Category: Community Engagement
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Norwood Football Club – Final Home Game and President’s Lunch
This afternoon I was invited to the Norwood Football Club’s President Lunch and to watch Norwood’s final home game for the season, which was played against Croydon Football Club. While Norwood lost the game against Croydon, it was a close match and Norwood played exceedingly well against Croydon, which is currently one of the top…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau Website
The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau is a not-for-profit community organisation which provides advice, referrals and emergency relief to people in need. The organisation provides monthly training sessions for its volunteers to encourage the development of new skills and to provide an opportunity to keep volunteers informed of activities within the organisation. This afternoon I conducted…
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Ringwood Art in Windows Project
One of the difficulties experienced with the revitalisation of Ringwood and its identification as Central Activities District has been the need for a transition to ensure that the area does not deteriorate while waiting for developments such as the new town square and Eastland improvements. One of the initiatives to assist with this transition, is…
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North Ringwood Community House – consultation over feasiblity study
North Ringwood Community House is currently undertaking the feasibility study into its relocation. The study is required to ensure that the community house is able to provide an accessible and diverse range of courses for the community. As part of the study process the consultants have undertaken consultation with staff, committee members and students to…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – August Board meeting
The Rotary Club of Ringwood meets each Wednesday evening at Club Ringwood at the corners of Oban Road and Maroondah Highway. The Rotary Club is governed by a board with board members being responsible for specific aspects of the Club. As an example, I am responsible for Fellowship, which involves organising club activities within the…
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Delegates' Report: Ringwood Spiders entering the finals and community inclusion within the community
On the 2nd of August I attended the Ringwood Spider’s final home game for the 2009 Football Season. The Ringwood Spiders, is a football team for people with disabilities and compete in the Football Integration Development Association League, which consists of fourteen teams across Victoria. The Ringwood Spiders continued their winning streak and are well…
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Speaking at the Kerrabee Club
The Kerrabee Club, located in Croydon, is a Planned Activity Group for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The Club is operated by the City of Maroondah and is available for eligible recipients of Home and Community Care (HACC). This morning I was invited to speak to the Kerrabee Club about my role as…
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Eastern Volunteers – Annual Event Working Groups
This morning I met with Eastern Volunteers to finalise the working groups for the organisation’s upcoming annual events. Eastern Volunteers will be undertaking three annual events over the course of 2010, with the aim of raising the organisation’s profile and capacity within the community. The annual events include: Eastern Volunteers Fun Run for March 2010…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – Hub Captains and rebuilding after the bushfires
The Rotary Club of Ringwood has been assisting the bushfire affected areas of Victoria, through fundraising efforts and other initiative such as establishing a tool library in conjunction with the Lions Club of Marysville. The Tool Library provides residents with the ability to hire tools required to assist in the rebuilding efforts, as they rebuild…