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In the engine room
Chisholm TAFE auto apprentice Donny Strachan inspects the undercarriage of a bus donated by former public transport magnates, the Grenda family. The 1985 Volvo bus…
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More against green wedge rezone
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. MELBOURNE Water has joined objectors against Greater Dandenong’s push…
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Raid on motorcycle store was no joke
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AT first, Dandenong South motorcycle accessories retailer Tristan Culvenor thought he was being taken for a cruel April Fools’ Day ride. A…
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Marg Moments: Easy pickings at fruit stall
LAST Tuesday afternoon I spotted a well-dressed middle-aged woman walking past the fresh fruit displayed by a greengrocer in Chester Street, Oakleigh. It was temptingly…
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As trains hurtle in, unlikely hero steps up
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AN injured back and a hernia hanging out of his stomach didn’t stop a WorkCover pensioner from twice saving a young man’s…
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A $200,000 jump-start
By Cameron Lucadou-Wells CASEY Council will consider funding defibrillators at each of its 88 sports pavilions at a possible cost of about $200,000. Casey sport…
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League makes heartfelt pitch
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO BELOW THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A CARDIAC arrest suffered by a player at a…
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Premier Cricket: Ryder Medal for Clive Rose
WHEN Casey-South Melbourne spinner Clive Rose played for Victoria’s second eleven against Sri Lanka earlier this year he thought he had experienced the highlight of…
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Flights of fancy
Pigeon fanciers have been in lockdown since hundreds of their birds were infected with a deadly virus last year. As a statewide ban on races…
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Casey council drama: Motion for CEO sacking leads to police, expletives, outrage
By James Taylor Casey council drama: Where the push came from. Casey council drama: The toll. Casey council drama: What the councillors said. THERE were…
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Bollywood-inspired Dandenong DJ backs festival
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG’S DJ Baba has a lot to thank the Oscar-winning Bollywood film Slumdog Millionaire for. The popularity of the cult film propelled…
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A Good feeling
LAURA, of Dandenong North, is no stranger to the Royal Children’s Hospital – the beneficiary of this week’s Good Friday Appeal. Afflicted with juvenile rheumatoid…