Tag: Entertainment
Windmill wins big
South East based Windmill Theatre Company is riding high after sweeping up at the recent Lyrebird Awards earlier this month.
The amateur theatre...
Plaza embraces Harmony
‘Everyone Belongs’ was the theme for Harmony Week at Dandenong Plaza – even for life-sized replica elephants.
A week of events between 20-25 March celebrated...
Show us your snaps
Photography enthusiasts are being encouraged to get involved in showcasing the best of Greater Dandenong for an annual creative project in the community.
Council...
Seafaring and caring
Students at Lyndale Greens Primary School have dived into making discoveries beneath the waves.
On 24 March, they dressed as turtles, sharks, mermaids, pirates and...
Art reflects Habib’s life of service
A retired English-language teacher who fled the Balkan Wars is now penning poems in quiet reflection.
Habib Mandzic, of Noble Park, fills his days fishing...
A cracking good bonbon
I know people who place an empty chair at the dinner table to remind them of family and friends who are no longer present...
Looking Back
100 years ago
22 March 1923
Duck Shooters’ ruse fails
Several sportsmen from Shepparton joined with a large number of others from different parts of Victoria in...
What’s On
Neighbourhood Watch public forum
Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch is holding a public forum including safety information and a Q&A with guest speaker Sergeant Andrew Nisbet...
Dining out on cultural respect
Students and staff at Southern Cross Primary School enjoyed a feast of world foods on Wednesday 22 March.
The event was to mark the International...
Dancing in true harmony
Doveton was teeming in rhythms from all corners of the world as part of a Harmony Day celebration.
About 300 dancers and musicians brought traditional...
Letter to the editor: NAPLAN hunger games
Congratulations to those local schools that got some of the best NAPLAN results in the state (Dandenong Journal, 28 February).
However let's be clear...
Masses of joy at Nawroz
The famous Nawroz Festival saw a huge turn-out as always on Sunday 19 March in Dandenong Park.
President of VAAN Nazir Yousafi said the event...
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Backyard home rejected
A plan for a double storey dwelling at the rear of an existing home has been rejected by the state’s planning tribunal.
The Victorian Civil...
