News
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Grief kits for first responders
A ground-breaking tool kit will support first responders in the South East cope with aftermath of suicides and other tragic and sudden fatalities. The ‘Growing…
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Water retailer breached family violence provisions
A public water retailer will review its policies and compliance after the Victorian regulator found it breached family violence obligations by sharing the personal information…
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Childrens courthouse opens
A new specialist Children’s Court designed to focus on “vulnerable children and their families” has opened in Foster Street, Dandenong. With fast-growing demand in the…
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Violent brute attacks neighbour
A serial violent offender is back in jail after an “unprovoked” attack on a woman living next-door in Doveton. Bashkim Gashi, a 40-year-old cleaner with…
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Entries open for Sth East Business Awards
Nominations are now open for the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 South East Business Awards. The annual awards celebrate outstanding businesses in the south…
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Hoon scammer jailed
A South East serial hoon who scammed Government disaster aid schemes and treated roads as his “personal playground” has been jailed. Dylan Desmond Milkins, 23,…
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Courage and talent pay off for YG
As a teen, Dandenong-based basketballer Yout Gai took a giant leap to grab a full scholarship at South Plains College in Texas, USA. Four years…
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Pair charged after police car rammed
A man and a woman have been charged after a police vehicle was allegedly rammed in Pakenham. Police observed an allegedly stolen car being driven…
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200-plus offences in Op Regal blitz
Police netted dozens of impaired, speeding and disqualified drivers in the South East during a King’s Birthday long weekend traffic blitz. As part of Operation…
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From strength to strength
PRECEDE: John Thyssen has been going to the gym every week for 52 years. Now 72 and still working out five days a week, John…
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Fun run party for anniversary
Runners, joggers and strollers of all ages celebrated the 9th birthday of the Frog Hollow parkrun in Endeavour Hills in style last weekend. The party…
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Truckie trapped in building crash
A truck driver has been taken to hospital after his vehicle crashed through a double-storey shopfront in Dandenong on Wednesday 14 June. Heavy haulage was…












