Show springs back for 150th
The forecast rains held off for the long-awaited 150th edition of the Dandenong Show.
On the weekend of 12-13 November, the Greaves Reserve showgrounds sprang...
Looking Back
100 years ago
16 November 1922
Noble Park
On Monday evening (Cup Eve) the committee of Noble Park Hall gave a ball (“snowball mystery”) in aid of...
What’s On
Coffee with a Cop and Councillor
Residents are invited to come along to Nessy's Cafe in Dandenong North for a complimentary coffee and a chat...
Schools gathering returns
I am delighted to provide my last Message of Hope for 2022 on behalf of the City of Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network.
If my previous...
Market back for Xmas
The call is out for 100 stallholders to pack out Keysie Market’s upcoming Christmas edition.
After a wildly successful first market this Spring, organisers are...
Sharanky’s tale takes over Melbourne
A Year 9 student from Lyndale Secondary College has won the ABC Takeover Melbourne program competition.
Sharanky Sivakumar felt nervous when she took on the...
Eye-opening view of our streets
We become so busy with daily tasks of life that sometimes we don’t take notice of our surroundings. We exist, but we don’t live....
Riders ‘rumble’ to Market
A mass convoy of 743 Harley Davidson motorbike riders roared into Dandenong Market on Sunday 6 November.
The Harley Owners Group (HOG) Dandenong chapter’s...
Betts keeps best in show
Dandenong Show’s poultry steward John Betts remembers a time when the backyard chook was commonplace.
“My parents had poultry at home for eggs and for...
Family tradition at show’s helm
It will take more than wet, wild weather to close the gates on Dandy Show’s 150th-year celebrations.
“I’ve been on my knees praying for good...
After 150 years, the Show goes on
The Dandenong Show celebrates 150 years of esteemed history on Saturday 12 November and Sunday 13th November.
Held on the second Saturday in November since...
Centenary Show ‘spectacular’
The Dandenong Show’s centenary in 1971 featured a “blaze of unforgettable pageantry”, according to the Dandenong Journal at the time.
“Such was the success of...
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Free buses to ANZAC Day service and parade
A free shuttle bus service will operate from Dandenong to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day, 25 April.
Veterans and war widows are...
