Entertainment
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Jamming for joy
In a Covid context, ‘donut days’ have proved agonisingly brief. But not so for Jodie O’Connell, who takes home a year’s supply of donuts from…
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Magic lights up Springvale
The famous snowfalls are gone, but Springvale’s award-winning snow festival returns in ‘spirit’ this month. In a Covid-safe form, the Spirit of Snow Fest is…
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Show champion cracks 98
For a poultry show breeder and judge, it certainly matters what is first out of chickens and eggs. Don Simpson, who celebrated his 98th birthday…
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Dining value to a ‘tea’
Great value meal deals are on offer as Dandenong Armada Plaza welcomes international bubble-tea retailer Sharetea to its dining precinct. The plaza has launched a…
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A state of thankfulness
Humans are social creatures with an inbuilt yearning to connect with others. Ever since the spread of coronavirus, its reverberations have been felt in the…
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Fresh from the farmers
This wet winter has been just the tonic for healthy greens. Peninsula Organic Farmgate is one of several primary producers that sell their home-grown foods…
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Merger’s story retold
A new book tells not only of the fractious birth of City of Greater Dandenong but also of the community’s heart. Author Martin Curtis’s 25-year…
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Friends rally for charity
Four life-long friends from Dandenong South have teamed to raise a stunning $38,000-plus for charity. Zimyet Sabedinovski, Sally Maliku, Mary Memeti and Satlija Lumani staged…
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Every day happiness
I am writing this message for you because I am happy, and I believe you are too. Happiness is always with us, now in the…
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Creek wetlands run wild
Dandenong Wetlands were full to the brim with the bounty of recent rains. Photographer GARY SISSONS captured the scenes of a swelling Dandenong Creek and…
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Kooky classic for ‘topsy-turvy’ times
Perhaps it’s a musical for the times. For the quirky Addams Family, their philosophy is sadness means happiness, and pain is a joy. St John’s…
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Act for the collective good
As humans we often think that we have control over our lives. An entire genre of merchandise exists with the sole purpose of helping people…
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