Entertainment
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Lockdown’s lonely connections
For a writer who delves into loneliness, segregation and isolation, these Covid times definitely suit her. Pakenham poet and short-story author Penny Smits is among…
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Walk in the park
Walks in the park got suddenly a lot more popular during the latest Covid lockdown. One of them was Braeside Park, a 295-hectare reserve of…
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Cultivate a better world
A great Christian, Pope John XXIII, once profoundly stated that “we are not here on this earth to guard a museum, but rather to cultivate…
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Rowing program afloat
St John’s Regional College in Dandenong is sticking its oar into its first-ever rowing program. Six indoor rowing machines have been delivered, thanks to a…
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Playgrounds open amid shutdown
There’s still a ready outlet for exercise despite the latest Covid-19 lockdown. Outdoor playgrounds, including Tatterson Park’s insect themed area, outdoor exercise equipment and skate…
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Buffet’s sweet outcome
A sweet-toothed buffet at Noble Park Secondary College has helped raise more than $1400 for the Cancer Council of Australia. Year 12 VCAL students organised…
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Donuts special on hold
A half-price giveaway at Dandee Donuts’ stall at Dandenong Market has been postponed due to Covid restrictions. The National Donut Day special had been scheduled…
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Freedom from misery
A Message of Hope should be one that anyone can rely on to raise confidence to achieve/reach what he or she wants to obtain. It…
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PT hub life inverted
Things are not quite the same during lockdown. Just like how Noble Park photographer Vinh ‘Vinny’ Nguyen jolts normality with his colour-inverted portfolio of Dandenong…
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Place-based festivals ‘out of fashion’
Virtual festivals may be the future despite a “poor” on-site turnout at City of Greater Dandenong’s rebranded sustainability festival. Forever Fest opened at Springvale Community…
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Laughs beyond the label
Early-career knockbacks inspired Melbourne comedian Jude Perl’s award-winning cabaret I Have a Face. The laugh-out-loud cabaret lands at the Drum Theatre on Friday 11 June,…
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Work together for humanity
Arising from the global pandemic is a conscious need for ongoing collaboration, to address the mounting global challenges facing humanity. Chastened by the lessons we…
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