Tag: community facilities
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Glen Park Community Centre – Celebration for the cafe
Glen Park Community Centre, based in Bayswater North, has been operating a volunteer run cafe to encourage community participation and development. The cafe provides a welcoming atmosphere and volunteer opportunities, particularly for people with disabilities or people who are socially isolated or experience mental illnesses. While community houses receive State Government funding to assist in…
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Ringwood Historical Society 2008 AGM
Tonight the Ringwood Historical Society held its Annual General Meeting to elect the officebearers for the next twelve months. I had the pleasure of being asked to officiate the AGM and to discuss the future of Ringwood and the need for new community space. Many community groups, such as the Ringwood Historical Society, Eastern Volunteers,…
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Media Release: Ringwood Athletics Track ready for new season
Little Athletics is a uniquely Australian sport for children from 5 to 16 years. As the name suggests, it is based upon the sport of athletics (track and field) and offers a wide range of events from running, jumping, throwing and walking, each modified to suit the age and ability of the children. Maroondah has…
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North Ringwood Community House launches campaign for new home
The North Ringwood Community House is located at the rear of 120 Oban Road, Ringwood North, within the grounds of the Holy Spirit Primary School. The community house, which began in 1975, was gifted the community building by a local family, with the parish providing the land within the primary school. North Ringwood Community House…
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Media Release: Maroondah's immunisation team working with Royal Children's Hospital
Maroondah City Council’s Immunisation team is working with the Royal Children’s Hospital to establish HealthNuts, a research study on food allergy and children. Councillor Alex Makin said HealthNuts is being run by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) at the Royal Children’s Hospital. “The HealthNuts project team are working with Maroondah’s immunisation team to recruit…
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Ringwood Spiders Sponsors Gala Day
This morning the Ringwood Spiders, a football club for people with disabilities, played Parkside from Alphington on the Spiders’ home ground at Jubilee Park in Ringwood. While Parkside may have won the game, the match was extremely close and the Spiders played some great football. Today’s match also included a Gala Day for sponsors of…