Bigger than your average elves

Santa and his reindeer in Harmony Square.

Bouncing elves on stilts will spread Christmas cheer around Greater Dandenong.
Santa’s helpers Horace and Boris and baubles on roller skates will also visit Douglas Street in Noble Park, Harmony Square and Lonsdale Street in Dandenong and Multicultural Place in Springvale from Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 December.
Performers will be in Dandenong from 9.30am to 11.30am on Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 December.
They’ll spread season’s greetings in Noble Park from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Tuesday 20 and Thursday 22 December, and in Springvale from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 December.
Christmas decorations are also fostering festive spirit in Dandenong, Noble Park and Springvale.
This year there’ll be a new illuminated installation at Lonsdale and Clow streets, on the O’Brien Real Estate awning, to welcome people into central Dandenong.
The nine-metre tall reindeer and Santa will return to Harmony Square and decorated trees will pop up across the city.
Festive steps now lead into Harmony Square from Lonsdale Street, doves of peace adorn Douglas Street, there’s giant holly and presents in Palm Plaza in Dandenong, and a nativity scene in the library windows in Harmony Square.
A selfie with the decorations or entertainers will win one lucky snapper a $100 Dandenong Market voucher to spend on their Christmas feast.
Facebook entrants need to post a photo to www.facebook.com/greaterdandenong and encourage their friends to like the image.
On Instagram, snappers need to upload their photo with the hashtag #greaterdandenongchristmas and tag @cityofgreaterdandenong.
The one photo on each site with the most likes by noon on Friday 16 December will win.