Tag: council events
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Ringwood Spiders Jumper Presentation Evening
The Ringwood Spiders (formerly the Ringwood Blues) are based at Jubilee Park and provides an opportunity for people with an intellectual disability to participate in a football team. The Ringwood Spiders are part of the state-wide Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league which includes teams from right across Victoria. Tonight’s jumper presentation evening provided an…
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2007 Ringwood Highland Games
The Ringwood Highlands Games, held in Jubilee Park in Greenwood Avenue, is a national event that celebrates Scotland and Scottish heritage. Events included pipe bands and highland dancing competitions, as well as featuring gathering of the Scottish clans, attracting clans across Australia and internationally. The festivities attracted large crowds from right across Melbourne and further…
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Victoria Police 2008 and beyond
This evening, was invited to participate in a forum convened by the Victoria Police at the Knox police complex. The forum was designed to provide community imports into the strategic direction of Victoria Police over the next five to ten year period. The forum included a variety of community members from a diverse range of…
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2007 Croydon Conservation Society AGM
The Croydon Conservation Society (CCS), which has existed for over 40 years, is Maroondah’s pre-eminent environmental society. Tonight the group held its Annual General Meeting, which featured a policy officer from the Department of Humans Services’ water program. With diminishing water supplies a number of alternatives, such as stormwater, grey water and bore water, have…
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Swinburne University: Enterprise and student aspirations in the outer east
This afternoon I was invited to the Lilydale campus of Swinburne University to hear the findings of the report Are we fostering enterprising young people? Student aspirations in outer eastern Melbourne. The report measured the educational and career aspirations of Year 10 in the outer east of Melbourne, the inclination towards running a businesses and…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Group – first meeting for 2007
The MAV’s Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group is charged with providing recommendations to the MAV Board on matters relating to the infrastructure needs of Melbourne and Victoria. Over the course of this year the group will be focusing on federal funding for public transport, the infrastructure needs for Melbourne’s growth corridors and issues relating to…
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Media Release: Annual Maroondah Photo Competition launches
Councillor Alex Makin said it’s the time of year when Maroondah residents and visitors are invited to show their own special view of Maroondah – taken through the eye of a camera lens. “The Photo Competition provides a great opportunity for people to capture the spirit of Maroondah. Favourite places, special landmarks, the great outdoors,…
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The 2007 Maroondah Festival
The Maroondah Festival, an annual community focused event, was held today at Croydon Park and featured numerous attractions including a lifestyle precinct, youth precinct, a community expo and a large gourmet food area. While numbers appeared to lower than previous years, most likely due to the hot 38 degree weather, it was still encouraging to…