Entertainment
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Kobe Bryant immortalised
In a tribute from the heart, artists have emblazoned the image of the late, great Kobe Bryant onto a Dandenong South basketball centre’s wall. For…
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Paris rocks basketball world
From carols at the Music Bowl to national anthems at Melbourne Arena, 15-year-old singer-songwriter Paris Marie’s career arc has been nothing short of spectacular. Paris,…
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Waitangi showtime feast
A feast of Maori and Pacific Islander culture was celebrated at Dandenong Market on Sunday 9 February. The Waitangi Day event drew 34,349 visitors, who…
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Stories to fill the room
Young readers dived into more than 3850 books over the summer holidays, as part of Greater Dandenong Libraries’ annual Summer Reading Club. Under the theme…
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Art ‘for the fun of it’
Enter the endlessly inventive world of Noble Park painter and sculptor Martin Heatherich. It’s hard to believe the diverse array of found-object sculptures, giant cosmos…
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Preps take charge
Prep students cheerily settled into their first day of school at St Anthony’s Primary on 31 January. Photographer Stewart Chambers captured the new students at…
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Springvale raises bushfires gift
Springvale Asian Business Association’s annual Lunar New Year Festival attracted huge crowds as well as raising funds for bushfire relief. Celebrating the Year of the…
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Ukrainians sing in post-Christmas tradition
A Ukrainian association decked a Noble Park hall with soft lights to observe the traditional post-Christmas ‘blessing of the waters’. About 120 gathered for the…
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Building bridges
Dandenong-based Afri-Aus Care continues to go from strength to strength, with its youth support programs for young African-Australians gathering momentum. Among the programs offered are…
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Seasonal celebrations at Dandenong Plaza
Armada Dandenong Plaza will be celebrating the 2020 Lunar New Year, Year of the Rat on Saturday 25 January with Chinese themed activities, and Australia…
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Family recipes around the globe
The Share Plate Cookbook speaks volumes for the multitudes of cuisine in Greater Dandenong. Its 24 lavishly illustrated recipes include soups, mains and desserts selected…
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Sign’s good for historic site
The first sign of restored life has sprung at the site of what will be Dandenong’s newest art gallery. At the site on Mason Street…