Dandenong Star Journal

  • Serial drink-driver jailed after maiming passenger

    Serial drink-driver jailed after maiming passenger

    A serial drink-driver who crashed head-on into a parked car and critically injured his unrestrained passenger has been jailed for up to six years. Eric…

  • B-double allegedly flees side-swipe crash

    B-double allegedly flees side-swipe crash

    Police are calling for dashcam footage of a hit-run collision between a B Double truck and a sedan on Heatherton Road, Dandenong North. The truck…

  • Springvale house ablaze

    Springvale house ablaze

    Firefighters have quelled a house fire after reports of black smoke in Springvale. Fire Rescue Victoria and CFA firies were called out to the blaze…

  • B-double flees alleged side-swipe crash

    B-double flees alleged side-swipe crash

    Police are calling for dashcam footage of a hit-run collision between a B Double truck and a sedan on Heatherton Road, Dandenong North. The truck…

  • Fire strikes thrice as Hallam factory fire investigated

    Fire strikes thrice as Hallam factory fire investigated

    Police and fire authorities have called in arson investigators after a school uniform business in Hallam was completely destroyed by a suspicious fire early Thursday…

  • SEMMA praises gas-transition changes

    SEMMA praises gas-transition changes

    A South East manufacturers’ group has welcomed the State Government’s “about face” on an immediate ban of gas appliances. The transition from gas to electric…

  • Hallam business gutted by suspicious fire

    Hallam business gutted by suspicious fire

    A school uniforms business has been gutted by a massive suspicious fire in Hallam early on Thursday 26 June. Fire Rescue Victoria reported that the…

  • Mayor urges Sth East AFL stadium, but not at Waverley Park

    Mayor urges Sth East AFL stadium, but not at Waverley Park

    Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says the AFL needs to build a stadium to revive the sport’s popularity in the South East – but it…

  • Council cleans out accused hoarder’s yard

    Council cleans out accused hoarder’s yard

    Greater Dandenong Council has acted on court orders to “clean-up” a Dandenong North property after ongoing hoarding issues. The council took the legal route after…

  • Man sought over alleged sex assault in Dandenong store

    Man sought over alleged sex assault in Dandenong store

    Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Dandenong on 1 June. It is alleged that a female victim was in a store…

  • AFL buys back Waverley Park

    AFL buys back Waverley Park

    The AFL has bought back its former stadium Waverley Park in Mulgrave for an undisclosed sum, reportedly up to $20 million. It is a windfall…

  • Keysborough hub dubbed

    Keysborough hub dubbed

    Keysborough Community Hub is now officially the name of the $29.5 million facility on Villiers Road to be opened to the public soon. The name…