Tag: bus
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Maroondah Combined Probus Club
Probus Clubs, which are initiated through the support of a local Rotary club, provides an organisation for retired or semi-retired community members. The Maroondah Combined Probus Club is one of the largest within the municipality and meets at the Ringwood RSL. The club organises a range of speakers to cater to the diverse interests of…
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Announcement of the Second Local Area Bus Review Workshops
The Department of Transport has announced a series of second workshops in regard to the review of bus services within the Cities of Knox, Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. The second series of workshops aims to seek community feedback on the draft bus service improvement plan, which has been developed following the workshop…
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2009-2010 State Budget Breakfast
This morning I attended the 2009-2010 State Government’s budget breakfast, hosted by the James Merlino, Member for Monbulk and the Minister for Sports, Recreation and Youth Affairs, as well as Tammy Lobato the Member for Gembrook. The breakfast included a presentation from the Treasurer John Lenders, who spoke about the challenges facing Victoria in coming…
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Maroondah Homebiz – manage your stress in business
Maroondah Homebiz is one of several business groups within Maroondah and aims to provide networking and the sharing of knowledge and experiences for the growing small and home-based businesses within our community. Tonight’s meeting featured Lynne McCall, the organisation’s President who as a qualified Kinesiologist spoke about techniques to manage stress, particularly in regard to…
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Ringwood Spiders 2009 Season Fixture
The Ringwood Spiders, a football club for people with disabilities, is one of 14 teams within the Football Integration Development Association League. The Ringwood Spiders have been participating in pre-season training and have have introduced new squads to encourage participation within the team. The Cheerleader Squad will be making its debut at the first Ringwood…
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Maroondah Journal: campaign for cameras
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the continued efforts by local business people, police and State MPs to secure the installation of live-feed security cameras at Ringwood Station. The installation of of closed-circuit live-feed security cameras would help prevent anti-social behaviour at Ringwood Station and have proved to be successful at both Lilydale and Croydon…
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Maroondah Homebiz – the Art of Networking
Maroondah Homebiz is an organisation that aims to assist small and home-based businesses within Maroondah. Tonight’s meeting featured Jen Harwood, a business coach and the author of the Art of Networking. Jen discussed the importance of networking in attracting new clients and the need to cultivate ongoing business relationships. Jen spoke about a number of…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – April Club Forum
The Rotary Club of Ringwood, which is part of Rotary District 9180, holds regular club forums to discuss the direction of the club and to provide input to its officebearers. Tonight’s meeting featured a club forum to discuss the future priorities of the club and further efforts to assist our community. The Rotary Club of…
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Ringwood Chamber of Commerce – Secrets of growing businesses
Tonight’s Ringwood Chamber of Commerce was held at des Amis, a new restaurant located in the North Ringwood Shopping Centre. The guest speaker was a marketing consultant who discussed strategies to assist in maintaining business growth during times of economic uncertainty. Key messages included the need for collaboration across complementary businesses, to support local traders…