Tag: community events
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Media Release: Maroondah kids can give Golf a Go!
Attention kids aged 8 to 16! Get in fast and register for the Give Golf a Go! Open Day at Ringwood Golf Course on Sunday 26 October and you could learn to play like Tiger Woods! Councillor Alex Makin said the Give Golf a Go! Day is a non-competitive, alternate shot, 9-hole golf event aimed…
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Launch of Seniors Festival 2008
Maroondah Seniors Week is held between 5th and 12th of October and is designed to showcase the range of community groups and activities that are available for seniors within Maroondah. The official launch of the 2008 Seniors Festival was held at Maroondah Federation Estate to highlight the many events, such as courses, tours and craft…
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Writers and Readers Festival – Brunch with John Silvester
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…
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Maroondah Hospital Trivia Night
Maroondah Hospital, located at Mount Dandenong Road in Ringwood East, is a community based hospital that has 320 beds and sees over 50,000 emergency patients per year. Tonight I attended the Hospital’s Trivia Night, along with Cr. Jo-anne Taylor and hospital board member Peter Feeney. The trivia night was hosted by a former Sale of…
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Opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Track Upgrade
After launching the first day of the Writers and Readers Festival I attended the official opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Upgrade at Proclamation Park in Ringwood. The upgrade of the athletics track, which included resurfacing and new line markings, complements the new grandstand and accessibility improvements at this premiere sporting facility. Today’s launch coincided…
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Writers and Readers Festival – Robin Bowles
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.…
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Writers and Readers Festival Launch – Dinner with Rod Quantock
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…