Tag: community groups
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Tour of Community Houses
As part of the sub-committee exploring the relocation of North Ringwood Community House, we visited other new and relocated community centres to learn about the processes involved and the cooperation they received from all levels of government. We first visited The Avenue Community House, which was re-located to Eley Park in Blackburn in refurbished and…
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Croydon Historical Society – the history of recorded sound
This evening I attended a Croydon Historical Society meeting to visit the group and to learn about the topics that interest its members. The Society meets on a monthly basis and tonight’s meeting covered the history of sound, with a guest speaker from Eastern FM. The presentation covered the various recording formats, including vinyl, cassettes…
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We are going to continue making a difference!
It is a great honour to declare that I have been re-elected as a councillor for the City of Maroondah representing the residents, ratepayers, community groups and businesses of the new Mullum Ward. I am incredibly humbled to have received such strong support from the the Mullum community, where I received over 20% of the…
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Ringwood Spiders Motivation Dinner
The Ringwood Spiders, based at Jubilee Park, is a football club for people with disabilities and is part of the fourteen member Football Integration Development Association league. Tonight’s dinner provided an off-season social activity and motivational event for the players and supporters of the club. Speakers included Clinton Young and Grant Birchall, two players from…
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Coloured Emotions Art Display
The Parent Support Network is a community based organisation that provides support and information to parents for children with a disability. The network provides social groups, workshops and advocacy support for these parents to assist them in caring for their children with a disability. One of the activities organised by the group is a ten…
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Ringwood Historical Society – Australian Comforts Fund
The final Ringwood Historical Society meeting for 2008 included two presentations, the first discussed the Australian Comforts Fund and the second included advice on the resources that are available for people interested in researching local history. The Australian Comforts Fund was a voluntary organisation that was formed to support Australian troops serving overseas. The Australian…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – introducing new members
The Rotary Club of Ringwood meets on a weekly basis at Club Ringwood, on the corners of Maroondah Highway and Oban Road, to provide fellowship and service for the community. New Rotary members are encouraged to make an introductory speech entitled ‘My life, My job’ and this evening Gareth Hardman made his introductory presentation, discussing…