Author: alex
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Media Release: Councillors show support for Ringwood Station petition
Maroondah City Councillors have thrown their support behind the Ringwood Station Petition and are urging other members of the community to get behind the campaign. All nine Maroondah Councillors have signed the petition which is calling on all state political parties to commit to an upgrade of Ringwood Station within the term of the next…
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Media Release: Draft Community Facilities Occupancy Policy and Pricing Policy on public display
Maroondah City Council has endorsed the draft Community Facilities Occupancy Policy and the draft Community Facilities Pricing Policy for public display. The policies were presented at the Council meeting on September 20. Council currently owns or manages more than 100 sports fields, pavilions, halls, meeting rooms and other facilities on behalf of the community. Maroondah…
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Maroondah Weekly: Station upgrade high on wishlist
Maroondah City Council’s campaign calling for the upgrade of Ringwood Station is continuing with a strong response to the petition calling on all political parties to commit to the redevelopment of the Station during the next term of Government. The Maroondah Weekly has reported on Council’s campaign and the widespread community support it has received:…
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Delegates’ Report: Disability Services and Community Partnerships
On the 3rd of September I had the pleasure of attending the Ringwood Spiders Trophy Presentation Evening, a football team for people with disabilities, which competes in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league comprising of teams across Victoria. The Trophy Presentation Evening provides an opportunity to reflect on the Spiders achievements throughout the year,…
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Filming for the Monkami Drama Production – Hey Hey Its Monkami
Monkami is a not-for-profit disability service provider in Croydon, which provides educational, employment and lifestyle opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Monkami has developed a strong arts based program to encourage confidence and expression with their participants, including the Monkami Drama Group, which is now in its fourth year of productions. This afternoon I volunteered…
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Ringwood Diving Club – 2010 Annual General Meeting
The Ringwood Diving Club is based at Ringwood Aquatic Centre in Jubilee Park, Ringwood and has over 100 members. The Club has a strong history within diving, including having four members who will be competing at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Today’s annual general meeting provided an opportunity to elect committee members for the…
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Enjoying Planned Retirement – The Final Spotlighters Performance
Enjoying Planned Retirement is a community group, based at Norwood Hall in Ringwood North, that provides a range of activities for seniors. One of these activities is Spotlighters, an annual musical performance, which is organised by members. This afternoon I attended the final Spotlighers Performance, which featured a range of musical talents, including tap dancing,…
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Eastern Football League – Division One 2010 Grand Finals
The Eastern Football League covers Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, includes 43 teams, of which 12 are in division one, stretching from Balwyn through to Noble Park in the south. This afternoon I attended the EFL’s Division One Grand Final against Noble and Scoresby at Bayswater Oval in Knox. The game attracted close to 10,000 spectators and…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – September 2010 meeting
The Eastern Transport Coalition is a regional based council advocacy group, which includes Melbourne’s seven outer eastern Councils. I attended tonight’s meeting to provide members with an update on Council’s campaign to secure the redevelopment of Ringwood Station into an accessible, safe and integrated interchange. The Eastern Transport Coalition is planning a series of candidate…
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Second Meeting with Central Activities District Mayors
This afternoon the Mayors of Melbourne’s six Central Activity Districts; Dandenong, Frankston, Footscray, Hume, Maroondah and Whitehorse discussed the need for increased dialogue between each Council. The Central Activities Districts are six urban centres, that have been nominated for intensification and mixed use development, providing a range of housing, employment and community opportunities. While senior…