Tag: community groups
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Eastern Community Legal Centre – Volunteers Dinner
The Eastern Community Legal Centre, offers free legal assistance through its offices in Box Hill and Boronia, with a priority for people experiencing disadvantage. In addition, the centre also has an emphasis on community development and empowerment, with the organisation’s volunteers dinner serving as a fundraiser for communities affected by the recent bushfires. The dinner…
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North Ringwood Community House 2009 Committee of Management meeting
The North Ringwood Community House, located at 120 Oban Road, Ringwood North, is a community owned and managed centre which provides a diverse range of courses and educational opportunities for our community. One of the strengths of the house is the provision of accredited TAFE courses within a supportive, friendly and nurturing environment. The community…
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Media Release: Maroondah's volunteers celebrated
Two Maroondah councillors marked National Volunteer Week with a ‘hands-on’ taste of life as a volunteer when they assisted with Meals on Wheels deliveries on Tuesday 12 May. Councillors Paul Macdonald and Alex Makin joined the morning run of Maroondah’s two Meals on Wheels services – based in Ringwood and Croydon – to deliver food…
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National Volunteer Week – Meals on Wheels
This morning, as part of National Volunteers Week, I was invited to accompany one of Maroondah’s volunteers and participate in the council’s Meals on Wheels program. Meals on Wheels began in Great Britain during World War II to provide meals to citizens who lost their homes during the Blitz of 1939. In Australia, the program…
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Maroondah Disability Action Group and Scoot Wheel n Move Joint Meeting
This morning the Maroondah Disability Action Group (also known as the Disability Action Group Eastern Region) and Scoot Wheel n Move held a joint meeting with the Victorian Taxi Directorate. The meeting allowed members from the two groups to raise issues they have had with taxis directly with the State Government’s regulator for the taxi…
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2009 Ringwood Arts Society Artist of the Year and Maroondah Life Drawing Group Exhibitions
The Ringwood Arts Society is one of Victoria’s oldest and largest art based societies and holds a yearly exhibition to showcase the talent of its many members. Tonight the Ringwood Arts Society, in conjunction with the Maroondah Life Drawing Group, launched their artist exhibitions displaying the variety of painting and drawing styles from the talented…
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Media Release: Reconciliation – Turning Words into Action
Maroondah’s National Reconciliation Week celebrations will get under way with a special launch in Ringwood on Wednesday 27 May. The free celebration is open to the public and will feature a number of activities including the launch of Council’s Reconciliation Policy Statement. The event begins at 10am with a traditional Welcome to Country and smoking…
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Scoot Wheel n Move meeting
Scoot Wheel n Move is a community organisation, which is operating under the auspice of Eastern Access Community Health (EACH). The group aims to improve accessibility for residents within Maroondah and Melbourne’s outer east, particularly for people with mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and motorised scooters. Scoot Wheel n Move works closely with Maroondah City…
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Ringwood Historical Society – the Hunt Family and the Orchards of Doncaster
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting focused on the Hunt family, a prominent Ringwood family that settled in 1901. James Hunt migrated to the Victorian goldfields around 1851 and Walter, one of his ten children, moved to Ringwood in 1901 with his wife Euphemia. The Hunts were prominent orchardists and owned land near Bedford Road and…