Crafts, live music and foods were part of an International Day of People With Disability celebration in Noble Park on Tuesday 3 December.
Noble Park Community Centre and Noble Park Aquatic Centre (NPAC) teamed up for the carnival event, which included free access to NPAC.
Among the guests were music group Beyond Rhythm, a troupe of performers with disabilities who regularly rehearse at Springvale Community Hub.
They are also supported by disability support provider Burke and Beyond.
Artist Molica Silk, who recently exhibited at the community centre, led a Christmas-card making workshop.
Her brightly-coloured exhibition My Half Brain followed two major brain surgeries to stop a severe form of epilepsy.
As a result, Silk lives with only half a functioning brain, half peripheral vision, and other complex needs.
Mulgrave MP Eden Foster and Greater Dandenong councillors Phillip Danh and Melinda Yim also attended.
Greater Dandenong Council, South East Leisure, Burke and Beyond, ADEC and RecLink were partners in the event.
