News
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Contract on hold after alleged security lapse
Greater Dandenong Council’s security and surveillance contract has been put on hold after alleged long-standing security lapses at a Dandenong North park. At the council…
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Birthday bonanza for community groups
South East community groups are invited to share in a bumper $125,000 in grants as part of a community bank’s 25th birthday celebration. Community Bank…
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Dandenong boy among five charged over alleged carjacking
A Dandenong boy is among five teens charged over an alleged aggravated carjacking in Mordialloc on Tuesday 13 August. A group of people, armed with…
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Concretor convicted after worker’s amputation
A Dandenong concrete spraying company has been convicted and fined $30,000 after a worker’s hand was partially amputated. TP Structures Pty Ltd was sentenced in…
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Dandenong man charged with armed robbery attempt
A Dandenong man has been arrested over an attempted armed robbery at a licensed venue in May. Armed Crime Squad detectives raided a Dandenong address…
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Noble Park North gym fire downgraded to non-suspicious
Victoria Police has downgraded a fire that gutted a gym in Noble Park North overnight as non-suspicious. Emergency services were alerted to the building fire…
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Disqualified joy-rider spared further jail
A Dandenong disqualified driver who stole a car and wrote it off “for the sake of a five-minute joy-ride” has been spared further jail. Liam…
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Noble Park North gym destroyed in suspicious fire
Police detectives are investigating a suspicious fire that gutted a gym in Noble Park North overnight as well as possible links to a spate of…
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Monash Health not ‘forced’ into merger
A feared $200 million budget cut at Monash Health has been averted in a State Government health services reform announced on 8 August. Victorian hospital…
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New legislation targeting repeat youth offenders
Strengthening bail tests, clarifying the ability of police to apply for bail revocation for repeat offenders and creating a separate offence for committing a serious…
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Dandenong Sth factory destroyed by fire
A factory has been destroyed by a fierce fire on Healey Road Dandenong South in the early hours of Tuesday 13 August. At least 30…
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Hells Angels targeted in Op Morpheus raids
Nine alleged patched members of the Hells Angels bikie gang have been arrested during raids in the South East as part of a national joint-police…