Tag: croydon
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Community Safety Week – Bridging the gap between traders and our youth
This afternoon I had the pleasure of viewing a public art mosaic created by the Croydon Community School and facilitated by Maroondah City Council. Croydon Community School, which has classes for students in Year 7 through to Year 13, provides an alternative for secondary students that have experienced difficulties in other schools. The Croydon Community…
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Liberal commitment towards safety at Ringwood Station
This afternoon I was invited by Ryan Smith, the Liberal candidate for Warrandyte and Heidi Victoria, the Liberal candidate for Bayswater, to a policy announcement made delivered by Ted Baillieu, the leader of the Opposition, at Ringwood Station. The policy announcement contains $120,000 for a security upgrade to Ringwood Station to ensure that the entire…
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Delegates' Report: EVRC, Heatherdale Road and the ETC
I echo comments in regard to the Eastern Volunteer Resource Centre and the community service the organisation provides. In regard I will be tabling their Annual Report, which was presented at their 30th AGM. On the 13th I attended a meeting of the Heatherdale Community Action Group. This group, which represents the residents of Heatherdale,…
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Eastern Transport Coalition continuing the fight for fair public transport fares
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition Meeting focused on the ‘fair fare’ campaign with a survey being developed which aims to ascertain the extent in which zone three penalises public transport users and encourages the practice of driving to areas such as Heatherdale to avoid paying for the additional zone. This research will help present a case…
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Maroondah Leader: Station short of all-day parking
The Maroondah Leader has reported parking difficulties experienced at Croydon Station which were raised as a public question at the last Maroondah City Council meeting: LACK of all-day car parking at Croydon railway station is driving commuters away from public transport, student Nicolas Piastra says. The Croydon student asked Maroondah Council at its September 4…
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EV's Youth Centre: FReeZA Group Graduation
This evening I attended the graduation event for Maroondah’s FReeZA group which operates through Maroondah’s EV’s Youth Centre in Croydon. FReeZA allows for a committee of a dozen people aged between 12 and 25 to organise music and cultural events over a twelve-month period. This year’s group hosted nine music events almost twice as many…
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Written Report for CEDA on Peak Oil
Accompanying my verbal report on the CEDA conference, I also tabled the following written report in conjunction with my delegates’ report: CEDA on Peak Oil Attended Monday 28th August 2006 Location: Zinc at Federation Square Seminar cost: $187 Introduction: CEDA is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a…
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Media Release: Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares
Media release – Wednesday, 22 August 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares Councillor for Loughnan’s Hill Ward Alex Makin has called on the State Government to commit to lower cost public transport fares and a reform of public transport zones. “While Maroondah the outer east definitely need more frequent and later…
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August meeting of the Croydon Conservation Society (CCS)
The Croydon Conservation Society (CCS) is Maroondah’s pre-eminent conservation society and encompasses a broad scope that seeks to protect and enhance the environment and amenity of Maroondah. The Croydon Conservation Society for example has been actively involved in issues relating to graffiti within Maroondah and has submitted a number of comments and recommendations in regard…