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Sam ties the knot

City of Casey Mayor Emeritus Sam Aziz has officially married his partner Ageya after walking down the aisle on Sunday 2 December. The ceremony took...

Crooning a merry Christmas

Christmas is a favourite time of year for singer Rhonda Burchmore. With a backing live band, she’s set to croon dozens of classic Christmas songs...

MMAD for music

Budding performers who have overcome adversity will be staging a free end-of-year concert in Dandenong. Plaza Live is a collaboration of singers, duos and dance...

Short tales unveiled

 The Open Door’s writing and art groups held a joint celebration in Dandenong on 22 November. The creative writing group launched their latest book Pages...

Small is beautiful

Size matters at the latest exhibition of diminutive works at Walker Street Gallery. The nationally-recognised 9 by 5 exhibition features works by artists of all...

No limits for cable riders

There’s no denying the satisfaction in Matty’s broad grin. Wheelchair-bound on land, he’s just surfaced from a lap on a cable wakeboard around Melbourne Cable...

Walking Mandela’s road to freedom

REVIEW This is as close as most can get to following the soaring example of humanitarian and former South African president Nelson Mandela. The richly-detailed exhibition...

Haggis – the ‘hot’ new BBQ treat

Haggis. It’s delicious, especially if you don’t know what’s in it. But more and more locals are setting aside pre-judgements. And even putting a slice of...

Parents return to ‘fun’ school

It was all smiles at Dandenong South Primary School’s recent ‘Celebration of Learning’ open afternoon. Aimed at fostering relationships between the school and community,...

Cup fever on school catwalk

Students, staff and parents came dressed to impress, taking recycled clothing to inventive lengths at Athol Road Primary School on Melbourne Cup Eve. As part...

Diwali’s swirl of sounds and flavours

Diwali Festival was marked with live music, Bollywood performances and delicious foods at Dandenong Market on 4 November. The free Festival of Lights included demonstrations...

Free attractions for all

With cut-price tickets at the gate, there’s plenty of value at the 147th Dandeong Show. Once inside, much of the packed program of attractions are...

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Photographers catch them all

Rob Carew has seen more Dandenong District Cricket Association contests than most as the Gazette's primary DDCA snapper. Here's some of his best photos from...