Dandenong Star Journal

  • Build belonging early, and the world never takes it away

    Build belonging early, and the world never takes it away

    Recently, I witnessed something Australia has lost – and urgently needs back. I was in Kuala Lumpur, sitting quietly in the corner of my father’s…

  • Rental cars move in, disability residents on the outer

    Rental cars move in, disability residents on the outer

    Disability housing residents along Cheltenham Road Dandenong say street car parking has become a storage space for a car rental business just across the road.…

  • ‘Panicked’ thief rams, injures police

    ‘Panicked’ thief rams, injures police

    A driver of a stolen ute laden with stolen electric scooters who repeatedly rammed a police car and injured an officer in Springvale South has…

  • Investing in the future

    Investing in the future

    A new statewide partnership will focus on support to develop Hester Hornbrook Academy’s Dandenong campus, expected to open for the beginning of the 2028 school…

  • Ace Classic set for Pakenham

    Ace Classic set for Pakenham

    The Ace Classic tennis tournament is set to come to Pakenham in 2026 after two years at Bunyip Tennis Club. The central location of the…

  • Magpies embark on new era

    Magpies embark on new era

    After just one season in the Southern netball competition Narre Warren has made the decision to move into the South East Precinct Netball League (SEPNL)…

  • EPA blitz on micro-plastics

    EPA blitz on micro-plastics

    EPA Victoria is conducting snap inspections at factories in the South East that use plastic pellets in their manufacturing process. The pellets, known as nurdles,…

  • Sandown roars to life

    Sandown roars to life

    Supercar action roared for the Sandown 500 over the weekend with something for all to enjoy. For the first time, the supercars held a three-round…

  • Young ‘champion’ inspires at Sandown 500

    Young ‘champion’ inspires at Sandown 500

    Five-year-old Neeom was treated to a VIP visit to the Supercars pits at the Sandown 500 last weekend. The boy and his family from Melbourne’s…

  • Wickets tumble rapidly in top-of-the-table clash

    Wickets tumble rapidly in top-of-the-table clash

    In the Dandenong District Cricket Association Turf 2 competition, Parkfield and HSD found the going tough on a Parkfield Reserve pitch which was offering plenty…

  • Dandenong defeated despite Forsyth century

    Dandenong defeated despite Forsyth century

    A Brett Forsyth century was not enough to guide Dandenong to victory over Melbourne University on Saturday. Forsyth scored 102 off 119 balls opening the…

  • Federal endemetiosis clinic to open in Dandenong

    Federal endemetiosis clinic to open in Dandenong

    A new specialist Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic for women and girls is set to open in Dandenong. The clinic will provide expert, multidisciplinary services…