Cars on show
MORE than 150 Holdens will be on show in Dandenong to raise funds for the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills next month.
The annual car show at Greaves Reserve in Bennet Street will include entertainment, kids’ activities, remote control cars and food.
Cars to be judged must pre-enter by 22 March. Spaces will be limited to a maximum of 150.
– Sunday 6 April, from 7am for entrants and 9am to 3pm for the public. Entry is $5 for adults and free for children under 16. Visit www.rotaryendeavourhills.org.au for more information and entry forms.
Eat and garden
FIND out more about healthy eating and community gardening at up-coming open days and workshops.
Noble Park Community Centre will host a community garden open day on Sunday 16 March from 10am to 3pm and a healthy eating workshop on Wednesday 26 March from 10am to noon.
There’s also a community garden open day at Dandenong Neighbourhood House on Tuesday 1 April from noon to 4pm.
– Noble Park Community Centre, Memorial Drive, Noble Park, and Dandenong Neighbourhood House, 34 King Street, Dandenong. Call 9547 5801 or 9792 5298 for more information.
Sri Lankan support
KATHLEEN Keegel Children’s Fund (KKCF) is hosting a dinner dance fundraiser in Springvale this month.
The family charity with a base in Dandenong manages a children’s home and other projects to help relieve poverty in Sri Lanka.
Meet Olivia, who has been running the home, and enjoy entertainment by In 2 Groove and an Eastern and Western smorgasbord. BYO drinks.
– Springvale Town Hall, 397 Springvale Road, Springvale. Saturday 29 March, 7.30pm. Entry is by donation, $50 for adults and $30 for children aged four to 15. Book online at www.trybooking.com/dvge. Call Georgie Godfrey on 0403 023 949 or Peterine Smulders on 9796 9196 for more information.
Fun for the family
THE Hemmings Street Festival in the Dandenong West shopping precinct will include activities for the whole family.
– Friday 14 March, 4pm to 7pm. Hemmings Street, Dandenong.
Green thumbs
SPRINGVALE Garden Club will host guest speaker Marilyn Watson this month, who’ll focus on begonias.
Entry is $2 which includes supper and door prizes.
– Senior Citizens Hall, The Crescent, Springvale. Wednesday 19 March. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Call Cheryl Johnson on 9551 3197 for more information.
Get creative
OPEN Door has a fun, friendly and supportive creative writing group where participants can make new friends and brainstorm ideas.
– The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Thursday 13 March, 10am to noon. Bookings essential. Call Trish or Jo on 9791 8664. A gold coin donation is welcome.
Car boot and craft
DANDENONG Church of Christ will hold a car boot sale and craft market this weekend.
There’ll be craft items, new and pre-loved goodies, tea, coffee and Devonshire teas, hamburgers, veggie burgers, a sausage sizzle, cold drinks and more.
The event will raise money to help the community’s disadvantaged.
– 139 David Street, Dandenong (behind the medical centre, corner of Stud Road). Saturday 15 March, 8am to 2pm. Stall holders can set up from 7am. Call Roy Johnson on 9774 7226 for more information.
Do it yourself
BUNNINGS Warehouse Springvale is hosting free weekend DIY throughout March.
Topics include flooring, kitchen, bathroom and laundry, grow your own garden, mosaics and more.
– Bunnings Warehouse Springvale, corner Dandenong and Centre roads, 849 Princes Highway, Springvale. Call 8558 7300 for specific workshop topics and times.
Exclusive for Dandenong
AUDIENCES will be treated to the only Victorian performance of Dirtsong by the Black Arm Band at the Drum.
It features mesmerising songs performed in 11 Aboriginal languages and is a musical journey through Australia’s cultural heartland against a backdrop of moving imagery and text.
– Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Thursday 13 March, 8pm. Visit www.drumtheatre.com.au or call 8571 1666 for tickets or more information.
CCTV in the community
NOBLE Park Community Action Forum will host an event about CCTV and community engagement this month.
City of Greater Dandenong’s regulatory services manager and corporate planning and engagement co-ordinator will both speak.
– Rooms three and four, Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18-32 Buckley Street, Noble Park. Wednesday 12 March, 6pm to 8pm. Bookings to npcafinc@gmail.com, 9701 5821 or 0414 274 878.
World premiere theatre
DRUM Theatre is to host the world premiere of the Asanti Dance Theatre’s new show Mumo.
It draws on the stories, myths and legends of traditional African culture through dance.
– Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Thursday 27 March, 8pm, and Friday 28 March, 2pm. Visit www.drumtheatre.com.au or call 8571 1666 for tickets or more information.
Diversity on screen
STORIES of cultural diversity will come to life on the big screen as part of the Greater Dandenong Film Festival.
It will showcase local films and short films from across Australia as part of Cultural Diversity Week.
A question and answer session with local film maker Al Mehicevic will follow the screening.
– Reading Cinemas, Dandenong Plaza, Dandenong. Thursday 20 March, 7pm to 9pm. Tickets are $5. Visit www.greaterdandenong.com/filmfestival or call 8571 1666.
Open to sew
ANYONE who enjoys sewing is welcome to join a small, informal, friendly group to work on sewing projects. No experience necessary.
– The Open Door Dandenong, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Each Tuesday, 10am to noon. A suggested donation is $4. Call Trish or Jo on 9791 8664 for more information.
