community groups – Page 15 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Norwood Park Hall Users meeting

Feb 8, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

The Hall Users Meeting for the Senior Citizens Centre at Norwood Park, situated on Warrandyte Road Ringwood North, provides an opportunity for the three groups that use the hall to discuss issues related to the facility. There are three groups based in the hall, the North Ringwood Senior Citizens, Ringwood U3A and Enjoying Planned Retirement.…

Croydon Chess Club simultaneous match with Guy West

Feb 5, 2009

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in Environment, Sports and Leisure

The Croydon Chess Club is based at the Croydon RSL and offers a fun and friendly environment for chess players of all ages and skill levels. Tonight marked the return of the Croydon Chess Club’s weekly meetings, with a simultaneous match between club members and Guy West an International Master and Australian Chess Champion. Guy…

Ringwood Cricket Club v Ringwood District Cricket Association Twenty20 Charity Match

Feb 4, 2009

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in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sports and Leisure

This evening the Ringwood Cricket Club (The Ringwood Rams) and the Ringwood District Cricket Association held its annual Twenty20 charity cricket match at Jubilee Park in Ringwood. The annual charity match provides an opportunity for the two clubs on behalf of non-profit organisations within the eastern suburbs. This season the nominated organisation was Interchange Outer…

Rotary Club of Ringwood meeting

Feb 1, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Rotary

The Rotary Club of Ringwood, meets each Wednesday evening at the Ringwood Club on the corners of Oban Road and Maroondah. Ringwood Rotary is part of Rotary District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Rotary is an international organisation with over 1.2 million members world-wide. The core philosophy of Rotary is adherence to the…

Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau meeting

Jan 31, 2009

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in Maroondah City Council, MAV and ALGA

The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau began in 1967, with the founding of the Ringwood Advisory Service, which was one of the first advisory services at the time. The organisation became known as the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau Inc. following council amalgamations in 1996. The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau delivers crucial support for some of Maroondah’s…

2009 Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony

Jan 26, 2009

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in Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability

To commemorate Australia Day the City of Maroondah holds a citizenship ceremony as well as acknowledging the recipients and nominees for Maroondah’s Australia Day Awards. The Australia Day Awards include three categories, citizen of the year, young citizen of the year and community event of the year. This year’s successful nominees were focused on social…

Eastern Volunteers 2009 Board of Management Meeting

Dec 21, 2008

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

Eastern Volunteers is a not-profit organisation that provides volunteer assistance, as well as community transport for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation aims to strengthen volunteering by providing training services and assistance in recruiting and placing volunteers within other community based associations. Eastern Volunteers is also heavily involved in community transport solutions…

North Ringwood Seniors Christmas Luncheon

Dec 20, 2008

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in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

The North Ringwood Seniors are one of three senior groups based at Norwood Hall in Warrandyte Road, Ringwood North. Like Enjoying Planned Retirement, The North Ringwood Senior Citizens are one of Maroondah’s largest seniors groups and provides a range of activities for senior citizens. This afternoon I attended the North Ringwood Senior Citizens Christmas luncheon…

Ringwood Ballet – La Fille mal gardée

Dec 11, 2008

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in Maroondah City Council

This evening I attended the 2008 annual performance of the Ringwood Ballet Group held at the Karralyka Centre. The Ringwood Ballet Group was established in 1961 and holds classes at Bedford Park in Ringwood. The group has held an annual performance since 1965 to showcase the talents of its members. Tonight’s performance included several supporting…

Maroondah Council Inauguration

Dec 10, 2008

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in Environment, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Sports and Leisure

This evening the nine Councillors for Maroondah City Council were officially inaugurated to serve the community over the next four years. As part of the proceedings each Councillor is invited to speak at their confirmation and outline their vision for the council term. The following is a copy of the speech I delivered during the…

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