Category: Maroondah City Council
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Maroondah Leader: Push for progress at station
The Maroondah Leader has this week reported on the continued calls for the State Government to commit the funding necessary to redevelop Ringwood Station into a safe and accessible transport interchange. The much anticipated Transport and Liveability Statement will include a number of election commitments from the State Government has been silent on the need…
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Community Calls for Station Redevelopment
As a councillor for Maroondah City Council and the Outer East Branch Convener of the Public Transport Users Association I have been actively campaigning for the much needed redevelopment and overhaul of Ringwood Station. The upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement to be released by the State Government in late April will determine whether the government…
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The Age: Bid to keep bonus transport in place
The public transport improvements that will be provided during the Commonwealth Games has demonstrated that the government has the capability to fund service improvements. The Age has reported on the Public Transport Users Association’s call to ensure that these service improvements remain: IMPROVED public transport services for the Commonwealth Games are proof that Melburnians can,…
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Maroondah Leader: Public views can influence city's policy review
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the Croydon Conservation Society’s AGM and Cr. Steve Beardon’s overview of the City of Casey’s anti-graffiti policy. MAROONDAH councillors hope to use feedback from a public meeting for the city’s graffiti policy review. Mullum Ward councillor Jo-anne Taylor and Cr Alex Makin, of Loughnan’s Hill Ward, represented the council…
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Maroondah Leader: Business let down at clean-up
The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition’s (RTCCC) efforts with Clean Up Australia Day were recognised by the Maroondah Leader: THEY were few in numbers, but the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition held up the fight in Maroondah for the Business Clean Up Australia Day. Sandra Hardiman said she was disappointed more local traders did not…
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MAV Transporting Communities into 2030
Over the past two days I attended a conference conducted by the MAV focused on public transport and the goal of increasing public transport modal share from the current 9% to the goal of 20% by 2020. The conference made it clear that the goal of 20% modal share by 2020 must happen to secure…
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Maroondah Journal: Councillor training taskforce 'a must'
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the Victorian Local Governance Association’s (VLGA) call to establish a councillor training taskforce with the aim of ensuring that councillors receive adequate training. VLGA chief executive officer Andrew Rowe said: “Councillors deal with issues of increasing difficulty and complexity while still essentially undertaking a part time role.” As a…
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Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group – First meeting for 2006
This evening I attended the first Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG) meeting for 2006 as a councillor for Maroondah City Council. The Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group is a collective of seven eastern metropolitan councils (Manningham, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges, Knox, Greater Dandenong, Monash and Whitehorse) which seeks to advocate for sustainable and integrated transport…
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CRISP Nursery
Today I visited the CRISP nursery in Greenwood Avenue. The CRISP plant nursery (Community of Ringwood Indigenous Species Plant Nursery) is run entirely by volunteers who grow indigenous plants for local parks, reserves and the community. CRISP offers these indigenous plants with the aim of preserving and enhancing the original and nature character of Ringwood…
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Maroondah Festival
The Maroondah Festival held each year at Croydon Park, is the premiere cultural and community event for Maroondah. This year I attended the festival to assist with a number of community stalls and to speak to local residents. While there was heavy rain early in the morning, we were fortunate for the rain to subside…