Draft council budget: Industry subsidises residents
Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti says the council's draft 2025-’26 budget recognises residents are "doing it tough".
The proposed budget – along with a suite...
Uber driver lured, stabbed in customer’s garage
An ice-fueled ex-Springvale man has been jailed after he lured, entrapped and stabbed a random Uber driver in his home garage.
Father of five Amaka...
National award for ‘welcoming’ support service
A Greater Dandenong Council program to connect more than 1000 individuals and families to essential support services has won a national award.
The Community Connector...
New funding to increase local train services
The State Government has announced $727 million for the final implementation of the Metro Tunnel, which will see trains running through the South East...
Mayor on the May meeting
With the upcoming May Casey council meeting to be held in person, Mayor Stefan Koomen said that the decision to put a cap on...
CRRA weighs in on May meeting requirements
As the City of Casey announced the return of in-person council meetings for 20 May, it also came with additional requirements and restrictions.
The upcoming...
Mother convicted for ‘public shaming’ campaign
A woman has been fined and convicted after a targeted online harassment campaign against another mother.
The accused mother appeared in Dandenong Magistrates' Court on...
Casey’s May meeting to be held in person
The City of Casey’s upcoming May meeting will be held in person after two months of online discussions; however, it will be limited to...
Dandenong ED leads the state
Waiting times at Dandenong Hospital emergency department are the second-best in the state, according to the latest Victorian Agency for Health Information data.
However,...
Nine fatalities following “horror weekend” on Victoria’s roads
Greater Dandenong has been rocked by a "horror" series of fatal crashes in a tragic beginning to National Road Safety Week.
From Saturday 10...
O’Neil, Hill gain new portfolios
Two MPs in the South East have gained extra portfolios and one demoted in the new Federal Cabinet.
Hotham MP Clare O’Neil will be...
New funding to increase local train services
The State Government has announced $727 million for the final implementation of the Metro Tunnel, which will see trains running through the South East...