Snapshots of one humanity
A lavish coffee-table book captures the spectacular assortment of faiths and places of worship in Greater Dandenong.
Many Faiths, One People was a “living history”...
Small art’s long legacy
Entries are still open for City of Dandenong’s annual miniature art competition 9 x 5.
Each submitted work is confined to a 9-inch by 5-inch...
Drink for the senses
Florina Tumminello, pictured, imbibed the aromas of chai tea during a food tour for blind and vision impaired people at Dandenong Market on 15...
Diwali lights up
Thousands basked in the annual festival of light Diwali at Dandenong Market on 20 October.
The event was rich in Indian food, dance, music, Bollywood...
Howl for Halloween
Anhad, Raghav and Mukunth from Noble Park are getting geared for creepy Halloween fun at Armada Dandenong Plaza.
The shopping centre is offering spooky face...
Track down history’s mystery
For many, there’s mystery behind Noble Park’s well-known street and monument names.
Buckley, O’Donoghue, Kirby, Wachter, James and Kerslake – they were great people with...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
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...
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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Red Roo jumps to world stage
The all-conquering Red Roo Sports basketball club is set to leap from Dandenong to a world tournament in Florida USA.
The only catch is funding...
