Category: Urban Sustainability
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Ringwood Spiders – Displaying commitment and good sportsmanship
The Ringwood Spiders is a football team for people with disabilities and competes within the Football Development Integration Association (FIDA) league. The Ringwood Spiders are based at Jubilee Park in Ringwood and share facilities and clubrooms with the Ringwood Redbacks. While the Ringwood Spiders were keen to play another round of football, today’s match was…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – Unveiling the Club's Website
Each year Rotary International sets a central theme to provide a core focus and guidance for the many individual Rotary Clubs that exist throughout the world. This year’s theme is The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands and reflects the ongoing need for the organisation to remain relevant and committed to its goals of…
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Maroondah Leader: full house seeks options
The Maroondah Leader has reported on North Ringwood Community House’s successful grant application to identify a new preferred location for the facility. Councillor Alex Makin said the feasibility study would provide a “clear sense of direction” for the centre. The State Government must be congratulated for contributing $25,000 towards the study, which combined with Council’s…
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Delegates' Report: Advocating for public transport improvements and an update on the Ringwood Spiders
On the 18th of June and the 16th of July I attended the Eastern Transport Coalition, as Maroondah’s delegate to the committee. The Eastern Transport Coalition is a regional body, that consists of Melbourne’s seven outer eastern councils and this includes the City of Maroondah. One of the priorities for the group is to engage…
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Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah – Annual General Meeting
Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah is one of two community based organisations promoting understanding and reconciliation with Indigenous Australians. This afternoon I attended a luncheon to acknowledge the dedication of Ann Longridge, who served as convenor of the group for the past six years. Ann along with Learning and Reconciliation Maroondah has assisted in promoting the…
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Policy Workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau
This afternoon I facilitated a workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau to develop policies to assist the organisation in delivering its services to the community. The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau was formed through the merging of the Ringwood and Croydon offices in 1996 but began as the Ringwood Advisory Service in 1967. The organisation…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – planning for the monster petition launch
The Eastern Transport Coalition represents over one million residents across Melbourne’s seven outer eastern councils. One of the priorities for this group is to demonstrate the widespread community support for public transport improvements. One of the major initiatives is the launch of a ‘monster petition’ to demonstrate this community support and to call on the…
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Funding annoucement for the Ringwood Lake to Creek Project
This afternoon the State Government announced $750,000 funding for the Ringwood Lake to Creek Trail, which will link bicycle and shared use paths from the Mullum Mullum Creek through to the Ringwood Lake. The project which will be delivered in partnership with Maroondah City Council will improve the pedestrian and cycling networks along Larissa Avenue.…
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – 2009 AGM
The Ringwood Chamber of Commerce exists to represent the needs of the Ringwood business community and tonight the organisation held its annual general meeting to elect committee members for the next twelve months. Given the current economic uncertainty, the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce, with the support of Maroondah City Council, launched the Business – Local…
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The Climate Project – Australia
The Climate Project is a not-for-profit organisation founded by former Vice President Al Gore. The project aims to train volunteers to deliver presentations on Climate Change and the need for an environmentally sustainable future. This evening The Climate Project was officially launched under the auspice of the Australian Conservation Foundation through a dinner at the…