Families form the show’s backbone
The Dandenong Show has long been a family affair.
Next year, show president Kate Reedy will pass the reins to her aunt Leanne Graham who...
Keys to Show’s feast of fun
Volunteering stalwart Ann Keys can be traced back to Dandenong Show’s origins more than 150 years ago.
She has also forged her own 30-year history...
Show ‘ambitious’ from the outset
Looking back, the Journal reported on the “ambitious” schedule for the first Dandenong Show in 1872.
The Dandenong and South Bourke Agricultural Association’s show took...
Fashions of the field
Students sported bright smiles and bright clothes after being bombed in a kaleidoscope of pigment for a Colour Run fundraiser at Lois Twohig Reserve,...
Nature’s healing path awaits
When spring unfolds, forest therapy guides Carolyn Shurey and Evelyn Lavelle will take a group traversing the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne on a therapeutic...
Show moves with the times
This year’s 152nd Dandenong Show is responding to community feedback, with a beefed-up array of food trucks at the event.
The annual attraction from Saturday...
Silence for our fallen
Our fallen servicepersons will be commemorated at Remembrance Day ceremonies in Dandenong and Noble Park.
At the traditional time of 11am on 11 November, a...
We are more than a body
Think of a chariot drawn by five horses.
The chariot is our body. The five horses are five senses. The charioteer is our intelligence. The...
What’s On
Dandy Show 2024
Come along to the Dandy Show for a family friendly, fun-filled day. This day is where the city meets the country with...
Looking Back
100 years ago
6 November 1924
Dandenong Traders' Association formed
A very well attended meeting of business people, including ladies, was held at the Dandenong Town Hall...
Strong voice for mental health
Springvale pharmacist, philanthropist and former deputy mayor Richard Lim has been recognised with a national mental health award.
Lim was presented with the Mental Health...
Diwali lights up Dandenong
Thousands feasted on foods, fireworks and entertainment at a Diwali ‘festival of light’ celebration on Sunday 27 October.
The family-friendly, non-alcohol event at Dandenong Park...
Latest
Woolworths Sth East workers on indefinite strike
More then 200 workers at a Woolworths warehouse in Dandenong South have joined a nationwide indefinite strike on Thursday 21 November.
United Workers Union logistics...
