community advocacy – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Give Our Streets the Green Light

Jul 23, 2010

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in Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah residents are being asked to sign an online petition, Give Our Streets the Green Light, to lobby the government to fund a changeover to energy-efficient street lighting. In Maroondah the upfront costs of replacing more than 5500 mercury vapour globes currently lighting Maroondah’s streets is about $2million. The goal is to reduce Council’s greenhouse…

Presenting the Eastern Transport Coalition’s Monster Petition

Jun 24, 2010

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alex

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

The Eastern Transport Coalition consists of Melbourne’s seven eastern councils and advocates for public transport improvements across Melbourne and the region. The monster petition was formed to demonstrate community support for public transport improvements and was held at each of the member Councils, including Maroondah, where it was featured at last year’s Maroondah Festival. This…

Maroondah Leader: Ignored yet again

May 11, 2010

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alex

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

One of the key priorities for the Maroondah City Council and our community is the complete redevelopment of Ringwood Station so that it becomes a safe, accessible and integrated transport interchange. While the State Government is planning to begin works on the bus interchange and station forecourt in July, no commitment has been received for…

Wellbeing of the Sudanese Community within Maroondah

Feb 7, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

The City of Maroondah is home to many Sudanese refugees, who settled within the municipality to start a new life within Australia. While many community organisations and facilities have welcomed the Sudanese community, they have experienced some ongoing difficulties in securing employment and housing. This afternoon I attended a public meeting convened by the Maroondah…

Eastern Volunteers – Regional Conference Preparation

Jan 17, 2010

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation is working in conjunction with Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre and Monash Volunteer Resource Centre to organise a second conference on volunteering. The conference seeks to address some of the present…

Eastern Transport Coalition – Final Meeting as Maroondah’s delegate

Dec 17, 2009

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alex

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

The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) is a Council based advocacy group seeking to improve public transport within the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Member councils include the City of Maroondah, the City of Greater Dandenong, City of Knox, City of Manningham, City of Monash, City of Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Each year…

Mayoral Inauguration

Dec 2, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

I would like to sincerely thank my colleagues for their support and confidence in me as we enter the 2010 Council Year and I begin my term as the Mayor of Maroondah. It is indeed an honour and a privilege to be able to serve with such distinguished colleagues, all of whom have such a…

Maroondah Disability Action Group and Scoot Wheel n Move – Joint meeting with the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities

Sep 21, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Scoot Wheel n Move and the Maroondah Disability Action Group, are two local community groups focused on improving the accessibility of Maroondah and the outer east. Scoot Wheel n Move is particularly focused on accessibility for people with mobility aids, while the Maroondah Disability Group is concerned about advocacy and achieving systemic change. While the…

Eastern Transport Coalition – strengthening the bus service reviews and community advocacy

Sep 17, 2009

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alex

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

The Eastern Transport Coalition represents approximately one million residents, through its seven members council and advocates for public transport improvements within Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs. Tonight’s meeting further discussed the State Government’s lack of progress in regard to the bus service reviews, with the final recommendations for Monash, Whitehorse and Manningham’s review still being unreleased.…

Rotary Club of Ringwood – Oaktree Foundation

Jul 1, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Rotary

The Rotary Club of Ringwood meets on a weekly basis with guest speakers who discuss community organisations and causes. Tonight’s speaker is a member of the Oaktree Foundation, an organisation established to empower young people through providing aid and assistance to reduce poverty and improve education within developing countries. The Oaktree Foundation was formed in…

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