Tag: social inclusion
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Ringwood Spiders – 2009 Trophy Presentation Night
The Ringwood Spiders are a football team for people with disabilities, which competes in the Football Integration Development Association league. The Spiders have had a year of triumph, particularly after winning the 2009 Grand Final, its first first premiership in 15 years. Given the success of the Spiders, tonight’s Trophy Presentation Night was filled with…
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Returning to speak at the Kerrabee Club
This morning I was invited to speak to the Wednesday attendees of the Kerrabee Club, a social group available to recipients of Maroondah City Council’s Home and Community Care, as well as providing respite to their Carers. When I speak to community groups, I prefer interactive discussion so that the topics I am speaking about…
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St Stephens Community Living Centre
St Stephens Community Living Centre, is located at 28 Freemen Street in Ringwood East and operates similarly to a Community House, with a range of classes being available within the facilities. The Community Living Centre has an emphasis on community wellbeing and provides a range of classes covering health, fitness and creativity. The Community Living…
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Media Release: North Ringwood Community House Feasibility Study to Commence
Alex Makin, the Councillor for the Mullum Ward is delighted that funding for the feasibility study into a new location for North Ringwood Community House (NRCH) will commence following a successful grant application from the State Government. “I congratulate the State Government for approving the community house’s application for $25,000 to commence the feasibility study”,…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – the bus network and transport inquiries
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting included a presentation from the Bus Association of Victoria outlining the increasing patronage experienced on Melbourne’s bus routes. It is of little surprise that the more frequent routes have attracted higher patronage, with Melbourne’s SmartBus routes experiencing ongoing and strong growth. For example, the Ringwood to Frankston SmartBus (route 901)…
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Delegates’ Report: Celebrating volunteering, the environment and social inclusion
There has been a variety of events that I have attended over the past month and I would like to discuss a few of those in further detail: On the 25th of April I attended the Anzac Day Dawn Service and each year it is encouraging to see the crowds increase. The Ringwood RSL needs…
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Inaugural Eastern Volunteers Community Conference – Day Two
The second day of the Eastern Volunteers Community conference explored the themes of managing volunteers, volunteering diversity, as well as supporting people with mental illness and engaging community engagement. The conference opened with an address by the Victorian Council of Social Services, which explored the challenges in creating social inclusion during economic uncertainty. The presentation…
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Inaugural Eastern Volunteers Community Conference – Day One
Eastern Volunteers has a vision of leading the way in community services, and this was demonstrated through the organisation’s inaugural community conference. The two-day event, which was entitled Social Inclusion and Community Well-being in the World’s Most Liveable City, was designed to assist in capacity building for the not-for-profit and community sectors. The conference included…
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Ringwood Spiders – First Game for 2009
This morning I attended the Ringwood Spider’s first game for 2009 held at Jubilee Park in Ringwood. The Ringwood Spiders are a football team for people with disabilities and competes within a 14 team league through the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA). The Ringwood Spiders have grown considerably over the past year with the team…
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MAV Eastern Region Reception
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the peak body representing local government within the State and comprises of a board consisting of councillors elected by their peers. The MAV divides Victoria into regions, with the councils within each region electing a regional representative. The City of Maroondah is part of the MAV’s Eastern Region…