World’s blaze of colours
STRIKING colourful costumes from across the globe flooded the Dandenong Civic Square last week.
Springvale Neighbourhood House and City of Greater Dandenong held an international...
Shape up to bullying
By CASEY NEILL
NOBLE Park students took a stand against bullying and violence last week in the shape of Australia.
They stood side by side on...
Russian dumplings From Granny’s with love
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
IT DIDN'T take long for restaurants to start pleading for a certain Russian “granny’s” home-made dumplings.
Soon after moving from north-east...
Poached chooks
By CASEY NEILL
Mohammad shattered by 'pen pals' loss...
CHOOK thieves have twice devastated vulnerable children at Noble Park Primary School, prompting calls for...
Dressed in unity for harmony
NOBLE Park students last Friday celebrated the diverse cultures that make up Australia - and their classrooms.
St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School students dressed in...
Rhythms of city’s vibrant life
GREATER Dandenong’s rhythms, colours and languages came to life on stage in Springvale last week.
Springvale Learning and Activity Centre hosted the Unity in Diversity...
Trying to lick Farsi
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
THE phrase “learning a new tongue” couldn’t be more apt for staff at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre office in...
Donations pour in for nurse as man faces injury charges
By CASEY NEILL
MORE than $33,000 in donations have flooded in for a nurse who was left in an induced coma with head...
Booked in to learn
NARELLE COULTER
EVERY day staff at Dandenong Library greet Afghan refugee Ramazan Ali with smiles and a chorus of friendly hellos.
When he arrived...
Sights on soft hearts
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
GREATER Dandenong councillor Peter Brown has lashed out at critics of his call for armed guards to patrol Dandenong Civic...
Police cautiously welcome fall in family violence figures
GREATER Dandenong has bucked the state’s soaring rate of reported family violence, according to a Crime Statistics Agency report released last week.
In 2014, there...
Arts lead to harmony
By CASEY NEILL
ART celebrated creativity and highlighted diversity at St John’s Regional College last week.
The Dandenong school held a week-long arts festival...
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Breaking down barriers for women in manufacturing
As female unemployment remains concerning in the South East region, manufacturing industry representatives are advocating for ways to break down the barriers for women...
