Month: November 2007
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Monkami Drama Group presents Titanic, The Untold Stories
After the launch of Campaign Enable I attended a performance of Titanic, the Untold Stories presented by the Monkami Drama Group. Monkami located in Croydon, is a non-profit service provider for people with intellectual disabilities and aims to develop skills so that people with intellectual disabilities can live independently within the community. Titanic, the Untold…
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Media Release: Public transport commitments this election: a mixed bag
Acting Chairperson of the ETC, Cr Alex Makin has said the ETC has been underwhelmed by the responses from the major political parties to the need for improved public transport in the east. “Voters in these key electorates also think that the Federal Government should fund public transport infrastructure in the same way they do…
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Maroondah Journal: Two throw hat in ring for city's top job
The Maroondah election for the City of Maroondah will be held on Wednesday the 5th of December. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the current status of the mayoral race, including my intent to run as a candidate: The race for Maroondah Council’s top job is heating up with two councillors vying for the mayoral…
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EV's FreeZA Graduation 2007
Tonight I attended the 2007 Graduation Evening for Amplified Productions, Maroondah’s FreeZA Group. FReeZA, a program jointly funded by the City of Maroondah and the State Government, consists of a committee of volunteers aged between 12 and 25 to organise music and cultural events over a twelve-month period. The committee, which meets every Tuesday evening,…
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Honorary Freeman of Maroondah – Bob McDiarmid
Freeman of the City, is the highest honour that be bestowed upon a citizen by a local council. While the term orginated during medieval England, when Freeman paid fees to be allowed to trade within a city and to vote in elections, its modern meaning refers to a distinction provided by a council to formally…
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Melbourne 2030 Reference Group: 'Creating A City That Works'
As part of today’s meeting of the Melbourne 2030 Reference Group I was invited to introduce the Eastern Transport Coalition and to discuss ‘Creating A City That Works’, a report compiled by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability. The presentation provided an opportunity to discuss the aims of the Eastern Transport Coalition and its goals on…
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Media Release: Will Alex Makin become Maroondah's youngest mayor?
In announcing his intent to nominate for Mayor, Alex Makin has vowed to be responsive to community needs and to strengthen community engagement. “I will be nominating for Mayor because I believe Maroondah needs a younger voice at the helm of Council. We need to look at new ways to engage our community and ensure…
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Talking to voters about public transport this Federal Election
This morning, as part of the Eastern Transport Coalition’s campaign for federal funding of public transport infrastructure, I was at Ringwood Station discussing the need for federal leadership with rail and bus passengers. While the provision of public transport is a state responsibility, federal involvement would help ensure that State Governments are held into account.…
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Media Release: New surface for Ringwood athletics track
The starter’s gun has sounded, and work at the AC Robertson athletics track at Proclamation Park, Ringwood is off and running, with funding from Maroondah City Council’s Capital Works program of over $400,000. “Work is starting on the southern bend of the existing track to shore up the subsidence that has occurred, then the existing…