Tag: partnership
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Media Release: National Green Jobs Corps graduation
After six months of working to improve the Mullum Mullum Creek area the National Green Jobs Corps crew will graduate from the program today. National Green Jobs Corps is a Federal Government funded youth development program which offers young people a chance to gain quality experience and training while participating in community based projects of…
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Maroondah Weekly: Artists join Melbourne’s best
The Maroondah Mayoral Art Show is an annual event, which raises funds for the Croydon Branch of Bone Marrow Donor Institute. The Maroondah Weekly has reported on the Art Show, which will be held until the 11th of December: Maroondah mayor Alex Makin said 25 percent of the sale of the art works would be…
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Maroondah Leader: Charity acts to the fore
The Rotary Club of Ringwood has held an annual golf charity day since 2009 to raise funds for worthwhile community causes. This year Rotary Club of Ringwood has chosen to support the installation of security cameras at Ringwood through proceeds raised through the day. The Maroondah Leader has reported on the partnership formed between the…
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Central Activities District Mayors and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne sign Memorandum of Understanding
Ringwood is one of six Central Activities Districts across Melbourne, whereby Ringwood was identified as an urban centre that would experience a diverse range of housing, employment and community facilities. Ringwood, like the other identified Central Activities Districts of Frankston, Dandenong, Box Hill, Broadmeadows and Footscray, requires cooperation and a shared vision between all levels…
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Acknowleding the Wyreena Committee of Management
The Wyreena Community Arts Centre is a Council facility located in Hull Road, Croydon, which provides a range of art and cultural activities for people within Maroondah. Wyreena was formed due to the dedication of the Croydon community which fought to save the historic building from demolition in the 1970s. A committee was formed which…
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Delegates’ Report: Celebrating diversity and promoting art
There are several items I’ll be reporting on: On the 23rd of October I attended the Khaudo Festival, organised by Maroondah’s Zomi community. The Zomi are an ethnic group from Burma and Maroondah has one of the highest populations of refugees from Burma within Metropolitan Melbourne. The Khuado Festival is a celebration of the Zomi…
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Hey Hey It’s Monkami
The Monkami Centre is based in Croydon and provides a range of services for people with intellectual disabilities, with the aim of developing employment and educational opportunities. Monkami has a strong focus on community development and has established the Monkami Drama Group which holds an annual theatre performance to demonstrate the talents of its clients.…
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Celebrating Community Safety Month through Community Art at Bayswater North
Community Safety Month, an initiative of Victoria Police is held every October with the aim of encouraging safer communities. One of the major focal points of Bayswater North Community Renewal is safety and this has led to the formation of the Paths and Parking Action Group. The Paths & Parking Action Group is a working…
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2010 Eastern Volunteers Annual General Meeting
Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and community transport services across Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Eastern Volunteers has a voluntary board of management which establishes the strategic direction of the organisation, which has 14 staff and over 100 volunteers. I accepted the position of Manager of…
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Delegates’ Report: Regional Partnerships, Celebrating Diversity, Ringwood Station Advocacy
There are several notable items I will discuss tonight. The first being the regional partnership signed by the Mayors of the Cities of Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges on the 22nd of September. This agreement will strengthen co-operation between the municipalities in areas such as advocacy, where each of these…