Category: Social Sustainability
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Maroondah Journal: Footpaths set for upgrade
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…
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Eastern Volunteers board of management meeting 2008
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…
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Ringwood Historical Society meeting
The Ringwood Historical Society aims to collect, promote, preserve and document the history of Ringwood, from its early origins in antimony mining and orchards through to its suburban expansion and beyond. As Ringwood undergoes another transformation the importance in documenting its history cannot be underestimated. The Ringwood Historical Society meets ten times a year at…
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Active Communities = Active Advocacy : Communities for Public Transport featured at the Sustainable Living Festival
Communities for Public Transport is unique in that it places communities first and foremost in its advocacy efforts. Communities for Public Transport, the public transport advocacy group established to represent and empower local communities, will be featured at Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival on Sunday the 17th of February at 10am. The Sustainable Living Festival, an…
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Tour of CERES Community Environment Park
CERES (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies) was founded in 1981 as a four hectare community environment park located in Brunswick East near the Merri Creek. Over time the site has grown to include an animal farm, community gardens, cafe, walking trails as well as exhibits on energy, water and transport sustainability. This…
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Media Release: Go green at Maroondah Festival
A Sustainability Expo to help Maroondah residents ‘go green’ is the latest addition to the Maroondah Festival to be held at Croydon Park on Sunday February 17. Councillor Alex Makin said the Sustainability Expo is designed to encourage the community to incorporate environmentally sustainable methods into their daily lives. “The Expo will feature workshops from…
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Eastern Transport Coalition meeting for 2008
The Eastern Transport Coalition consists of seven outer eastern metropolitan councils (Maroondah, Knox, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges, Manningham, Monash and Greater Dandenong) and is a regional based advocacy group that lobbies for better public transport in Melbourne’s outer east. The Eastern Transport Coalition meets on a monthly basis to discuss the transport priorities of the region…
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Bar None: Good Access = Good Business
Today I participated in Good Access = Good Business, a combined Maroondah City Council and Department of Human Services initiative under the Bar None program, a local leadership recognition project. Bar None aimed to celebrate community inclusion and to recognise local examples of inclusion for people with disabilities. Today’s forum provided an opportunity to discuss…
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40 Years as Citizens Where to Next?
The 40th Years as “Citizens” Where to Next? forum has been organised by the Mullum Mullim Indigenous Gathering Place to provide an opportunity the discuss the next steps for reconciliation and to ensure an equitable society for all Australians. Topics that will be covered include the concept of citizenship, governance, respect, identity, health and justice.…
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Second Reconciliation Workshop
This evening, upon my return from Canberra, I attended the second community workshop in regard to the 1967 Referendum and to identify the issues facing both mainstream and indigenous Australia. While the first workshop focused on identifying a number of goals required to improve the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, the second workshop focused on the…