car dependence – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Public meeting with Common Equity Housing Limited

Aug 5, 2010

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in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Common Equity Housing Limited (CEHL) are the managers of the affordable housing development at 4-10 Larissa Avenue in Ringwood. The organisation has held a series of public meetings with prospective members of the 80 unit development and tonight’s session discussed the vision for Ringwood as a Central Activities District. The presentation covered the plans for…

Maroondah Journal: Have card, will travel: mayor

Aug 3, 2010

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

One of the first acts I undertook as Mayor was to give up the mayoral car and instead promote sustainable forms of transport, including public transport and walking. My metcard expired in July and as a result I purchased a myki to undertake my travels as Mayor for the remainder of the year. The Maroondah…

Transition Towns Maroondah Transport Group

Apr 12, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Sustainability

Transition Towns is a community based movement that aims to empower communities to respond to the challenges of peak oil and climate change. Transition Towns aims to promote thinking globally and acting locally, through localised groups. Maroondah has a transition towns organisation that has established several working groups exploring strategies in developing a future that…

Croydon West Primary Ride2School Day

Mar 17, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Ride2School is a program developed by Bicycle Victoria and delivered in partnership with local schools and community groups. The program aims to increase the number of students that walk and ride to school. Several Maroondah based schools participated in the program, with the assistance of Transition Towns Maroondah. This morning I assisted Croydon West…

Eastern Transport Coalition – Action Plan for Public Transport

Apr 16, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting developed an action plan to achieve the objectives identified at previous meetings. As Australia and Melbourne enters a climate of economic uncertainty coupled with the ongoing need to reduce rising greenhouse emissions, an expanded State Government commitment to public transport infrastructure would not only stimulate economic activity but provide alternatives…

Eastern Transport Coalition – submission to Infrastructure Australia

Oct 16, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Tonight I attended the last Eastern Transport Coalition for this current council term. The meeting discussed the ETC’s terms of reference and processes to assist in guiding the member councils and to reaffirm the ETC’s aims of advocating for sustainable transport improvements. The meeting also discussed the ETC’s recent submission to Infrastructure Australia, which aims…

Maroondah Journal: Petrol, housing costs 'hitting eastern suburbs'

Aug 19, 2008

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alex

in Environment, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Griffith University academics, Dr Jago Dodson and Dr Neil Sipe recently released Unsettling Suburbia: The new landscape of oil and mortgage vulnerability in Australian cities. The report further explores the VAMPIRE index (Vulnerability Assessment for Mortgage, Petroleum and Inflation Risks and Expenses) whereby the costs borne by rising petrol prices and mortgages are compared across…

Delegates' Report: Support services, musical talents, advancing reconciliation and planning for Community Safety Week

Jul 21, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

On the 20th of June I had the pleasure of attending Hope City Mission’s Charity Auction Evening. Hope City Mission, based in Croydon South provides assistance to people in need within our community. The mission does this by not only providing emergency relief in the form of food and clothing but by also focusing on…

Eastern councils united in the call for public transport improvements

Jun 20, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

As the Deputy Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition I accompanied the Mayors of the eastern region in the signing of a letter calling on the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition to attend the upcoming public transport summit on the 4th of July and to commit to improving public transport services and infrastructure…

Delegates' Report: Supporting community calls for accessibility and sustainability

Mar 17, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

On the 28th of February I attended the launch of the Coloured Emotions Art Display, facilitated by the Parent Support Network – Eastern Region. The group provides support for carers, parents and families that have children with a disability, through support groups, advocacy and other activities. Coloured Emotions is an art therapy program facilitated by…

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