Tag: croydon library
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Tour of Maroondah's Community Facilities – Croydon
Maroondah is currently undertaking a series of tours of its community facilities, such as Community Houses, libraries, parks and leisure facilities, to ensure that Councillors are aware of the services available within the municipality. This evening Councillors viewed facilities within Croydon beginning with EV’s Youth Centre. EV’s provides a range of activites for Maroondah’s youth,…
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Writers and Readers Festival – Robin Bowles
Saturday included a series of workshops and sessions at Tintern College as part of the Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival. The first session for this morning included writer and investigator Robin Bowles. Robin is at the forefront of crime writing and has written extensively about the Jaidyn Leskie case and the disappearance of Peter Falconio.…
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Writers and Readers Festival Launch – Dinner with Rod Quantock
Tonight marked the launch of the inaugural Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival through a dinner with comedian and author Rod Quantock at Wyreena Community Arts Centre. Rod Quantock discussed his time in comedy and the writing of his book Double Dissolution. Rod uses comedy to comment on social issues and spoke about the need to…
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Meeting for the Maroondah Crime Writers Festival
This morning I attended the steering group meeting for the Maroondah Crime Writers Festival. The festival is a partnership between Eastern Regional Libraries and Maroondah City Council and was a successful recipient of Council’s Arts and Cultural Grants. The Maroondah Crime Writers Festival will be held between the 3rd and 5th of October and will…
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Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival Steering Group
The Maroondah Writers and Readers Festival will be held between the 3rd and 5th of October and will include workshops, discussion forums and a chance to meet a number of prominent authors. A steering group involving Maroondah City Council, Eastern Regional Libraries and community members are organising the festival. Given my interest in the arts…
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Maroondah Journal: New look for the council?
The Victorian Electoral Commission is required to undertake a review of council ward structures and composition to coincide with every second council election. While some councils undertook this review prior to the 2005 council elections, the formal process for Maroondah will begin in January to coincide with the 2008 council elections. Maroondah Council currently has…