Category: Maroondah City Council
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Media Release: Two for the price of one at Maroondah Art Gallery
Experience the creativity and talent of two Maroondah based artists, Chris Delpratt and Gwynedd Davies as Maroondah Art Gallery hosts two exhibitions, Five Seasons and Liminal Skins until Saturday 18 October. Councillor Alex Makin said it was very exciting to be presenting not just one, but two local artists who bring together different artistic elements.…
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Maroondah Journal: Call to review laws as graffitists turn to polish
As part of the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007, The State Government introduced new anti-graffiti laws effective from the 1st of July. These laws include restrictions on the sale and advertising of spray cans, as well as laws prohibiting the carrying of spray cans near public transport. While these laws have focused on spray cans, there…
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Maroondah HomeBiz: Sell your service, not your soul
Maroondah HomeBiz is a business network representing small and home based businesses. The association meets on a monthly basis to provide a range of speakers for its members. Tonight’s topic was called ‘sell your service, not your soul and was led by Peter Watts, a consultant for service based businesses and a teacher in Small…
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Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival
The 2008 Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival, a partnership event between Maroondah City Council and Eastern Regional Libraries, will be held between the 3rd and 5th of October. This year’s theme is crime writing and includes workshops, discussion forums and several prominent authors. The event will be launched on Friday the 3rd of October at…
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Planning within Maroondah
Planning is one of the more vexing issues in being a local Councillor. It is important to ensure a high standard of planning while also protecting our municipality from inappropriate development. Whether an objector or applicant it is important to understand the planning process so that we can achieve outcomes that result in creating a…
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Ringwood Historical Society – the history of Ringwood's railways
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting included a presentation from a former Ringwood East resident who discussed the history of Ringwood’s railways. The rail line from Hawthorn to Camberwell was completed in April 1882 and later extended to Lilydale in December of that year. The 1st of December 1882 marked the opening of Ringwood Station and…
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Ringwood Spiders 2008 Presentation Night
The Ringwood Spiders Football Club competes in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA), which provides a football program for people with mild to medium intellectual disabilities. This season has marked an impressive year for the Ringwood Spiders with the group becoming incorporated and a committee being established to oversee the development of the club. In…
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Scoot Wheel n Move meeting – Introduction to Eastern Access Community Health
Scoot Wheel n Move was a council initiated group that aims to improve accessibility for people with mobility aids. Since it’s inception two years ago, the group has organised a number of successful initiatives, including the recharge program where local businesses provide recharge facilities for people with motorised mobility aids, a booklet on mobility aids…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – Strengthening our aims and objectives
With the success of the Eastern Transport Coalition’s recent public transport summit and State Government announcing that it will release a new transport plan in November of this year, it was timely to review the group’s mission statement and objectives to reflect the growing need for public transport improvements. The ETC’s mission statement has been…
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Media Release: Rattle some chains at the Annual Punkfest
Smooth the hair into a Mohawk and get the chains and studded leather ready for the 6th annual Punkfest at EV’s Youth Centre in Croydon on Friday 12 September. Councillor Alex Makin said the annual Maroondah Punkfest has become one of Melbourne’s leading underage FReeZA gigs. “The Maroondah Punkfest brings together some big names in…