Tag: Community
Steam engine debate fuels memories
By MARG STORK
A RECENT query from Barbara Linton on the wooden train turntable at the Dandenong railway station, where steam locomotives were turned around...
Controversial mound to be demolished
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
AN independent audit has contradicted Greater Dandenong Council's claim that a footpath climbing an artificial mound in Noble Park meets disability access...
Community groups 'miss out' as Dandenong revitalised
SOME of Dandenong's key community groups are being cramped in "antiquated" and "inadequate" buildings, a Greater Dandenong councillor says.
Cr Matthew Kirwan said new lodgings...
Community Voice: Booting the barriers
AS a first-generation Australian, born to Sri Lankan Muslim parents, I know all too well the difficulties faced by migrants in creating that equal...
Ballet 'on air' at Drum Theatre
Melbourne Ballet Company's latest production On Air leaps into action at the Drum Theatre this week.
Drum Theatre director Greg Hordacre said the company had...
Time to bin it right
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
RED, yellow and green bins are set to become the new language on rubbish collection nights in Greater Dandenong within the next...
What's on around Dandenong, Springvale, Noble Park and Keysborough
Work ready: Prepare for work sessions at the Jan Wilson Community Centre, Noble Park, 1-3.30pm each Tuesday in July. Course includes searching for work,...
Pathways expo helps open doors for new migrants
By CHAD VAN ESTROP
FINDING suitable help and knowing when to ask for it is sometimes difficult for new migrants.
But last week the tentativeness associated...
RACV helps Afghan refugees get driver's licences
The RACV has donated $20,000 to Youth Links Dandenong to help young people, predominantly Afghan refugees, study for their learner's permit and probationary licence....
Nocturnal artwork to light up Dandenong night
DANDENONG'S city centre will light up next month for the Nocturnal public art festival.
During the free event, an eight-storey building at the corner of...
Possum Magic: Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
CHILDREN'S literary classic Possum Magic lands on stage in Drum Theatre, Dandenong, this Thursday.
The musical adaptation, large with puppetry, singing and dancing, premiered in...
History volunteer dies
Springvale and District Historical Society volunteer Iris Robinson died last Tuesday. A loyal member of the society, Mrs Robinson was known to don period costumes...
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Medin makes his A-League mark for City
The rise of former Dandenong Thunder star Medin Memeti has reached new heights in recent weeks with the 17-year-old’s emergence into A-League prominence. ...
