Accessibility – Page 9 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Media Release: Community grant assists the Ringwood Spiders

Jun 27, 2007

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It’s winter, it’s footy season and football teams everywhere are out there kicking goals trying to achieve the ultimate prize. But, for one football team in Maroondah, the ultimate prize is simply getting together each week and enjoying a good game of footy, no matter the score. “The Ringwood Spiders football club (formerly the Ringwood…

Scoot Wheel N Move June 2007 meeting

Jun 1, 2007

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

Scoot Wheel N Move is a Maroondah Council initiative that aims to improve accessibility for people with mobility aids. Scoot Wheel N Move meets on a monthly basis and is open to all members of the community. This morning’s meeting included the MetroAccess worker from Knox Council and a number of joint events between Knox…

Maroondah Forum for People with Disabilities and Carers – First meeting for 2007

Jan 29, 2007

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alex

in Accessibility, Maroondah City Council

Today marked the return of Maroondah’s quarterly Forums for People with Disabilities and Carers. These forums provide the opportunity for people with disabilities, as well as carers and vendors, to exchange information and raise any issues that affect accessibility within Maroondah. Today’s meeting included a guest speaker from State Trustees who spoke about the various…

Website Accessibility Improvements

Jan 8, 2007

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alex

in Accessibility

The Internet has the potential to become truly accessible medium allowing people of all abilities to be able to utilise the power of the web wide web. As part the redesign process, I have included a number of measures to make this site more accessible to people with disabilities. Viewers now have the ability to…

Scoot Wheel 'N' Move End of Year Celebrations

Dec 20, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

This morning I attended the Scoot Wheel ‘N’ Move end of year celebrations where the group reflected on its successes of the current year. Scoot Wheel ‘N’ Move provided a new basis for community engagement through empowering people with disabilities to become actively involved in planning events and improving accessibility within Maroondah. Scoot Wheel N…

Maroondah Journal: Expo takes mobility issues to next level

Dec 12, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Media Releases, Social Sustainability

The Maroondah Journal has reported on the success of Maroondah’s inaugural mobility expo, which attracted well over 300 attendees, and exceeded all expectations. Maroondah councillor Alex Makin said mobility and accessibility were huge issues facing local government. “It was encouraging people were now feeling empowered to speak out and better services. Many people got so…

ALGA and the Maroondah Mobility Expo: Empowering the Community

Dec 11, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, MAV and ALGA, Speeches and Presentations

I will be tabling my report but would like to elaborate further on two items, those being the National General Assembly of Local Government and the Maroondah Mobility Expo. From the 26th through to the 30th of November I along with Cr. Gurr and Cr. Willmott participated in the National General Assembly of local government…

Maroondah Mobility Expo demonstrates community interest in accessibility

Dec 5, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations

Maroondah’s Mobility Expo, as part of the International Day for People with Disabilities attracted over 300 attendees demonstrating that the community has an overwhelming interest in mobility issues. The Expo provided a full day program that included: Free scooter and wheelchair safety checks; Trials of a low-floor bus; Information sessions on topics such as: Accessing…

Discussing Maroondah's Mobility Expo on Eastern FM

Dec 1, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Maroondah City Council

Eastern FM, available at frequency 98.1, is a community radio station that covers Melbourne’s outer east. On the first Friday of each month Eastern FM has a radio segment with Maroondah City Council to publicise upcoming events or issues. Eastern FM’s studio is based at Wyreena Community in Hull Road, Croydon. This morning I, along…

Maroondah Leader: Expo offers latest in mobility technology

Nov 28, 2006

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

The Maroondah Leader has reported on the upcoming Maroondah Mobility Access Expo, which will be held at Federation Estate on Tuesday the 5th of December. The event is an initiative of the Maroondah Scoot Wheel ‘n’ Move working group and will feature several information sessions and opportunities to meet independent living providers and support organisations.…

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