Tag: government
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Eastern Volunteers Sponsors and Supporters Evening
Eastern Volunteers as a regional community based organisation, works in partnership with local government and businesses to provide its services to the community. This evening, Eastern Volunteers held a function to officially thank its business and government partners with their assistance. This included the sponsors of the Annual Fun Run that was held in March,…
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National Volunteer Week at the Healesville Living and Learning Centre
The Healesville Living and Learning Centre is an adult education provider offering nationally accredited training in Healesville. The Centre also operates an Opportunity Shop, with proceeds supporting the operations of the Living and Learning Centre. The centre, which is managed through a committee of management and staff, is supported though volunteers that assist with administration…
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Maroondah Leader: Trains unreliable
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the decline in reliability for trains serving Maroondah through the Belgrave and Lilydale lines. Cr Alex Makin said the lack of services left passengers waiting up to 30 minutes to get from Croydon to Ringwood. While peak-hour services continue to suffer from reliability issues, there is also a lack…
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Attendance Report: Celebrating Maroondah’s Arts and Cultural Events
On the 26th of February I attended the Picnic in the Park hosted at Maroondah Federation Estate, which coincided with the celebrations for its 10th anniversary. Maroondah Federation Estate was established in partnership between local, state and federal governments on the site of the former Ringwood Primary School The foresight that resulted in the establishment…
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Media Release: Master the art of web marketing
Small businesses are being given the chance to boost their social marketing skills at a workshop on Wednesday March 23. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said Web Works for Small Business would be valuable for any business owner wanting to get ahead of the competition. “Online marketing has become such a vital tool in business promotion…
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Media Release: Putting wetlands on the map
Residents are being urged to get to know their local parklands to celebrate World Wetlands Day on 2 February. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said Maroondah has various wetlands that attract an array of flora and fauna. “Wetlands play such an important role in creating ecosystems that support various populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish…
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Maroondah Leader: Maroondah and other CAD councils unite for action
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the newly formed alliance between Councils that include Central Activities Districts and the City of Melbourne. This alliance will ensure that Councils will be able to collectively advocate for the needs of these central activities districts, to ensure that they become vibrant, accessible and sustainable urban centres. Former Maroondah…
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Conclusion of the 2010 Mayoral Year
This evening Maroondah City Council held its Statutory Meeting, whereby the Mayor is elected for the 2011 Council Year. While I have enjoyed the challenges experienced throughout this year I chose not to seek re-nomination as Mayor and Cr Tony Dib has been unanimously elected as Mayor for the oncoming Council year. Maroondah is truly…
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Media Release: The Lord Mayor joins forces with CAD Mayors to enhance city centres
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed between City of Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, and Mayors from the State Government’s six designated Central Activities Districts (CADs) – Frankston, Maroondah, Greater Dandenong, Hume, Maribyrnong and Whitehorse – on Monday 22 November at 9.30am in the Frankston City Council Chambers to officially cement their unanimous…
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Media Release: Final call for commitment for Ringwood Station upgrade
Maroondah City Council has issued a final call to all political parties to commit to the redevelopment of Ringwood Station into a safe, accessible and integrated transport interchange. “Both the Greens and Liberal parties have listened to the concerns expressed by the Maroondah community regarding the urgent need to upgrade Ringwood Station within the term…