Category: Community Engagement
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Maroondah Business Lunch with Billy Brownless
The Maroondah Business Lunches are a semi-regular functions designed to encourage networking amongst Maroondah’s business community. Today’s guest speaker was Billy Brownless, former footballer for Geelong and regular on the Footy Show. Billy spoke about his experiences in football and the importance of team dynamics, as well as remaining focused under pressure. The business lunch…
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Ringwood Spiders – Entering the season finals
The Ringwood Spiders returned to Jubilee Park to play their final home game for this year’s football season. The Ringwood Spiders is a football club for people with disabilities and is part of the Football Integration Development Association, a league consisting of fourteen teams located across Victoria. Today’s game was a fairly even matched contest,…
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Maroondah 2009 Photography Competition
The Maroondah Photography Competition is an annual event with the photographs being displayed as an exhibition within the Maroondah Art Gallery at Maroondah Federation Estate. The event is an annual competition providing an opportunity for local residents to showcase their photographic skills and to take photos of Maroondah events, landmarks or scenery. Prizes are awarded…
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Maroondah Journal: Drive is on for major boost to trains, buses
The Eastern Transport Coalition’s “monster petition” was launched this morning at Monash University. The petition has six key requests calling the State Government to improve public transport infrastructure across the region: A full and public feasibility study for a heavy rail line to Rowville, A full and public feasibility study for a heavy rail line…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau Policy Adoption
Policies and good governance help ensure a sustainable future for a non-profit organisation, through outlining acceptable behaviour and providing clarity and certainty for staff, volunteers and the committee of management. This afternoon the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau committee of management formally adopted polices covering several areas of the organisation, including volunteer recruitment, the committee of…
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Ringwood Spiders – Displaying commitment and good sportsmanship
The Ringwood Spiders is a football team for people with disabilities and competes within the Football Development Integration Association (FIDA) league. The Ringwood Spiders are based at Jubilee Park in Ringwood and share facilities and clubrooms with the Ringwood Redbacks. While the Ringwood Spiders were keen to play another round of football, today’s match was…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – Unveiling the Club's Website
Each year Rotary International sets a central theme to provide a core focus and guidance for the many individual Rotary Clubs that exist throughout the world. This year’s theme is The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands and reflects the ongoing need for the organisation to remain relevant and committed to its goals of…
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Maroondah Leader: full house seeks options
The Maroondah Leader has reported on North Ringwood Community House’s successful grant application to identify a new preferred location for the facility. Councillor Alex Makin said the feasibility study would provide a “clear sense of direction” for the centre. The State Government must be congratulated for contributing $25,000 towards the study, which combined with Council’s…
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Maroondah Leader: New local law causes conflict
While it is critical that there is accountability and transparency within Local Government recent changes in the Local Government Act have had the unintended result of potentially restricting councillor involvement within community organisations. The Maroondah Leader has reported on these changes and their repercussions. Cr Alex Makin said he resigned from the Croydon Conservation Society…