This week the Journal introduces a new column by long-time Dandenong resident Jack Johnson. Jack is the author of When The Clock Strikes, a...
Shoe fits for a healthy feed
DANDENONG Primary School students put their best shoes forward to create a unique garden feature.
Through a Sole Foods project on 9 October, they decorated...
Hotel spreads its history
DANDENONG’S historic Albion Hotel is expanding.
City of Greater Dandenong councillors have approved plans for the Lonsdale Street venue to incorporate a vacant retail premises...
Mob robs teenager
UP TO 20 African men surrounded and robbed a teenage boy on his way home in Noble Park.
The 15-year-old boy was walking along Robert...
Money men rescue
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
FOREIGN money exchanges in Dandenong have been saved from imminent closure after the intervention of Suncorp Bank.
The ‘Big Four’ banks had, for...
Fight on track
By CASEY NEILL
STEPS around a Noble Park athletics track will support the fight against cancer.
Greater Dandenong Relay for Life at Ross Reserve on 11...
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Drum to the blues for prostate awareness
Dandenong’s Drum Theatre has been bathed in blue light for five nights in support of local men and families with prostate cancer.
The initiative from...
