Tag: presentations

Eastern Volunteers Sponsors and Supporters Evening

May 31, 2011

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alex

in Accessibility, Business Community, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers as a regional community based organisation, works in partnership with local government and businesses to provide its services to the community. This evening, Eastern Volunteers held a function to officially thank its business and government partners with their assistance. This included the sponsors of the Annual Fun Run that was held in March,…
Media Release: Change to local law encourages debate and interaction at Meetings

Aug 18, 2010

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alex

in Accessibility, Business Community, Community Engagement, Media Releases, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability, Useful Legislation and By-Laws

To ensure that Council meetings are more interactive and engaging, Maroondah City Council has formally adopted a change to a Local Law at its meeting on Monday 16 August. Local Law 9 will now replace Local Law 7 that regulates meeting procedures at Council Meetings. “The changes demonstrate Council’s overwhelming support for accessible and accountable…
Ringwood Historical Society – Australian Comforts Fund

Nov 25, 2008

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alex

in Community Engagement

The final Ringwood Historical Society meeting for 2008 included two presentations, the first discussed the Australian Comforts Fund and the second included advice on the resources that are available for people interested in researching local history. The Australian Comforts Fund was a voluntary organisation that was formed to support Australian troops serving overseas. The Australian…
Eastern Region Climate Forum

Nov 18, 2008

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alex

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

Mitigating climate change and improving our urban sustainability must be a priority for all levels of government. This evening, the Eastern Region Climate Network, comprising of individuals and groups within Knox, Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Yarra Ranges, organised the Eastern Region Climate Forum, to discuss climate change and the need for action. The Forum was…
Victorian Transport Infrastructure Summit 2008

Nov 13, 2008

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alex

in Environment, Speeches and Presentations, Sustainable Transport

This afternoon I was invited to participate within a panel discussion for the 2008 Victorian Transport Infrastructure Summit. This year’s summit had an emphasis on sustainable transport and the need for a coordinated approach from all levels of government. As the Deputy Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition, I discussed our recent survey results which…
Councillor Magazine: How councillors can harness the Internet

Oct 31, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

Councillor is a quarterly magazine designed to help educate current councillors and demonstrate innovative approaches to local government. I was contacted by Councillor Magazine to write an article on how councillors can harness the Internet to assist in encouraging dialogue with their community. The article was featured in the September/October edition of the magazine: How…
Maroondah Business Week 2008 – Sustain and Grow your Business

Oct 21, 2008

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alex

in Business Community, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah Business Week will run from from October 27-31 with the theme of Grow and Sustain Your Business. Highlights include presentations from Sigrid Thornton at the Eastland Women in Business Lunch to be held on Monday the 27th of October, David Parkin at the NAB Business Breakfast on Wednesday the 29th of October and Jen…
Eastern Transport Coalition Public Transport Summit

Jul 4, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Speeches and Presentations, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Eastern Transport Coalition represents one million residents across the seven eastern metropolitan councils within Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Today’s summit highlighted the need for public transport improvements within the eastern suburbs to become sustainable and accessible through providing transport choice for residents facing worsening traffic congestion and rising petrol prices. The theme includes the infrastructure…
Eastern Transport Coalition: Planning for the public transport summit

Jun 19, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

This evening’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting focused on the public transport summit planned for the 4th of July. This public transport summit will focus on the infrastructure needs of Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs and will include presentations on Doncaster rail, Rowville rail as well as Ringwood Station and the Belgrave/Lilydale lines. While rising petrol prices…
Final Heatherdale Communtiy Action Group meeting for 2007

Dec 12, 2007

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council

Tonight I attended the final Heatherdale Community Action Group meeting for 2007. Tonight’s meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on the amenity issues being experienced along Heatherdale Road and council’s response, such as two successful prosecutions against Southern Rocycling, to try and improve this situation. While the primary focus of the Heatherdale Community Action Group…