All ages are chipping in for an It’s In The Bag campaign. St Anthony’s Primary School staff and students were among the enthusiastic donors, contributing beautifully decorated bags of toiletries and personal care items for women. They also donated men’s toiletries and personal care items for St Vincent de Paul charity. “Students and their families […]

Wellsprings for Women’s indispensable volunteers were celebrated in Bollywood style. The support service involves more than 90 volunteers to help run a host of activities such as cooking workshops, child minding, admin, house-keeping, fundraising and gardening. They provide about 22,800 hours of work a year – valued at about $570,000. “We simply would not exist […]

There’s little need to tune-up Denis Walter’s rich baritone voice ahead of the free concert, Carols in Harmony Square. This Christmas season, the popular radio presenter will be singing at seven carols events including flying up to Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. Walter’s seasoned act has graced the 71-year-old Dandenong carols several times including when […]

 A five-year-old’s passion for art has inspired a classroom of friends at Robin’s Nest Early Learning Centre, Noble Park. According to her teachers, Noura is known for her endless creative expression. She converts recycled materials into art, constantly drawing, painting and talking about her ideas. Her classmates followed suit, creating a mighty collection of works […]

By Nick Creely After five rounds of the Turf 2 season, it seems to be all about the three Narre’s, who occupy the top three spots in the ladder…and by a fair margin. The top of the ladder Narre South hosted Dandenong West at Strathaird Reserve in a one-dayer on Saturday, and got off to […]

By Nick Creely It’s almost inevitable that Springvale South and Buckley Ridges will play out a few more thrilling battles this season. Their first encounter of the season in Saturday’s Round 5 one-dayer went down to the final over – and it couldn’t have been scripted any better. The Bucks had a bat first at […]