Looking Back
100 years ago
24 November 1921
School’s War Record Books
In the Town Hall, Dandenong on Friday assembled the combined school children, teachers, and many parents. The...
Library doors re-open
After weeks of Covid restrictions, the Doveton and Endeavour Hills libraries have again opened their doors.
The service had been limited to click-and-collect pick-ups only...
Festival of light
I am very pleased to be given the opportunity to write a Message of Hope in the November when the Jewish people celebrate Chanukah,...
What’s On
Faith forum
Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network – with Greater Dandenong Libraries - is presenting its annual Talking Faith? Forum online. A panel of major faith...
Carols parked online
Greater Dandenong’s Christmas carols event is set to be staged online for the second consecutive year due to Covid disruptions.
The 74th annual tradition, this...
Halloween tradition builds
Film-maker Nick Kozakis hopes Halloween celebrations in Australia reach the same “rich and magical” levels as the US.
Growing up in the early 1990’s, Kozakis...
Looking Back
100 years ago
10 November 1921
Villers–Bretonneux Fund
It has been decided to hold a concert in the Dandenong Town Hall, on Thursday 17 November in aid...
Time to sit and listen
We stumble upon many difficulties, and we may be surrounded by people who are experiencing uncertainty, loss of work, and mental illness in this...
Horror maker hits global heights
A Noble Park North film director’s long love of horror lives large in his most recent ARIA-nominated music video.
Nick Kozakis, who grew up on...
Taking stock in ‘hard times’
A community pantry to supply food for people-in-need has been installed at a Springvale college.
In the depths of Covid lockdown in Term 3 last...
Happiness in ‘new normal’
As we are slowly coming out of the lockdown, we have started contemplating our future.
We have realised what is important for us and what...
Looking Back
100 years ago
3 November 1921
Painful Accident
The Dandenong Box Factory was the scene of a painful accident on Saturday last shortly after midday. The employees...