Dandenong
Labor’s hospital promises in limbo as delays continue and challenges mount
Despite nearing deadlines, promised major projects at a clutch of Victorian hospitals are still in the planning phase.
- Kieran Rooney
Latest
One in five drug drivers: Victoria’s worst-offending region revealed
This outer Melbourne suburb is home to more drug drivers than anywhere else in Victoria after hundreds were arrested there in one year.
- Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
- Updated
- Tragedy
‘Selfless and deeply devoted’: Family honour mother’s sacrifice in tragic drowning
A Doveton mother drowned while trying to save her 6-year-old son in a Dandenong Creek on Monday afternoon.
- Isabel McMillan and Angus Delaney
- Updated
- Tragedy
Woman and child drown in Dandenong Creek
It is believed the woman rushed to try and save the child but got into difficulty herself.
- Isabel McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
Home Affairs sent in over Dandenong bazaar furore
A vexed issue over the name of a popular shopping strip returns to the council chamber on Monday night.
- Rachael Dexter
- Review
- Prince of Yazh
‘The flavours are alive’: Roll up your sleeves for this $30 all-you-can-eat weekend special
Sri Lankans will often tell you that food tastes better when eaten with the fingers. Dani Valent tests the theory at Prince of Yazh.
- Dani Valent
Global soul drives Dandenong through highs and lows
A visit to a suburb so diverse that researchers call it superdiverse reveals a thriving community bonded by shared hurt – and shared hope.
- Liam Mannix
- Exclusive
- Afghanistan
Tensions flare over bazaar name change, threatening to shut down council meeting
The City of Dandenong has called in police amid a volatile dispute in the Afghan community over a push to change the name of a shopping strip.
- Chip Le Grand