Category: Maroondah City Council
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Maroondah Journal: Two throw hat in ring for city's top job
The Maroondah election for the City of Maroondah will be held on Wednesday the 5th of December. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the current status of the mayoral race, including my intent to run as a candidate: The race for Maroondah Council’s top job is heating up with two councillors vying for the mayoral…
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EV's FreeZA Graduation 2007
Tonight I attended the 2007 Graduation Evening for Amplified Productions, Maroondah’s FreeZA Group. FReeZA, a program jointly funded by the City of Maroondah and the State Government, consists of a committee of volunteers aged between 12 and 25 to organise music and cultural events over a twelve-month period. The committee, which meets every Tuesday evening,…
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Honorary Freeman of Maroondah – Bob McDiarmid
Freeman of the City, is the highest honour that be bestowed upon a citizen by a local council. While the term orginated during medieval England, when Freeman paid fees to be allowed to trade within a city and to vote in elections, its modern meaning refers to a distinction provided by a council to formally…
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Melbourne 2030 Reference Group: 'Creating A City That Works'
As part of today’s meeting of the Melbourne 2030 Reference Group I was invited to introduce the Eastern Transport Coalition and to discuss ‘Creating A City That Works’, a report compiled by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability. The presentation provided an opportunity to discuss the aims of the Eastern Transport Coalition and its goals on…
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Media Release: Will Alex Makin become Maroondah's youngest mayor?
In announcing his intent to nominate for Mayor, Alex Makin has vowed to be responsive to community needs and to strengthen community engagement. “I will be nominating for Mayor because I believe Maroondah needs a younger voice at the helm of Council. We need to look at new ways to engage our community and ensure…
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Media Release: New surface for Ringwood athletics track
The starter’s gun has sounded, and work at the AC Robertson athletics track at Proclamation Park, Ringwood is off and running, with funding from Maroondah City Council’s Capital Works program of over $400,000. “Work is starting on the southern bend of the existing track to shore up the subsidence that has occurred, then the existing…
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Security Cameras announced for Ringwood Station
The Federal Member for Deakin, Phil Barresi, has pledged $150,000 to install security cameras at Ringwood Station and the surrounding retail precinct. The announcement, which was made this morning at Ringwood Station, will fully fund the project and provide continuously monitored cameras interlinked with the Police, similar to those installed at Croydon and Lilydale Stations.…
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Environment Workshop: Combating Climate Change
Combating Climate Change is the second of two workshops organised by Maroondah City Council to explore the issue of climate change. While the first workshop provided an introduction to the issue of climate change, this workshop will offer practical advice on what people can do at home to save energy and reduce their ecological footprint.…
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Environment Workshop: All About Climate Change
All About Climate Change is the first of two workshops organised by Maroondah City Council to explore the issue of climate change. The workshop will feature a presentation from an Al Gore ambassador (An Inconvenient Truth) with the aim of providing a greater understanding of how our climate is changing and how it will impact…