Tag: News
Remembering Clarence
By CASEY NEILL
CLARENCE Reardon was just seven months old when he succumbed to a month-long battle with whooping cough on 19 March 1902.
The following...
Mystery of body in street
By CASEY NEILL
SPRINGVALE man Peter Danh was found dead in a Noble Park street on Thursday night.
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the 36-year-old’s final...
Pancakes too hot
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A TERRIFIED neighbour’s pleas for Pancake Parlour’s Dandenong restaurant to close off its car park to after-hours drunks, drug dealers, hoons and...
Women burnt in gas explosion
By CASEY NEILL
A GAS-FUELLED explosion in Springvale South has left two women with severe burns and promoted a safety warning.
Springvale Fire Brigade Senior Station...
Call for rate hike
By CASEY NEILL
KEYSBOROUGH residents should pay extra rates to meet growing demand for new facilities.
This was the suggestion from Councillor Sean O’Reilly at last...
Pearls of wisdom
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
WELL-earned pearls of wisdom from a Dandenong group of venerable women have been recorded in a booklet.
‘Dandenong Community Stories’ shares tales and...
Vote one refugee
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
DECLARING himself as the first Afghan refugee to run for State Parliament, John Gulzari said it was about time Dandenong’s 5000-strong Hazara...
Foster runs into McCrae
What’s In A Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best-known street names. This week the Journal looks...
Gateway to success
IT HAS been a big 12 months for Mark Hutton since he started working at Gateway Industries in Dandenong.
Addressing the company’s AGM on Wednesday,...
A magnet for tears
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
FOR such a jolly larger-than-life character, former Springvale mayor Peter McCall can tell several sad tales - but there’s a point to...
All in the game for girls
GREATER Dandenong girls took to courts and fields at Greaves Reserve this month.
About 180 Year 9 students from 11 schools across the municipality attended...
Round about way to safety
By CASEY NEILL
SAFETY improvements are on the cards for a dangerous Dandenong intersection.
Last month the Journal reported that Lamis Albyati frequently witnessed crashes at...