Summer starts with Bollywood joy
Live Bollywood music and dance filled the Frank Street Open Space in Noble Park on 1 December.
In a relaxed start to summer, the Summer...
Going to school on Koorie heritage
A Dandenong North school’s ‘Koorie Club’ is taking a lead role in teaching First Nations traditions, language and heritage.
Starting six years ago, the...
Refugee flies a kite for his future
Kite flying has always been a part of Mohammed Balkhi’s life.
As a child he would run through the streets of Kabul with his friends...
Looking Back
100 years ago
4 December 1924
DANDENONG SHOW
The 53rd Agricultural Society, which takes place today (Thursday), promises to excel any yet held by the society. The...
Ready rewards for reading
The Big Summer Read challenge is back for young bookworms this summer.
Young readers aged 4-to-12 years can take part to read as much...
What’s On
Carols in Harmony Square
A wonderful evening of carol-singing and entertainment with free face painting, children’s activities and food stalls.
- Friday 6 December, 6pm-9pm at...
A collective hope
The old and new testaments are a treasure trove of stories illuminating the path of hope in stark contrast to despite, applying to all...
Last stop for buskers in 2024
The Busk Stop street-performance series enters its final week for 2024.
First piloted in May this year, Busk Stop has featured artists, groups, schools, youths...
Bakhtar Community Organisation mandates integration workshops
Local charity Bakhtar Community Organisation is introducing a new strategy to make its essential workshop programs compulsory to facilitate the integration of newly arrived...
Merry-go-round owner had passion for fun
OBITUARY
KEVIN GRAHAM KRYGGER
21 March 1933 – 6 November 2024
A fun-loving larrikin who ran a popular merry-go-round at Dandenong’s famous former trash-and-treasure market has...
Men making healthy reforms
On Tuesday 19 November, reformer pilates instructor and founder of ‘Pop-up pilates OZ’, Etaize Anstis, hosted a free men-only reformer Pilates class at Genesis...
Knitted kindness for homeless
A multicultural group from Southern Migrant & Refugee Centre (SMRC) has knitted and donated beanies and scarves for the homeless at the charity Cornerstone.
Less...
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Hardy, Hague hardly fazed in big wins for Lions and Bears
A return to form for Narre South on Saturday was the ultimate Christmas reward for Jeevan Mendis’ side in the Dandenong District Cricket Association’s...
