Month: July 2006
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce AGM
Tonight the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce held its Annual General Meeting, where the existing committee was returned. With significant changes expected for Ringwood within the next few years and beyond it is imperative that there is a strong proactive Chamber of Commerce to ensure that Ringwood strives forward. A complementary retail mix of shops along…
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Friends of Kolkata
The Friends of Kolkata is a non-profit organisation that coordinates welfare, education projects and volunteer opportunities in partnership with two non-government organisations (including the Centre for Communication and Development) in Kolkata (Calcutta) in India. For the past thirty years the Centre for Communication and Development (CCD) is a non-profit organisation based in northern Kolkata which…
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Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) Launch
The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC), formerly the Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group, is a coalition of seven outer eastern councils including the Cities of Maroondah, Whitehorse, Manningham, Knox, Monash, Greater Dandenong and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Collectively the Eastern Transport Coalition represents almost one million residents and contains a number of major commercial precincts.…
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The Age: Time to tackle weekend road congestion
Today’s Age featured a story on increased weekend road congestion amid the State Government’s failure to provide improved public transport services on weekends. Weekend public transport services must be increased. Work, sport, shopping and entertainment now occur around the clock and the artificial divide between Friday and Saturday for public transport services is no longer…
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Eastern Suburbs Group of the Order of Australia and National Boys Choir
Today I had the privilege of attending the first meeting of the eastern suburbs group of the Order of Australia. The Order of Australia dates back to 1975 for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service (source: Wikipedia). The group provides an eastern…
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Army Cadets: East Ringwood (31ACU)
Maroondah has a number of youth organisations and tonight I visited the 31st Army Cadet Unit based at the Army Depot in East Ringwood. Two army cadets from the 31st unit received awards at the 2006 Maroondah Youth Volunteer Recognition Evening and an invitation was extended so I could see the army cadets parade on…
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Presentation: Public Transport in Melbourne's South East
Tonight’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) South East Branch meeting featured a presentation delivered to councillors from the City of Greater Dandenong and candidates for the upcoming State Election. The presentation, which was delivered in my capacity as spokesman and founder of the PTUA South East Branch, was created to demonstrate the need for institutional…
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Maroondah Journal: Station 'a blueprint for safety'
With the announcement of State Government funding for the completion of detailed design options for Ringwood Station there is increasing expectation that the redevelopment of Ringwood Station will be completed by the end of 2008. It is critical however that Ringwood Station is redeveloped into a safe and user-friendly transport interchange, which provides for easy…
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NAIDOC Week: Acknowledgement of Country
The National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week is being observed from the 2nd to 9th July. NAIDOC week celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia and at tonight’s council meeting I had the opportunity to present the following Acknowledgement of Country which is used to recognise and…