Category: Accessibility

Maroondah Disability Action Group meeting 2008

Aug 12, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah Disability Action Group also known as the Disability Action Group Eastern Region, aims to provide a voice for people with disabilities across Maroondah and Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The group is a community led movement and includes people with disabilities who desire to improve the accessibility of Maroondah and the outer east. Specific aims…
Maroondah Disability Action Group – aims and objectives

Aug 11, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport

The Maroondah Disability Action Group also known as the Disability Action Group Eastern Region, aims to provide a voice for people with disabilities across Maroondah and Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Today’s meeting marked the adoption of a mission statement, whereby the group exists to raise awareness through advocacy for greater accessibility across the outer eastern region.…
Maroondah Forum for People with Disabilities and Carers – consultation and providing feedback

Aug 5, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

Today’s forum for people with disabilities and carers provided an opportunity to discuss the feedback produced by the workshop that was held earlier this year and also to consult the participants on council’s new disability policy and action plan. While current budgetary resources meant that the forum must remain at its current quarterly frequency, this…
Maroondah Leader: Council walks the walk

Jul 29, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

In 2006 Maroondah City adopted its first Integrated Transport Strategy, this document highlighted the need for a pedestrian strategy, which was completed by council last year. Following from this strategy, council has now produced the principal pedestrian network, which indicates the streets that require footpaths within Maroondah. The principal pedestrian network is now available for…
Maroondah Journal: Footpaths set for upgrade

Jul 29, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah principal pedestrian network has reached draft status and was placed on public exhibition at the council meeting held on the 21st of July, This means that the community can now comment on the document and identify any additional parts of Maroondah that require footpaths. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the document and…
Eastern Volunteers board of management meeting 2008

Jul 28, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers is a not-profit organisation that provides volunteer assistance, as well as community transport for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation aims to strengthen volunteering by providing training services and assistance in recruiting and placing volunteers within other community based associations. Eastern Volunteers is also heavily involved in community transport solutions…
Ringwood Spiders victorious against the Maribyrnong Bulldogs

Jul 27, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure

The Ringwood Spiders, based in Jubilee Park in Ringwood, is a football team for people with disabilities and is one of the fourteen teams that form the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league. Today’s game marked the final home match for the season, with the Ringwood Spiders facing the Maribyrnong Bulldogs. It was great to…
Monkami – Titanic the Untold Story: Resunk

Jul 23, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement

Monkami is based in Croydon and aims to provide skills for people with intellectual disabilities to empower their participants to live with the greatest degree of independence within their own community. This evening I attended Monkami’s performance of Titanic the Untold Story: Resunk at the Karralyka Centre. The performance is the sequel to their debut…
Media Release: Creating better connections

Jul 23, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Media Releases, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah City Council has developed the draft Principal Pedestrian Network to give priority and consideration to the improvement and provision of quality footpaths throughout the municipality. Councillor Alex Makin says the draft Principal Pedestrian Network is a key recommendation from Council’s Maroondah Pedestrian Strategy adopted in June 2007. “Council recognises that walking plays an important…
Maroondah Journal: People with disabilities can have their say

Jul 22, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

The upcoming Forum for People with Disabilities and Carers provides an opportunity to discuss accessibility issues within Maroondah and also provides an opportunity to speak to service providers, such as Invicta Bus Company and Connex. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the upcoming forum to assist in publicising the event: Cr Alex Makin said the…