Tag: parks
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Know Your Parks: Lockhart Road Park
Know Your Parks is an event organised by Maroondah City Council to showcase the many community parks that exist throughout the municipality. This afternoon we held the first ever Know Your Parks program at the Lockhart Road Park in Ringwood North. Combined with Melbourne’s mild Autumn weather the event which included a free sausage sizzle,…
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Heatherdale Community Action Group – discussing Heatherdale Reserve
At tonight’s Heatherdale Community Action Group meeting I discussed the Heatherdale Reserve Landscape Plan, which is located in Vermont abutting Heatherdale Road and the Dandenong Creek. Council has received a grant through the Dandenong Creek Living Links project and is currently undertaking consultation as to the facilities that the community would welcome at the reserve.…
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Media Release: Get to know Lockhart Reserve
Maroondah City Council’s Know Your Parks series continues for this year, with the next session being held at Lockhart Reserve on Tuesday 15 April. Councillor Alex Makin said the event is a great chance for Loughnan’s Hill Ward residents to get together and learn more about Lockhart Reserve on Tuesday 15 April from 4pm to…
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Maroondah Journal: One and all urged to roll up their sleeves
Clean Up Australia Day will be held on Sunday the 2nd of March, with Ringwood Lake, HE Parker Reserve and the Dandenong Creek being nominated sites in Maroondah. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the call for volunteers. Maroondah councillor Alex Makin urged residents to join the clean-up. Volunteers are welcome for Clean Up Australia…
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Media Release: Visit one of these sites for Clean Up Australia Day
Spend an hour or two at one of the registered Clean Up Australia Day sites in the City of Maroondah and help to ‘Clean up Maroondah’ on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 2 March. Councillor Alex Makin said Council and community coordinators would gladly welcome extra pairs of hands on the day. “Maroondah City Council…
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Presentation on urban sustainability and transport
This afternoon I was invited to deliver a presentation exploring the linkages between urban sustainability and public transport to the 41st Annual Geography Conference organised by the Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV). The hour-long presentation provided a synopsis on the economic, social and environmental benefits of public transport, investigated current urban policies and examined…
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Maroondah Journal: Anger at park sale proposal
The evaluation of Maroondah’s parks and open space is continuing with the Maroondah Journal reporting on the current proposal to potentially sell council land located at 7-9 Bedford Road in Ringwood, a block that consists of play equipment. Cr Alex Makin said the decision to sell the land would be made at the next council…
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Media Release: Maidstone Street Park – not for sale
Maroondah City Council agreed to abandon the proposed sale of land at 47A Maidstone Street, Ringwood at its meeting held on Monday 16 July, 2007. Councillor Alex Makin said that before selling any Council owned land, a range of community consultation measures must be followed. “Council takes its role as steward of land assets seriously…