Tag: arts
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Eastern FM – discussing the Community Wellbeing Plan
Eastern FM, is based at Wyreena Community Arts Centre and broadcasts on 89.1 FM. The Friday morning breakfast program includes a number of community guests, with the first Friday of each month featuring a Councillor from the City of Maroondah. This morning it was my turn as the guest for Eastern FM, where I discussed…
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Ringwood Historical Society – the Hunt Family and the Orchards of Doncaster
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting focused on the Hunt family, a prominent Ringwood family that settled in 1901. James Hunt migrated to the Victorian goldfields around 1851 and Walter, one of his ten children, moved to Ringwood in 1901 with his wife Euphemia. The Hunts were prominent orchardists and owned land near Bedford Road and…
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Media Release: Cast of comedians converge on Karralyka
A cast of adventurous stand-up comedians will work the stage at the Karralyka Centre on Sunday 17 May when the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow pulls into town. A selection of the festival’s local talent, newcomers, and overseas guests will stop off in Ringwood for a one night performance on a leg of the roadshow’s 40,000…
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Media Release: Free film night to discuss sustainability
A 1980’s cult film about the collision of urban life and technology versus the environment will be screened later this month as part of Councills Sustainable Living Space Project. Cr Alex Makin said the film ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ – a Hopi Indian word meaning ‘life out of balance’ is a vision of the collision of two different…
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Maroondah Art Gallery – Sidney Nolan and Claire Bridge's transit lounge
The Maroondah Art Gallery, located within Maroondah Federation Estate in Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood, is Maroondah’s premiere art exhibition space and features a wide variety of artists and artwork. Tonight the Maroondah Art Gallery launched two exhibitions, including a collection of works by Sidney Nolan and local artist Claire Bridge. The Sidney Nolan collection entitled ‘a…
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Tour of Maroondah’s Community Facilities – Ringwood
The council tour of community facilities continued this evening to include several community and leisure facilities located within Ringwood. The first destination was the Karralyka Centre, which is Maroondah’s home to theatre and the performing arts. The Karralyka Centre also serves as a performance space to local groups and schools and also provides function rooms…
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The Economy and You – Maroondah Business Lunch
Maroondah Council holds regular business events to discuss topics relevant to the business community and to encourage networking among the many businesses situated within the municipality. Today’s business lunch held at the Karralyka Centre, featured Matthew Hassan, Westpac’s Chief Economist, who discussed the latest economic trends amid the continuing global economic uncertainty. Matthew discussed the…
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Tour of Maroondah's Community Facilities – Croydon
Maroondah is currently undertaking a series of tours of its community facilities, such as Community Houses, libraries, parks and leisure facilities, to ensure that Councillors are aware of the services available within the municipality. This evening Councillors viewed facilities within Croydon beginning with EV’s Youth Centre. EV’s provides a range of activites for Maroondah’s youth,…
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Media Release: Supermarket tantrums at puppet theatre
Entertain the children these school holidays with a visit to the Karralyka Theatre and enjoy a slapstick puppet show that will make sure that a trip to the supermarket will never be the same again. Councillor Alex Makin urged families to book soon for the Thursday 9 April School Holiday Entertainment show Check Out! by…
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Media Release: Seeking Year 10 students
Maroondah City Council is once again holding the Young Leaders Program, a week-long interactive personal development program offered by Council’s Youth Services Team to Year 10 students from secondary schools across Maroondah. Councillor Alex Makin said Year 10 students attending secondary school within Maroondah are invited to apply to be part of the program which…