Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Ringwood Cricket Club v Ringwood District Cricket Association Twenty20 Charity Match

Feb 4, 2009

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in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sports and Leisure

This evening the Ringwood Cricket Club (The Ringwood Rams) and the Ringwood District Cricket Association held its annual Twenty20 charity cricket match at Jubilee Park in Ringwood. The annual charity match provides an opportunity for the two clubs on behalf of non-profit organisations within the eastern suburbs. This season the nominated organisation was Interchange Outer…

Sustainable Living Space planning workshop

Feb 4, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Sustainable Living Space is a joint project between North Ringwood Community House, Eastern Volunteers, Park Orchards Learning Centre as well as Maroondah and Manningham Councils. The project aims to explore the feasibility of a sustainable living space within Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and aims to strengthen community interest in sustainability and conservation. Today’s meeting provided…

Media Release: Book first for hard rubbish collection

Feb 4, 2009

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alex

in Maroondah City Council, Media Releases

Council’s new On Call Hard Waste Collection Service began in October last year and provides flexibility in the collection of hard rubbish. “It is extremely important that residents contact Council to make a booking for collection before putting their hard waste out on the naturestrip,” said Cr Makin. “Council staff will then be able to…

Sustainable Living Space Working Group meeting

Feb 2, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Sustainable Living Space Working Group is a partnership between North Ringwood Community House, Park Orchards Learning Centre, Eastern Volunteers Resource Centre and Maroondah and Manningham Councils. The project involves the assessment of support for a CERES type sustainability project within Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs. A project manager has been appointed by the working group…

Rotary Club of Ringwood meeting

Feb 1, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Rotary

The Rotary Club of Ringwood, meets each Wednesday evening at the Ringwood Club on the corners of Oban Road and Maroondah. Ringwood Rotary is part of Rotary District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Rotary is an international organisation with over 1.2 million members world-wide. The core philosophy of Rotary is adherence to the…

Maroondah bus services review – community workshop

Feb 1, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Department of Transport has announced a review of bus services in the City of Knox, the City of Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges and will be holding a workshop on Thursday the 19th of February from 6:30 pm at the Ringwood RSL. The review aims to prepare an improvement plan for local bus services…

Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau meeting

Jan 31, 2009

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alex

in Maroondah City Council, MAV and ALGA

The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau began in 1967, with the founding of the Ringwood Advisory Service, which was one of the first advisory services at the time. The organisation became known as the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau Inc. following council amalgamations in 1996. The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau delivers crucial support for some of Maroondah’s…

Maroondah workshop on bus services

Jan 29, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The State Government will shortly be undertaking a review of bus services across Maroondah, Yarra Ranges and Knox. These reviews, which have been progressively undertaken across Metropolitan Melbourne, provide an opportunity to highlight gaps in network coverage, as well as routes requiring service improvements or re-routing. This evening Maroondah hosted a public workshop to provide…

Eastern Transport Coalition Presentation on Train and Tram Refranchising

Jan 28, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Eastern Transport Coalition, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

As the Deputy Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition I was invited to present the ETC’s views on the re-franchising arrangements for the rail and tram network. The presentation provided an opportunity to highlight the needs of Melbourne’s outer suburban residents and opportunities that can be pursued through the new franchise arrangements for more a…

Media Release: Opening the doors to our youth

Jan 28, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

Live entertainment, information and support sessions, a place to hang out and have fun are just some of the exciting things on offer at Maroondah City Council’s EV’s Youth Centre. Wednesday 4 February will see EV’s Youth Centre open the doors for another year of great activities and services for young people in Maroondah. Councillor…

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