Urban Sustainability – Page 51 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Delegates’ Report: Celebrating volunteering, the environment and social inclusion

May 18, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Sustainability

There has been a variety of events that I have attended over the past month and I would like to discuss a few of those in further detail: On the 25th of April I attended the Anzac Day Dawn Service and each year it is encouraging to see the crowds increase. The Ringwood RSL needs…

Ringwood Uniting Church Adult Day Care – 30th Anniversary

May 18, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

The Ringwood Uniting Church is located in Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood and offers an Adult Day Care service to provide social outings and activities for older residents. This afternoon the Centre celebrated its 30th anniversary, with three of the current volunteers being founding members of the group. When the service was launched in 1979, the notion…

Maroondah Combined Probus Club

May 15, 2009

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alex

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

Probus Clubs, which are initiated through the support of a local Rotary club, provides an organisation for retired or semi-retired community members. The Maroondah Combined Probus Club is one of the largest within the municipality and meets at the Ringwood RSL. The club organises a range of speakers to cater to the diverse interests of…

Eastern Community Legal Centre – Volunteers Dinner

May 14, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Sustainability

The Eastern Community Legal Centre, offers free legal assistance through its offices in Box Hill and Boronia, with a priority for people experiencing disadvantage. In addition, the centre also has an emphasis on community development and empowerment, with the organisation’s volunteers dinner serving as a fundraiser for communities affected by the recent bushfires. The dinner…

Inaugural Eastern Volunteers Community Conference – Day Two

May 14, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

The second day of the Eastern Volunteers Community conference explored the themes of managing volunteers, volunteering diversity, as well as supporting people with mental illness and engaging community engagement. The conference opened with an address by the Victorian Council of Social Services, which explored the challenges in creating social inclusion during economic uncertainty. The presentation…

Media Release: Maroondah's volunteers celebrated

May 13, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Media Releases, Urban Sustainability

Two Maroondah councillors marked National Volunteer Week with a ‘hands-on’ taste of life as a volunteer when they assisted with Meals on Wheels deliveries on Tuesday 12 May. Councillors Paul Macdonald and Alex Makin joined the morning run of Maroondah’s two Meals on Wheels services – based in Ringwood and Croydon – to deliver food…

Inaugural Eastern Volunteers Community Conference – Day One

May 13, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers has a vision of leading the way in community services, and this was demonstrated through the organisation’s inaugural community conference. The two-day event, which was entitled Social Inclusion and Community Well-being in the World’s Most Liveable City, was designed to assist in capacity building for the not-for-profit and community sectors. The conference included…

National Volunteer Week – Afternoon Tea

May 12, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

National Volunteer Week for 2009 is held between the 11th and 17th of May and Maroondah Council organised an afternoon tea to thank the many volunteers that support older residents within our community. Maroondah’s Aged and Disability Services is supported through volunteers who assist in programs like Meals on Wheels and the Planned Activity Groups,…

National Volunteer Week – Meals on Wheels

May 12, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

This morning, as part of National Volunteers Week, I was invited to accompany one of Maroondah’s volunteers and participate in the council’s Meals on Wheels program. Meals on Wheels began in Great Britain during World War II to provide meals to citizens who lost their homes during the Blitz of 1939. In Australia, the program…

Maroondah Journal: Budget fails to impress critics

May 12, 2009

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alex

in Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The State Government Budget was released last Tuesday and the Maroondah Journal has reported on the ramifications for Maroondah. The State Government has delivered on its $39 million commitment towards the Ringwood Transport Interchange. While this funding is certainly welcome and will assist in improving bus, pedestrian, cyclist and taxi access to the Station it…

Category: Urban Sustainability