Urban Sustainability – Page 59 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

North Ringwood Community House – 2008 End of Year Luncheon

Dec 5, 2008

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

This afternoon North Ringwood Community House held its end of year function to acknowledge the contributions made by staff, tutors, committee members and volunteers. In 2009 it is anticipated that planning work will begin in finding a new location for the community house. The community house will be applying for a State Government grant early…

Eastern Recreation and Leisure Services – 2008 AGM

Dec 4, 2008

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alex

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

Eastern Recreation and Leisure Services (ERLS) aims to develop accessible and inclusive sport and recreation opportunities so that all members of the community, including people with disabilities, can partake in sporting and recreational activities. The organisation operates across Whitehorse, Monash, Manningham Boroondara, Knox and Maroondah and is overseen by a voluntary committee of management and…

Eastern Volunteers – volunteer luncheon

Dec 4, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers, which is based in Ringwood, provides transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities, as well as providing recruiting services for volunteer organisations. This afternoon, in recognition of International Volunteer Day, the organisation hosted a luncheon at Maroondah Federation Estate to acknowledge the many volunteers within our community. There are more…

Rotary Club of Ringwood – 'my life, my job'

Dec 3, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Rotary, Speeches and Presentations

The Rotary Club of Ringwood, as part of Rotary International has a focus on fellowship and service for the community. To encourage fellowship, new members are encouraged to present an introductory speech entitled ‘my life, my job’ to discuss their occupation and interest in Rotary. Tonight I was invited to deliver my introductory speech, where…

Tour of Community Houses

Dec 3, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

As part of the sub-committee exploring the relocation of North Ringwood Community House, we visited other new and relocated community centres to learn about the processes involved and the cooperation they received from all levels of government. We first visited The Avenue Community House, which was re-located to Eley Park in Blackburn in refurbished and…

We are going to continue making a difference!

Dec 1, 2008

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alex

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

It is a great honour to declare that I have been re-elected as a councillor for the City of Maroondah representing the residents, ratepayers, community groups and businesses of the new Mullum Ward. I am incredibly humbled to have received such strong support from the the Mullum community, where I received over 20% of the…

Ringwood Spiders Motivation Dinner

Nov 26, 2008

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alex

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

The Ringwood Spiders, based at Jubilee Park, is a football club for people with disabilities and is part of the fourteen member Football Integration Development Association league. Tonight’s dinner provided an off-season social activity and motivational event for the players and supporters of the club. Speakers included Clinton Young and Grant Birchall, two players from…

Coloured Emotions Art Display

Nov 26, 2008

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alex

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

The Parent Support Network is a community based organisation that provides support and information to parents for children with a disability. The network provides social groups, workshops and advocacy support for these parents to assist them in caring for their children with a disability. One of the activities organised by the group is a ten…

Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – 2008 End of Year Function

Nov 25, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

This evening the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce held an end of year function as its final event for 2008. The Ringwood Chamber, which represents Ringwood based businesses, provides a voice for its members and aims to represent their concerns. The end of year function provided an opportunity to speak to the many participants within the…

Eastern Volunteers Brainstorming Session

Nov 24, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Urban Sustainability

After this morning’s Eastern Volunteers board meeting I was invited to attend a brainstorming session involving staff, volunteers and the voluntary board of management. The session aimed to explore new ideas to assist Eastern Volunteers in diversifying its funding sources. The discussion explored potential annual events, grant applications, sponsorship and potential business opportunities and the…

Category: Urban Sustainability