Category: Community Engagement
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Delegates' Report: Advocating for public transport improvements and an update on the Ringwood Spiders
On the 18th of June and the 16th of July I attended the Eastern Transport Coalition, as Maroondah’s delegate to the committee. The Eastern Transport Coalition is a regional body, that consists of Melbourne’s seven outer eastern councils and this includes the City of Maroondah. One of the priorities for the group is to engage…
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Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah – Annual General Meeting
Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah is one of two community based organisations promoting understanding and reconciliation with Indigenous Australians. This afternoon I attended a luncheon to acknowledge the dedication of Ann Longridge, who served as convenor of the group for the past six years. Ann along with Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah has assisted in promoting the…
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Policy Workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau
This afternoon I facilitated a workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau to develop policies to assist the organisation in delivering its services to the community. The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau was formed through the merging of the Ringwood and Croydon offices in 1996 but began as the Ringwood Advisory Service in 1967. The organisation…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – planning for the monster petition launch
The Eastern Transport Coalition represents over one million residents across Melbourne’s seven outer eastern councils. One of the priorities for this group is to demonstrate the widespread community support for public transport improvements. One of the major initiatives is the launch of a ‘monster petition’ to demonstrate this community support and to call on the…
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – 2009 AGM
The Ringwood Chamber of Commerce exists to represent the needs of the Ringwood business community and tonight the organisation held its annual general meeting to elect committee members for the next twelve months. Given the current economic uncertainty, the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce, with the support of Maroondah City Council, launched the Business – Local…
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Ringwood Football Club – 50th Anniversary at Jubilee Park
The Ringwood Football Club has had a long association with Ringwood and was originally based at East Ringwood Reserve before relocating to Ringwood Reserve in 1930. Ringwood Reserve was donated to then Lillydale Shire Council by the Grant family in 1915 and is now occupied by Eastland Shopping Centre. In 1959, Ringwood Football Club relocated…
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The Footmen Club – July Luncheon with Eastern Volunteers
The Footmen Club is a local community service club that raises money to support those in need in the local community. The club holds bi-monthly luncheons, as well as an annual Golf Day fundraising event. This afternoon’s speaker was the General Manager of Eastern Volunteers, who spoke about the ongoing growth of the organisation and…
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Media Release: Key planning documents on public exhibition
The community has the chance to give feedback on two key planning documents that will contribute toward Ringwood’s evolution into the Central Activities District and regional centre for Melbourne’s outer east. The Ringwood Commercial Precinct Plan and the Ringwood North West Residential Precinct Plan provide the framework for achieving some of the goals set out…
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Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committe – Reporting on the Community Wellbeing Plan
The genesis of the the Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee was to oversee the implementation Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan. This plan which established the health, safety and wellbeing priorities for the municipality is currently being updated and rewritten as the Community Wellbeing Plan. During this process the Committee has fulfilled…
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Indigenous Cultural Respect Training
The City of Maroondah through the Inter-Council Indigenous Planning Network organised an Indigenous cultural respect training workshop at Maroondah Federation Estate to educate councillors and council staff on Indigenous customs, culture and heritage. I attended the workshop with Cr. Rob Steane and while I unfortunately was unable to stay for the full day it did…