Dandenong Star Journal

  • RSL surprised by vanished Lone Pine

    RSL surprised by vanished Lone Pine

    A significant Lone Pine tree tracing back to the Gallipoli 1915 military campaign has been removed by Greater Dandenong Council. The tree in a council-owned…

  • Drug-debt enforcer avoids deportation

    Drug-debt enforcer avoids deportation

    A man who bundled an alleged drug-debtee into a car in Cranbourne and demanded $1000 from parents for his safe release has seemingly avoided deportation.…

  • Danh decries “extremist Nazi hate’

    Danh decries “extremist Nazi hate’

    A Greater Dandenong councillor is set to table a motion to condemn “extremist Nazi demonstrations” at next week’s council meeting. Cr Phillip Danh’s proposed motion…

  • Striving for dementia-friendly Casey

    Striving for dementia-friendly Casey

    A Together for Dementia event at Cranbourne West Community Hub was a small-step towards building a more dementia-friendly Casey, say organisers. The aim of the…

  • Consistent King takes home best on ground honours

    Consistent King takes home best on ground honours

    Saturday was a day to remember for Hampton Park ruck Jye King after he won his first ever senior premiership along with the best on…

  • Tyre-shop owner jailed for crophouse

    Tyre-shop owner jailed for crophouse

    A struggling tyre-shop owner who tended a large “sophisticated” crop of cannabis in his Eumemmerring house and granny-flat has been jailed. Fadil Bedjeti, 41, pleaded…

  • A performance celebrating children

    A performance celebrating children

    Dandenong’s Fusion Theatre has come up with a performance for children benefitting those with disabilities and neurodiversity. The performance, ‘Let’s Go Exploring,’ is one of…

  • Missing Teen Lola

    Missing Teen Lola

    Dandenong Police urges information on missing teen Lola. The 14-year-old was last seen on Lightwood Rd, Noble Park around 11.50pm on September 10. Lola is…

  • Redbacks raise the cup

    Redbacks raise the cup

    Hampton Park has made history in the Southern Division 2 competition defeating Chelsea Heights by 53 points in an emphatic grand final victory. After being…

  • City falls short in big dance

    City falls short in big dance

    Dandenong City’s fairytale run came to an agonising conclusion as Heidelberg United took the NPL title 2-1 at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday. In front of…

  • Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

    Woman admits throwing baby outside in plastic bag

    A woman who bagged and threw a newborn baby out a window has pleaded guilty to the shocking crime. Irine Jerotich, 26, briefly faced Melbourne…

  • Intruder inflicts degrading ordeal

    Intruder inflicts degrading ordeal

    A Greater Dandenong man who kept an ex-partner captive in her own home during a terrifying, degrading ordeal has been jailed. The man, 39 –…