Entertainment
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Haileybury band of world beaters
Haileybury bagpipers and drummers have blown away the competition to be crowned best in the world. The members of Haileybury Pipes & Drums were among…
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Patience in insecure times
Sudesh Didi is the European Director of the Brahma Kumaris and was visiting the Brahma Kumaris Centre for Spiritual Learning last week. Everyone has hope…
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What’s On
Scrabble Seniors Come and Try For Seniors month, Dandenong U3A invite seniors to Come and Try a game of Scrabble every Tuesday throughout October. Each…
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Looking Back
100 years ago 4 October 1923 News and Notes Reduction in Postal Rates The reduction in postal rates for letters from 2d to 1½d came…
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Angels’ match in heaven
Charity group Cancer Support Angels will partner with From Picture to Page Papercraft at a fundraiser at Sandown Raceway. In its fourth year, the support…
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Beauty in the bleak
RENT – the breakout musical that sung loudly for the most downtrodden – has been revived by a South East theatre troupe. Escapees Theatre Company…
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Peace in our plaza
Diverse stories and traditions were shared at a Multicultural Peace Village in Dandenong on Saturday 23 September. Aptly staged in Harmony Square, the event aimed…
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Full steam ahead on Cranbourne line
Vintage steam train rides whistled into Dandenong and Cranbourne stations on Saturday 23 September. The steam locomotive A2 986 hauling the famous Red Rattler Tait…
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Lizard lit
Reptiles were jumping off the page at a wildlife show at Springvale Library on Wednesday 20 September. Luka, 10, Ryan Feuerstein (The Lizard Wizard) and…
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Springvale hub turns a terrific 3
Some of the city’s youngest celebrated the third birthday of Springvale Community Hub. The hub lawns were abuzz with a school-holiday special of performances, circus…
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Characters jump off the page
Wizards, chefs and other classic book characters came to life at a dress-up day at St Gerard’s Primary School. Students and staff embodied their favourite…
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12-hour books hot off the press
Lyndale Secondary School students put their creative energies to the test as part of the Write a Book in a Day national competition. Seven teams…