Entertainment
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Market stalls, auction re-open
Non-food stalls at Dandenong Market are re-opening on Tuesday 2 June as part of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The small businesses in The Bazaar,…
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Flocks return to sanctuaries
During the height of Covid-19 restrictions, walkers were stampeding park trails while traffic on roads fell silent. The changes weren’t unnoticed by wildlife. Birds became…
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Stores re-open, caution remains
Stores are re-opening as Covid-19 hygiene rules are being set down at Armada Dandenong Plaza. The shopping centre has installed free hand-sanitiser stations and increased…
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Tighter crowd controls at Market
Dandenong Market has introduced a ‘five-in, five-out’ system to enforce social distancing. The market responded to reportedly dense queues of people at peak times and…
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Art show canned for 2020
In an ever-shrinking events calendar, Noble Park Community Centre Art Show has become the latest casualty. On 20 May, the art show’s committee announced in…
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All smiles aboard the ‘Mum Run’
Mothers have been off school grounds during Covid-19, but not forgotten at St Anthony’s Primary School. Ahead of Mother’s Day, principals and teachers on the…
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Donut Day offers ‘dandee’ prize
National Donut Day is set to return to Dandenong Market – with the chance to win a year’s supply of Dandee Donuts. On 5 June,…
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U3A awake in ‘hibernation’
The ‘wheels are still turning’ while Dandenong U3A has gone into ‘hibernation’ during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. Normally it would be conducting free programs such…
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Kids awed by their ‘front-line’ mums
Mums going the extra mile have been lovingly depicted by their children in a Mother’s Day competition held by Armada Dandenong Plaza. Will, 7, celebrated…
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Spoonful of sugar – just what the doctor ordered
A Dandenong cake shop has posted a stunning tribute to health-care workers serving during the coronavirus pandemic. MCN Little Foods created a ‘doctor cake’ on…
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Laughing at adversity
2020 was set to be a big year for Springvale-born actor and comedian Diana Nguyen. She’d invested heavily in two shows at the Melbourne International…
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Shopping ‘fever’ in Springvale
There’s a different kind of shopping ‘fever’ in Springvale as part of the new Covid-19 normal. Photographer STEWART CHAMBERS observed customers having their temperature tested…
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