Dandenong Star Journal
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Strong Saturday for Vic Premier Cricket side Dandenong
Dandenong is comfortably placed in its pursuit of Kingston-Hawthorn’s 197 in the Vic Premier Cricket competition. The Panthers got off to a strong start on…
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Cohesion sought for precinct name
Greater Dandenong Council and community members are part of a new social cohesion initiative that’s working towards a future name for the Afghan Bazaar precinct…
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Workplace inquiry ‘out of bounds’
A Greater Dandenong Council executive has recommended the blocking of a councillor’s second attempt for an external investigation into the council’s workplace culture. Councillor Rhonda…
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Exec exodus: Council CFO, top managers quit
Three senior managers at Greater Dandenong Council have handed in their resignations in recent days. Manager of governance, legal and risk Nicole Rudden and chief…
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Greater Dandenong issues alert of suspected rates-scam
Greater Dandenong Council has issued an alert to ratepayers about a suspected SMS scam. “We have heard reports of residents receiving SMS reminders to pay…
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Hope and joy
Charles Dickens’s historical novel published in 1859 is set during the French Revolution. Since reading this in high school, many years ago, the opening lines…
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Dandenong man charged over alleged brawl
A Dandenong man has been charged after an alleged brawl in Oakleigh East. Police say they responded to reports of a group of males assaulting…
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Sth East leaders in Victorian of the Year shortlists
A pair of South East leaders have made the shortlist of Victoria’s Australian of the Year nominees. Springvale Indochinese Mutual Assistance Association (SICMAA) president Be…
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Last boom gates down at Webster Street
The last of 27 level crossings have been removed on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines. The milestone was marked by the dismantling of boom gates…
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Paid parking push in Springvale, Dandenong
Greater Dandenong Council may seek to reintroduce paid street parking in central Springvale, nearly a decade after removing parking meters due to a public outcry.…
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Stuck truckie unwarned of level-crossing’s gradient: Coroner
A State Coroner has called for an urgent installation of warning signs at a level-crossing blackspot where a Dandenong South-based truckie was killed in late…
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Our most enduring elders celebrated
Greater Dandenong’s centenarians were feted at a morning tea in Springvale on Tuesday 21 October. Ten residents aged 100 or older and who had spent…
