Category: Community Engagement
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Opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Track Upgrade
After launching the first day of the Writers and Readers Festival I attended the official opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Upgrade at Proclamation Park in Ringwood. The upgrade of the athletics track, which included resurfacing and new line markings, complements the new grandstand and accessibility improvements at this premiere sporting facility. Today’s launch coincided…
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Writers and Readers Festival – Robin Bowles
Saturday included a series of workshops and sessions at Tintern College as part of the Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival. The first session for this morning included writer and investigator Robin Bowles. Robin is at the forefront of crime writing and has written extensively about the Jaidyn Leskie case and the disappearance of Peter Falconio.…
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Writers and Readers Festival Launch – Dinner with Rod Quantock
Tonight marked the launch of the inaugural Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival through a dinner with comedian and author Rod Quantock at Wyreena Community Arts Centre. Rod Quantock discussed his time in comedy and the writing of his book Double Dissolution. Rod uses comedy to comment on social issues and spoke about the need to…
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Maroondah Leader: Station receives no funding from upgrade
While the State Government has announced $39 million for the redevelopment of Ringwood Station interchange, the station itself has missed out on a commitment. The Maroondah Leader has reported on these concerns: Maroondah councillor Alex Makin said it would not address the “crux of the problem” – the physical condition of Ringwood Station. “They are…
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Media Release: Ringwood Station announcement only half-complete
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Thursday, 25 September 2008 Station Announcement only half-complete Alex Makin, Councillor for Loughnan’s Hill Ward and public transport advocate, has welcomed the $39 million State Government announcement for Ringwood Station but expressed concern over the failure to fund accessibility improvements “After years of public pressure and campaigning the State Government…
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Ringwood Historical Society 2008 AGM
Tonight the Ringwood Historical Society held its Annual General Meeting to elect the officebearers for the next twelve months. I had the pleasure of being asked to officiate the AGM and to discuss the future of Ringwood and the need for new community space. Many community groups, such as the Ringwood Historical Society, Eastern Volunteers,…
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Rotary District 9810 2009 Conference Launch
As a member of the Ringwood Club of Rotary I was invited to attend the launch of the District 9810 Conference, which will be held in Hobart from the 26th till to the 29th of March 2009. The event will be hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Tasmania and in particular the Club of Salamanca,…