Tag: croydon
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Media Release: Seniors Festival offers something for everyone
October is a great time to be an older person in Maroondah! It’s the time when you can enjoy the fabulous range of activities held during the annual Seniors Festival celebrations. The Victorian Seniors Festival, now in its 27th year, is held throughout the state between 4 and 12 October. Once again, Maroondah has a…
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EV’s FReeZA Information Night
EV’s is Maroondah’s Youth Centre and is located at 212 Mount Dandenong Road in Croydon. This evening I attended the Parent Information Night, which is designed to inform parents of the programs youth based programs offered at EV’s. The evening also coincided with EV’s Battle of the Bands, organised by the Stuff Your Stereo, EV’s…
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Norwood Football Club – Final Home Game and President’s Lunch
This afternoon I was invited to the Norwood Football Club’s President Lunch and to watch Norwood’s final home game for the season, which was played against Croydon Football Club. While Norwood lost the game against Croydon, it was a close match and Norwood played exceedingly well against Croydon, which is currently one of the top…
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Speaking at the Kerrabee Club
The Kerrabee Club, located in Croydon, is a Planned Activity Group for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The Club is operated by the City of Maroondah and is available for eligible recipients of Home and Community Care (HACC). This morning I was invited to speak to the Kerrabee Club about my role as…
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Maroondah 2009 Photography Competition
The Maroondah Photography Competition is an annual event with the photographs being displayed as an exhibition within the Maroondah Art Gallery at Maroondah Federation Estate. The event is an annual competition providing an opportunity for local residents to showcase their photographic skills and to take photos of Maroondah events, landmarks or scenery. Prizes are awarded…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau Policy Adoption
Policies and good governance help ensure a sustainable future for a non-profit organisation, through outlining acceptable behaviour and providing clarity and certainty for staff, volunteers and the committee of management. This afternoon the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau committee of management formally adopted polices covering several areas of the organisation, including volunteer recruitment, the committee of…
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Maroondah Leader: New local law causes conflict
While it is critical that there is accountability and transparency within Local Government recent changes in the Local Government Act have had the unintended result of potentially restricting councillor involvement within community organisations. The Maroondah Leader has reported on these changes and their repercussions. Cr Alex Makin said he resigned from the Croydon Conservation Society…
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Policy Workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau
This afternoon I facilitated a workshop for the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau to develop policies to assist the organisation in delivering its services to the community. The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau was formed through the merging of the Ringwood and Croydon offices in 1996 but began as the Ringwood Advisory Service in 1967. The organisation…
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Media Release: Key planning documents on public exhibition
The community has the chance to give feedback on two key planning documents that will contribute toward Ringwood’s evolution into the Central Activities District and regional centre for Melbourne’s outer east. The Ringwood Commercial Precinct Plan and the Ringwood North West Residential Precinct Plan provide the framework for achieving some of the goals set out…
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Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committe – Reporting on the Community Wellbeing Plan
The genesis of the the Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee was to oversee the implementation Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan. This plan which established the health, safety and wellbeing priorities for the municipality is currently being updated and rewritten as the Community Wellbeing Plan. During this process the Committee has fulfilled…