Dandenong Star Journal

  • Hundreds fill mosque for Seerah conference

    Hundreds fill mosque for Seerah conference

    A crowd of 1000 filled the Keysborough Turkish Islamic & Cultural Centre for the 5th Annual Seerah Conference (Mawlid) on 21 September. Hosted by the…

  • Principal ‘wrapped’ to feed worthy cause

    Principal ‘wrapped’ to feed worthy cause

    Dandenong Primary School’s principal took on a fun sandwich wrapping competition as part of a campaign to ensure students have lunch at schools. With a…

  • Working for success

    Working for success

    A South East man with an intellectual disability is juggling a variety of employment thanks to organisations like Wallara and Wintringham. Camilo and his family…

  • Game for new adventures

    Game for new adventures

    Players got to try out an array of board games from around the world at Dandenong Library on Wednesday 8 October. Carrom and Chinese Checkers…

  • Spiritual self-care sustains hope

    Spiritual self-care sustains hope

    Every day we are living a life of hope. We trust the routine we have established and we walk confidently into our day. Then something…

  • 90 years of Rotary in Dandenong celebrated

    90 years of Rotary in Dandenong celebrated

    Rotarians marked an extraordinary 90 years in Dandenong with a packed dinner at Dandenong Club on Saturday 5 October. Dozens including friends, families and Greater…

  • CCO after ‘devastating’ street-fight injury

    CCO after ‘devastating’ street-fight injury

    A Dandenong-raised man has avoided jail after causing a victim’s profound head injury during a street-fight. Sam Sua pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court…

  • No public notice for beefed-up Keysborough Townhouses estate

    No public notice for beefed-up Keysborough Townhouses estate

    Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny has fast-tracked a permit for a secretly beefed-up townhouse estate in Keysborough, despite Greater Dandenong Council’s objections. In early June, the…

  • Five teens charged after alleged carjack attempt

    Five teens charged after alleged carjack attempt

    Five teens have been charged after being allegedly tracked in a stolen car by police and attempting a carjacking in Dingley. Air Wing officers located…

  • $15m cannabis crop seized, eight arrests in Devon Meadows

    $15m cannabis crop seized, eight arrests in Devon Meadows

    Eight people have been arrested and a $15 million cannabis crop dismantled after police raids in the South East. Springvale Divisional Response Unit officers and…

  • Person hospitalised after Eastlink collision

    Person hospitalised after Eastlink collision

    A person was transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital by road after a collision on Eastlink near Oakwood Avenue Noble Park. The collision in the afternoon…

  • Springvale’s top traders feted in gala event

    Springvale’s top traders feted in gala event

    Springvale’s top traders have been celebrated at an inaugural small-business awards event on Tuesday 7 October. Hosted by Springvale Asian Business Association, the spectacular, entertaining…