Entertainment
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From Afghan breads to banquets
Let’s cut to the chase. If you want to sample the full variety of Kabul Kitchen’s tandoori ovens, order the banquet. Most would know the…
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Plaza pops the cork on 30 years
In 1989 residents in Greater Dandenong were treated to an early Christmas present with the opening of a local shopping centre they could call their…
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Fly on the wall
Artist Giovanna Inserra unzipped her striking 21-metre-long public artwork, now gracing a laneway wall off Douglas Street in Noble Park. Greater Dandenong Council commissioned the…
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Worlds of foods, music and art unite
Foods, fashion parades, music, dance and a Dandy’s Got Talent show highlight the second annual Unity in Diversity Festival. Set at the Southern Migrant &…
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Papercrafts ‘scrap’ up donations
An upcoming papercrafts show presented gift bags to its charity partner and homelessness agency Wayss in Dandenong on 30 September. The donations were collected from…
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Stages of grief after suicide
A play on suicide may not be ‘taboo’ but it certainly challenges and discomforts people, says writer Rebecca Lister. “But on one level that’s the…
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Beauty with no stereotypes
Beauty in all of its diversity should be celebrated, says trailblazing Springvale pageant model Hung Pham. Mr Pham is director of the second annual Miss…
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Young DJs mix with the pros
Music speaks all languages. And hip-hop certainly speaks to young people led through an inspiring workshop program On Track at Dandenong High School. In four…
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Lanterns light up Springvale
Lanterns, lions and dancers brought colour and movement to the Springvale Children’s Lantern Festival on 22 September. The free family event at Springvale shopping centre…
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Film’s ‘short cut’ from Dandy to Cannes
A locally-shot film that won one of the world’s most prestigious awards leads an international list at this year’s Short Cuts Film Festival. All These…
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Pictures with invisible meanings
Only a dark light can reveal what lies hidden on the surface of Zakiria Tahirian’s work. The Dandenong artist has riddled invisible ink and UV…
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Full flavoured festival
An enthralling mix of Lion dances and sumptuous South Asian street food celebrated a Full Moon Festival at Dandenong Market on Sunday 15 September. More…
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