Entertainment
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Restoration art
Students from Wallarano Primary School’s Art Academy have given more than a good lick of paint to a neighbouring kindergarten. The 22 students, including Elwin…
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Dads hurry for curry
If you’re looking for the best curries in town, you’ll find them at Dandenong Market’s Curry Festival this Sunday 1 September. And look at the…
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Satire pops housing bubble
Peter Polites’ soaring reputation is built on powerful prose and dark satire. The Western Sydney author is visiting Dandenong as part of the Melbourne Writers…
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Reward a deserving dad
To celebrate Father’s Day 2019, Armada Dandenong Plaza is giving local residents the chance to win ‘The Ultimate Breakfast in Bed Experience’ for a deserving dad.…
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Bowls of comfort food
Nothing revives you from winter’s chills more instantly than a steaming soup. On a bracing day, The Soup Junction in the food court of Dandenong…
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Uncle’s smoking-hot success
Popular Dandenong deli Uncle’s Smallgoods has carved a meaty return at the 2019 Australian Food Awards. The maker of woodsmoked meats in Thomas Street won…
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Hole lot of donuts
Plenty would like step into Belinda Squires’ shoes. Ms Squires was the lucky winner of a year’s supply of donuts from iconic Dandenong Market food-truck…
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Artists, take your marks
Entries are officially open for the Noble Park Community Art Show. Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams, a keen artist and the show’s new chairperson, launched the…
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Trauma cleaner’s hard-won wisdom
Rising above adversity after adversity, trauma cleaner Sandra Pankhurst is well qualified to talk on the human experience. Set to speak at Dandenong on 18…
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Variety show of cultures
Noble Park Secondary College’s vast diversity was celebrated at a day-and-night Customs and Culture Concert on 1 August. Many of the 52 cultures within the…
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Families bring ‘real nonya’ tastiness
There’s no doubt that Little Peddler is the real deal – or as they say the “real nonya” – for traditional Malaysian food. In other…
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Get your craft on
Unleash your inner creativity thanks to the City of Greater Dandenong’s Cultural Threads program, an exciting month-long celebration of textiles. The program includes a range…