Dandenong Star Journal

  • Dazzling displays at 20th art show

    Dazzling displays at 20th art show

    Home-grown creativity was on proud display at the annual Noble Park Community Centre Art Show last weekend. This year marked 20 years of local art…

  • God-awful mess at Dandenong squathouses

    God-awful mess at Dandenong squathouses

    Two abandoned homes as part of the recently-sold St John of God Pinelodge Clinic in Dandenong have become a rubbish-strewn eyesore. Last year, the two…

  • Second man linked to alleged sport-club arsons

    Second man linked to alleged sport-club arsons

    Two South East men have been charged after arsons destroyed two community sport buildings in City of Monash. CIU detectives say the blazes at the…

  • ‘Erratic’ drink-driver allegedly blows .160

    ‘Erratic’ drink-driver allegedly blows .160

    A 32-year-old driver has lost her licence and had her Nissan impounded in Mulgrave after an alleged blood-alcohol reading more than thrice the limit. Police…

  • P-platers’ cars impounded after alleged high speeds on Monash Fwy

    P-platers’ cars impounded after alleged high speeds on Monash Fwy

    Two P-platers have had their vehicles impounded after being allegedly detected at high speed on Monash Freeway last weekend. A 20-year-old woman from Bonnie Brook…

  • Trio charged after Hallam agg burg

    Trio charged after Hallam agg burg

    Three men have been charged after an alleged aggravated home burglary in Hallam early on Sunday 19 October. A group of offenders allegedly stole gardening…

  • October brims with celebration

    October brims with celebration

    Well what a pleasure to be asked to present messages of hope on behalf of the interfaith network. Firstly, G’mar chatima tovah is the greeting…

  • Water-bill initiative eases flow of information

    Water-bill initiative eases flow of information

    A new Dari language video has been launched by South East Water in partnership with community organisations to tackle language barriers amongst new arrivals. Together…

  • Laundry fined $270K after fatal fall

    Laundry fined $270K after fatal fall

    A commercial laundry service in Dandenong South has been fined $270,000 after a driver died from a fall off a truck’s elevated tailgate. Ensign Services…

  • Trades apprentice forges success

    Trades apprentice forges success

    A Dandenong-trained boilermaker apprentice has forged a victory at the 2025 Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) Gala. Ana Gamero, who trained at Chisholm Institute, was…

  • Gaps in the family-violence system

    Gaps in the family-violence system

    Wellsprings for Women is raising the alarm over growing challenges faced by migrant and refugee women experiencing family violence across the South East. Over the…

  • Vanity Lane site for sale

    Vanity Lane site for sale

    Greater Dandenong Council is set to sell-off land once earmarked for being a key pedestrian link in central Dandenong. At a 13 October meeting, councillors…