Not so ordinary: Desh Balasubramaniam

Artistic director. Community idealist. Ambitious. Desh Balasubramaniam was born in Sri Lanka, and now lives in Australia, by way of New Zealand. He founded Ondru in his Melbourne backyard. Tell us a little bit about your arts organisation, Ondru: Ondru is an arts organisation committed to provoking thought and evoking change through art. Ondru isContinue reading “Not so ordinary: Desh Balasubramaniam”

New look for an old hall

The Dookie Memorial Hall has been around since 1897 and the site for many an old-projector-style cinema night, 21st birthday party, old time dance, and badminton practice. Not to mention the many stars that have been born at the Dookie Primary School Christmas concert. Today, the Hall ‘re-launched’ with more of an arts bent —Continue reading “New look for an old hall”

Get your popcorn ready

Justin Evans and partner Zara were driving through north east Victoria when they saw a sign marked ‘Dookie’, and decided to follow the direction. They were led to a small town, and on an adventure of scarecrows and deserted streets, that has inspired the film producers to make a short film with ambition for entryContinue reading “Get your popcorn ready”