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St James Church to turn 150
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
UNLOCK the doors of Dandenong’s oldest church and a surprising
history is revealed within its atmospheric stained-glass interior.
Inside St James Church, a 149-year-old...
Charges laid after Dandenong man stabbed with broken bottle
A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a man was repeatedly stabbed with a broken bottle in Dandenong.
Detectives have charged the...
Dandenong's Tupu lives Army Reserve dream
AFTER three years in the Army Reserve, the dream of Dandenong's Tupu Tanuavsa to be deployed overseas was realised last month.
Private Tanuavsa was sent to...
New light on Dandenong North blackspot
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
GREATER Dandenong council has installed extra lights at an accident blackspot that had had residents living in fear.
Greg Ashley, who lives at...
Asian Gateway: We don’t want to see Springvale split up'
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
THE proposed $600,000 Springvale Asian Gateway project has become the subject of a heated community row.
A Vietnamese community group has attacked the...
Dandenong star to rescue Ashes pride
By EWEN McRAE
DANDENONG Cricket Club’s Julie “Sniper’’ Hunter is fired up to
play a big part in Australia’s defence of the women’s Ashes in...
Hallam girls just never lose
By DAVID SCHOUT
HALLAM Secondary College’s Senior Girls Football team has
continued its amazing undefeated run, notching its 40th straight win to
claim a second consecutive AFL...
Our Alice in dreamland, as Rangers play Opals
By DAVID SCHOUT
ALICE Kunek was a fresh-faced 16-year-old when she first pulled on a Dandenong Rangers singlet in 2007.
As a young member of the...
Syringe-safe design a good sign
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AN illustrated pamphlet on safe syringe disposal should become the
model for council signs and community awareness leaflets, says Greater
Dandenong councillor Roz...
Kangaroo shooting: Man turns himself in
UPDATE: A 21-year-old Dandenong man has turned himself into police in relation to a kangaroo being shot with arrows.
Endeavour Hills police are currently interviewing...
Dandenong Plaza's new booze shop passes the check-out
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
A NEW alcohol outlet will be opened by a major supermarket in
Dandenong Plaza, despite objectors saying it could create more
anti-social behaviour.
In support...
Farmer shuns hens' night challenge
By ALECIA PINNER
A DANDENONG South poultry farmer has refused a challenge by animal
rights activists to spend 34 hours in a cage – “as...