arts – Page 10 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Monkami 2008 AGM

Oct 23, 2008

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

Monkami is a not for profit service provider based in Croydon, which cares for people with an intellectual disability. Over its 50 years of existence Monkami has had an emphasis on community inclusion to ensure that people with disabilities are provided with opportunities. Today’s annual general meeting included a presentation from Monkami’s community inclusion officer,…

Meeting the Skylarkers

Oct 23, 2008

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alex

in Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

This afternoon I met the Skylarkers, a group of older residents who bring music, song and laughter to elderly citizens. The Skylarkers are a voluntary entertainment group that performs at retirement villages, nursing homes and senior citizen centres. The Skylarkers received a Maroondah community grants to fund costumes to assist the group’s performances. The group…

Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival – final meeting for 2008

Oct 20, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

This morning I attended the final meeting of the Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival for 2008. The meeting discussed the feedback and community response to the inaugural Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival and to decide on the future of the event. It was encouraging to see a strong community response to the festival demonstrating community…

Joulle Calisthenic Academy 2008 Concert

Oct 19, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Sports and Leisure

This afternoon I attended Joulle Calisthenic’s sxith annual concert, held at the George Wood Performing Arts Centre. Joulle was established in 2002 and was derived from “joule” to reflect the work, energy and strength required to perform calisthenics. Joulle has a number of divisions with participants ranging in ages from three to over 26 and…

Ringwood East Heritage Weekend

Oct 12, 2008

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alex

in Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

The Ringwood and District Historical Society has organised a Ringwood East Heritage Weekend to commemorate the oldest township within the Maroondah area. Ringwood East with its large and prosperous mining industry was already well established from the late 1860s while other parts of Maroondah were still sparsely populated. Events include a guided bus tour of…

2008 Enjoying Planned Retirement Art and Craft Exhibition – Saturday

Oct 11, 2008

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alex

in Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

Today I returned to Enjoying Planned Retirement’s Art and Craft Exhibition to purchase some plants and greeting cards. It was great to see the popularity of the festival continue and to see the involvement of other groups, such as the Ringwood Arts Society, which were painting portraits for participants. Enjoying Planned Retirement must be congratulated…

2008 Enjoying Planned Retirement Art and Craft Exhibition

Oct 10, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

Enjoying Planned Retirement’s Art and Craft Exhibition has returned for its third year as part of the Maroondah Seniors Festival. Enjoying Planned Retirement, with over 400 members, is one of three seniors groups based in Norwood Hall in Warrandyte Road, Ringwood North. EPR provides a diverse range of events for Maroondah’s seniors, such as social…

Writers and Readers Festival – Brunch with John Silvester

Oct 5, 2008

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in Community Engagement, Libraries, Maroondah City Council

After a successful weekend of events, today is the final day of the Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival. The day began with Underbelly author John Silvester for brunch at Lakeside Cafe in Ringwood. John Silvester, began by discussing his journalism background, which led to his career as a prominent crime writer. John has published and…

Writers and Readers Festival – Robin Bowles

Oct 4, 2008

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in Community Engagement, Libraries, Maroondah City Council

Saturday included a series of workshops and sessions at Tintern College as part of the Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival. The first session for this morning included writer and investigator Robin Bowles. Robin is at the forefront of crime writing and has written extensively about the Jaidyn Leskie case and the disappearance of Peter Falconio.…

Writers and Readers Festival Launch – Dinner with Rod Quantock

Oct 3, 2008

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alex

in Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Libraries, Maroondah City Council

Tonight marked the launch of the inaugural Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival through a dinner with comedian and author Rod Quantock at Wyreena Community Arts Centre. Rod Quantock discussed his time in comedy and the writing of his book Double Dissolution. Rod uses comedy to comment on social issues and spoke about the need to…

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