Entertainment
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Koala arts to the rescue
A monumental art project featuring 23 giant koalas has raised more than $18,000 to help protect Australia’s increasingly threatened koala populations. About 100 students and…
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Three ways to use up leftover Easter chocolate
Three ways to use up leftover Easter chocolate Melt it down for a fondue spread Place the chocolate in a saucepan over low heat and…
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On his bike for charity
Once again, Paul Atkinson has cycled 200 kilometres of rural scenery as part of Ride for Sick Kids (RSK). The Narre Warren rider jokes that…
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Vanishing act re-appears
Escaping the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a battle even for home-grown magician Cosentino. In the past two years, lockdowns and restrictions have…
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Out of the house, into the shed
Endeavour Hills Men’s Shed at last formally opened its $1.2 million ‘new’ headquarters on 1 March. The 58 members moved into their impressively-sized shed in…
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No shortages at Dandenong Market
Dandenong Market continues to buck the trend with no shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood that has been reported by the supermarket…
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Healthy marriage, healthy nation
Marriage celebrant and life coach Suresh Chandra says marriage is not his profession but his passion. Mr Chandra, 75, of Endeavour Hills, has released a…
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Brewer’s pouring success
Brownstone Micro Brewery’s NZ Pilsner has been crowned top of the hops. The boutique craft beer maker at the hotel Atura Dandenong won a swag…
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Elder’s memoir for young and old
Family and connection lay at the heart of Aunty Pat Ockwell’s life story. And so it was at the official launch of her richly told…
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Q and A with new Star News journalist Marcus Uhe
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My surname is German and pronounced ‘you-wi’. What are you most passionate about? Seeing the Essendon Football Club…
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Q and A with BATS theatre director Michelle Zintschenko
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am an avid curler – as in the Winter sport, not my hair. What are you most…
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Halloween park grown at home
The horrors of lockdown have been turned into a home garden Halloween treat in Narre Warren North. Over months, Brooke McGowan-Grills has toiled on her…
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