Entertainment
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Safe space for small dogs
Dog walking has become one of the most popular leisure exercise activities during the Covid pandemic. Which makes the opening of a new dog park…
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Hobby fliers up in the air
Model plane flyers are among a host of outdoor hobbyists cooling their jets during at least six weeks of stage 4 lockdown. Scott Baker is…
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Time to help one another
As one people on this our earthly home, these last few months have indeed brought this reality into focus. It has also highlighted the need…
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Spectacle in our skies
Bangholme’s green wedge is home to a variety of amazing creatures in the skies. Journal photographer and keen bird-watcher GARY SISSONS has staked out the…
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Light relief in aged homes
A Dandenong funeral home is beaming in live entertainment to locked-down aged care residents. Le Pine and White Lady Funerals will stream a horse-themed film…
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Faith and love in Covid times
How do we sustain ourselves, our loved ones and our community as the darkness seems to deepen, as an infectious disease re-grips our lives with…
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Farmers bounty makes buyers’ market
Seasonal produce at Dandenong Market is in cheap abundance, up to 50 per cent cheaper than supermarkets. In this National Farmers Market Week (2-8 August),…
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Delays build for Springvale Hub
Springvale Community Hub’s will be “softer” and later than originally anticipated, says Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti. The $50 million-plus project, whose works had already…
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Organic step for farm-fresh stall
Undaunted by the pandemic, a certified-organic produce stall has quickly cultivated a ready following at Dandenong Market. Peninsula Organic Farmgate opened at the market weeks…
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Connection and inspiration through Flora
Quince Frances has always been a maker. “I love using my hands to create. I have a clear memory of sitting at a craft table…
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Proteges leap into cyber masterclasses
Rising stars at a Noble Park ballet school have converted their lounge rooms into dance studios to be mentored by some of Australia’s best during…
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Plaza seats removed in lockdown
Armada Dandenong Plaza’s vendors are selling takeaway only as part of stage 3 restrictions. As in the previous lockdown, seating in the mall and food…
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