local community – Page 4 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Eastern Volunteers – End of Year Luncheon

Dec 18, 2009

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in Accessibility, Business Community, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities. Like many not-for-profit organisations Eastern Volunteers has a number of part-time staff and volunteers who all work different hours and days during the week. This afternoon Eastern Volunteers organised a lunch for…

Media Release: New look Ringwood Soccer Stadium on the way

Dec 9, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Media Releases, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

Demolition work has begun at Ringwood Soccer Stadium, paving the way for a $3.5 million redevelopment of the Jubilee Park site. Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin said demolition works began on Tuesday 8 December, marking the first tangible step towards the completion of the eight-month project. “Council has been working for some time on…

Ringwood East Traders Fair

Dec 5, 2009

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alex

in Business Community, Community Engagement

The Ringwood East Traders Fair, located at Railway Avenue, Ringwood East involves local traders and stallholders who provide a market for the local community. The fair includes a barbecue and a raffle which is drawn at midday. Proceeds are donated to a nominated community organisation, which is chosen by the business that organises the fair…

Bendigo Bank Community Meeting

Nov 12, 2009

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alex

in Business Community, Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah has two Bendigo Bank Community Branches, one in Heathmont and one in Ringwood East. This evening the two branches convened a public meeting to discuss projects that could be assisted through the bank’s program of supporting local community groups. Community Banks invest a portion of their profits into local community projects and the branches…

Maroondah Transition Towns Public Meeting

Nov 10, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Transition Towns is a community-based movement that aims to strengthen local communities and encourage them to meet the challenges faced by climate change and peak oil. While Transition Towns is an international concept, each local community develops its own resources as part of the program. This evening the newly formed Maroondah Transition Towns group convened…

Maroondah Leader: Residents face local backlash

Oct 27, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

One of the more controversial issues facing Maroondah at the moment is a planning application for an eight storey residential social housing development in Larissa Avenue, Ringwood. This issue has become controversial, not because it involves social housing, but due to the fact that State Government has enabled this project to bypass council planning requirements.…

Monkami – Fifty-third Annual General Meeting

Oct 22, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

The Annual General Meetings have continued this month, with Monkami holding its fifty-third AGM this afternoon. Monkami, is a not-for-profit provider of services to people with an intellectual disability and is governed by a voluntary committee of management. Today’s annual general meeting confirmed committee members for the upcoming year and featured the Manager of Volunteering…

Rotary Club of Ringwood: Assisting international organisations

Sep 23, 2009

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in Rotary

The Rotary Club of Ringwood, while being a local community group, forms one of the many Rotary clubs that are part of Rotary International with its 1.2 million members worldwide. Tonight’s guest speaker discussed the Fistula Foundation and its work in Africa, where doctors assist women who had complications during childbirth. The Hospital was founded…

EV’s FReeZA Information Night

Sep 4, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

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…

Ringwood Jewellers – businesses expanding within Maroondah

Aug 26, 2009

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alex

in Business Community, Community Engagement

Ringwood Jewellers is a local family operated business located within Ringwood Square. This evening I was invited to the opening of the store’s Pandora jewellery collection, a reflection of the ongoing growth experienced at Ringwood Jewellers. Maroondah Council has recently unveiled a buy local program to encourage our community to support local businesses. This program…

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