News
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Social housing tower approved in Metro Village
Dandenong Star JournalProperty developer Burbank Urban has been given the green light to develop a social housing project in the heart of Dandenong. The project includes 89…
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Why Aussies might hesitate to ask, ‘are you OK?’
Berwick Star NewsNew research has revealed a confidence gap when it comes to having meaningful R U OK? conversations. Three in four Australians believe it’s important to…
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Anti-graffiti push not the first in Casey
Berwick Star NewsA recent call from the City of Casey for the State Government to have a greater focus on the city’s graffiti is not the first…
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Second man charged after fatal shooting of Narre Warren South man in Ivanhoe
Berwick Star NewsA second man has been charged following the fatal shooting of a Narre Warren South man in Ivanhoe last week. The 25-year-old, from Narre Warren,…
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Devon Meadows Primary hosts Father’s Day Breakfast
Cranbourne Star NewsDevon Meadows Primary School celebrated Father’s Day on Thursday 4 September. According to school teacher Carries Butler, the school invited all of the fathers and…
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Soccer as the universal language
Berwick Star NewsIn a head-to-head match-up between Melbourne City FC and Victoria Police, both teams are determined to leave it all on the field in a soccer…
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State updates scoping rules for Port of Hastings Terminal
Cranbourne Star NewsThe State Government has released an updated draft of the scoping requirements for the Port of Hastings Terminal environment effects statement (EES) after the project…
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Up and moving under lights after hours
Cranbourne Star NewsThe City of Casey is lighting up select outdoor venues to encourage residents to stay active and connected after sunset. From now until Tuesday, September…
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Maybe Pauline’s not wrong – but she’s not quite right either
Cranbourne Star NewsOn the surface, the recent March for Australia rallies claim to oppose “mass immigration.” With support from figures like Pauline Hanson and echo chambers online,…
Sport
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Pakenham coach to depart
Pakenham Officer Star NewsFor the first time in Pakenham United’s history both the seniors and reserves sides finished in the top four of their respective competitions his year.…
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Venning wins second consecutive top honour as coach
Pakenham Officer Star NewsPakenham Youth League Men head coach Braden Venning won his second consecutive Big V Coach of the Year honour on Saturday. This year’s award had…
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Bulldogs through to grand final with Mullett masterclass
Berwick Star NewsWandin remains the team to beat in the Outer East Premier Division after the Bulldogs survived a scare from Olinda Ferny Creek in the second…
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Hawks hoist first ever flag
Berwick Star NewsHallam Football Club capped off its invincible season by hanging a first-ever seniors flag on the wall of the Hawks’ clubrooms. Hallam made history by…
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Rays overpower Oakleigh
Dandenong Star JournalDandenong Stingrays coach Nathan Boyd lauded the character of Dandenong Stingrays in their 8.8(56) to 2.3(15) victory over Oakleigh Chargers on Sunday morning at Shepley…
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Stingrays into grand final
Dandenong Star JournalDandenong Stingrays girls have progressed to the Coates League grand final with an 8.8(56) to 2.3(15) victory over Oakleigh Chargers. After back-to-back losses against the…
Entertainment
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Call for our memories of grand Town Hall
Dandenong Star JournalThe grand Dandenong Town Hall has stood 135 years as the town’s elegant epicentre for civic life, deb balls and the arts. To capture the…
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Praise from the top for breakfast club
Dandenong Star JournalFood is just the beginning of the story at Wallarano Primary School’s breakfast club, says its coordinator. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, William Fragiadakis is…
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Decade in the making: Keysy hub opens with fanfare
Dandenong Star JournalBasking in spring sunshine, Keysborough Community Hub was officially opened in front of a 1500-strong crowd on Saturday 6 September. The long-awaited $29.5 million multi-purpose…
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Stepping up for Schools Spectacular
Dandenong Star JournalA cast of thousands of young singers, dancers, circus artists and musicians are set to mark the 30th anniversary of the Victorian State Schools Spectacular.…
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Connection creates happiness
Dandenong Star JournalThe importance of human connection is grounded in evolutionary biology. A meaning life must be found in the here and now — in the experiences…
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Cover your head, it’s swooping season!
Dandenong Star JournalWalkers and cyclists are being warned to be alert for swooping birds during Spring Greater Dandenong Council is installing warning signs during the traditional bird-breeding…
More News
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Quarters Primary School celebrates Father’s Day
Cranbourne Star NewsThe Quarters Primary School community celebrated their annual Fathers and Families Picnic on Friday 5 September. A spokesperson of the school said they were fortunate…
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Cranbourne man charged following Ivanhoe death
Cranbourne Star NewsHomicide Squad detectives have charged a Cranbourne man in relation to a death in Ivanhoe on 2 September. Emergency services were called to a property…
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Andrews defends parade pic
Dandenong Star JournalCritics have raged over former Mulgrave MP and Premier Daniel Andrews’s front-stage attendance with international dictators at a military parade in Beijing, China last week.…
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Permit standoff frustrates owner
Dandenong Star JournalAn industrial landowner says he’s been unfairly targeted by Greater Dandenong Council after being ordered to clean up his storage yard in Springvale. Last month,…
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Let’s do lunch next year
Pakenham Officer Star NewsOrganising committee chairman Dan O’Loughlin shared a sobering fact when welcoming a record crowd to Friday’s 10th Cardinia Casey Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch. O’Loughlin pointed…
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Locals condemn rallies
Pakenham Officer Star NewsThe anti-migration rallies across the country this weekend have left some members of multicultural communities feeling unwelcome after Melbourne’s own rally saw neo-nazis address the…