Tag: history
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – presentation on ROMAC
The Rotary Club of Ringwood, is part of Rotary International and one of the many clubs that forms Rotary’s presence in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. While each Rotary club is largely autonomous, they do operate cooperatively at a district and national level to assist many worthwhile programs. ROMAC, Rotary Oceania Medical Aid…
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Opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Track Upgrade
After launching the first day of the Writers and Readers Festival I attended the official opening of the AC Robertson Athletic Upgrade at Proclamation Park in Ringwood. The upgrade of the athletics track, which included resurfacing and new line markings, complements the new grandstand and accessibility improvements at this premiere sporting facility. Today’s launch coincided…
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Ringwood Historical Society 2008 AGM
Tonight the Ringwood Historical Society held its Annual General Meeting to elect the officebearers for the next twelve months. I had the pleasure of being asked to officiate the AGM and to discuss the future of Ringwood and the need for new community space. Many community groups, such as the Ringwood Historical Society, Eastern Volunteers,…
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Ringwood Historical Society – the history of Ringwood's railways
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting included a presentation from a former Ringwood East resident who discussed the history of Ringwood’s railways. The rail line from Hawthorn to Camberwell was completed in April 1882 and later extended to Lilydale in December of that year. The 1st of December 1882 marked the opening of Ringwood Station and…
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Media Release: Councils need to enter the 21st century
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Monday, 18 August 2008 Councils need to enter the 21st century Loughnan’s Hill Ward Councillor Alex Makin, an avid web blogger, has called on Councillors and prospective candidates to embrace new technology and develop an Internet web site and blog to strengthen interaction with the community. “Local government is supposed…
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Ringwood Spiders victorious against the Maribyrnong Bulldogs
The Ringwood Spiders, based in Jubilee Park in Ringwood, is a football team for people with disabilities and is one of the fourteen teams that form the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league. Today’s game marked the final home match for the season, with the Ringwood Spiders facing the Maribyrnong Bulldogs. It was great to…
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Maroondah Council celebrates NAIDOC week
NAIDOC is an acronym for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’, in recognition of the initial committee that organised the week, which aims to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Indigenous Australians. NAIDOC Week for 2008 is between the 6th and 13th of July and as part of the proceeding Maroondah City Council…
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Media Release: Tell the story of your street
The Maroondah community are invited to tell the story of their street in a search by ABC Radio National for a new multimedia project. Councillor Alex Makin believes the possibilities are endless and encourages Maroondah residents to think about telling the stories that belong on their street in either words, pictures, video or sound. “Many…
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Ringwood Historical Society meeting – discussing the architecture of Ringwood
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting included two topics, with the first speaker discussing the evolution of cameras followed by an examination of the historical architecture within Ringwood. Greg Wade, a member of the society, displayed an impressive amount of historical cameras and traced the evolution of photography and film. Greg covered the early cameras, through…