Category: Community Engagement
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Croydon Football Club – entering the EFL Grand Finals
Croydon Football Club, is division one club based at Croydon Park. The Croydon Blues have had a tremendous season this year and will be competing the grand finals on Saturday the 19th of September. This evening, the Croydon Football Club held an informal celebration to celebrate its success as the club enters the Grand Finals.…
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Heatherdale Community Action Group 2009 AGM
The Heatherdale Community Action Group is a community based organisation that exists to protect the amenity of Heatherdale and surrounding localities. Tonight’s meeting elected office bearers for the next twelve months, with the group discussing its activities over the past year, including the successful celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of Heatherdale Station. Tonight’s guest speaker was from Whitehorse Community Health…
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Media Release: Seniors Festival offers something for everyone
October is a great time to be an older person in Maroondah! It’s the time when you can enjoy the fabulous range of activities held during the annual Seniors Festival celebrations. The Victorian Seniors Festival, now in its 27th year, is held throughout the state between 4 and 12 October. Once again, Maroondah has a…
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Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committe – Discussing the Community Wellbeing Plan
The development of Council’s Community Wellbeing Plan has been priority of the Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee. The plan, has been formulated through input from the members that are part of the committee, including the Primary Care Partnerships, Eastern Access Community Health, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and Victoria…
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EV’s FReeZA Information Night
EV’s is Maroondah’s Youth Centre and is located at 212 Mount Dandenong Road in Croydon. This evening I attended the Parent Information Night, which is designed to inform parents of the programs youth based programs offered at EV’s. The evening also coincided with EV’s Battle of the Bands, organised by the Stuff Your Stereo, EV’s…
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Opening the Leadership Plus Workshop – Leadership Skills for People with Disabilities
This morning I was invited to officially open the Leadership Plus Workshop, a program designed to encourage leadership among people with disabilities and supported by Maroondah City Council. The workshop examined leadership styles and the concept of over-strengths, whereby someone over-uses their strengths, which may cause difficulties in a team or group environment. I opened…
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Media Release: Business Week registration now open
Online registration and bookings are now open for all Maroondah Business Week activities and functions. There’s a great range of events to get involved in including breakfast, lunch and evening events with guest speakers, training sessions and workshops. Councillor Alex Makin said the annual Business Week offered local businesses an opportunity to network and update…
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Ringwood Jewellers – businesses expanding within Maroondah
Ringwood Jewellers is a local family operated business located within Ringwood Square. This evening I was invited to the opening of the store’s Pandora jewellery collection, a reflection of the ongoing growth experienced at Ringwood Jewellers. Maroondah Council has recently unveiled a buy local program to encourage our community to support local businesses. This program…
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North Ringwood Tennis Club – official opening of water tanks
Like many aspects of our community, sporting clubs have had to adapt to climate change and water restrictions. It is imperative that our community groups focus on environmental sustainability to ensure that they can continue to remain viable into the future. As a result, Maroondah City Council launched its Sustainability Fund in 2007 to provide…