Tag: community events
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Media Release: Councils need to enter the 21st century
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Monday, 18 August 2008 Councils need to enter the 21st century Loughnan’s Hill Ward Councillor Alex Makin, an avid web blogger, has called on Councillors and prospective candidates to embrace new technology and develop an Internet web site and blog to strengthen interaction with the community. “Local government is supposed…
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Maroondah Journal: honest to blog, keep up to date
While local council is often cited as the closest form of government to the people, it is critical that councillors and prospective candidates undertake new initiatives to help bridge the gap between council and the wider community. I have recently called on the current Maroondah councillors (all of whom who have indicated that they are…
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Ringwood Football Club Super Draw
This evening I joined the Ringwood Football Club at its club grounds in Jubilee Park, Ringwood to partake in the club’s super draw and celebrations of the 2008 Football season. The Super Draw is one of the club’s main fundraising activities for the season with the $100 tickets providing a chance to win the grand…
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Ringwood Rotary – becoming a member
This evening I had the pleasure of being inducted as a member of Ringwood Rotary after being sponsored as a member by Assistant Governor Andrew Brownlie. After being confirmed as a member I was appointed on the Community sub-committee, which exists to assist the wider community and recommend suitable projects to the club board of…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood 2009 Changeover Dinner
Positions on Rotary Clubs are generally appointed on an annual basis and a changeover function is held around the middle of the year to welcome the incoming administration. Tonight the Rotary Club of Ringwood held its annual changeover dinner at Rosebank Reception Centre in Ringwood North. The function provides an opportunity to reflect on some…
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Croydon Conservation Society 2008 Film Night
The Croydon Conservation Society holds regular community events to highlight the importance of environmental sustainability. Tonight’s film night included screenings of the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and The Thin Green Line. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill explores the individual characteristics of a population of wild parrots based in San Francisco through the eyes…
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Mitcham Rotary Changeover Dinner
This evening I was invited to the Mitcham Rotary 2008 Changeover dinner. Rotary rotates its President on an annual basis to ensure new ideas and to assist in providing equitable distribution of the workload within the club. Tonight’s dinner provided an opportunity for Sharon Partridge, the outgoing President, to discuss her year as the President…
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Civic Reception for Ringwood Cricket Club
The Ringwood Cricket Club based at Jubilee Park was formed in the late 1800s and fields four sides in Victorian Premier Cricket, as well as sides within the Eastern Cricket Association and the Ringwood and District Cricket Association. A civic reception was held this evening to commemorate the success of the Ringwood Cricket Club and…
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Meeting for the Maroondah Crime Writers Festival
This morning I attended the steering group meeting for the Maroondah Crime Writers Festival. The festival is a partnership between Eastern Regional Libraries and Maroondah City Council and was a successful recipient of Council’s Arts and Cultural Grants. The Maroondah Crime Writers Festival will be held between the 3rd and 5th of October and will…
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Mitcham Rotary Reconciliation Week Concert
This afternoon I attended the Mitcham Rotary Club’s Reconciliation Week concert featuring singer and songwriter Archie Roach. Mitcham Rotary hosted the concert to fund Rotary Scholarships to train Indigenous medical professionals and also to raise money towards providing solar power for community centres in East Timor. Archie Roach sang a number of his songs, including…