Tag: social inclusion
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Delegates' Report: Community Houses, water conservation and upcoming conferences
On the 24th of March I attended the Ringwood Precinct Open House, which provided an opportunity for residents living within the Ringwood Central Activities District and namely the residential area to the west of Ringwood to actively engage council and discuss any concerns they may have. It was great to see a strong interest from…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – Action Plan for Public Transport
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting developed an action plan to achieve the objectives identified at previous meetings. As Australia and Melbourne enters a climate of economic uncertainty coupled with the ongoing need to reduce rising greenhouse emissions, an expanded State Government commitment to public transport infrastructure would not only stimulate economic activity but provide alternatives…
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Community Wellbeing Plan – Judging for the drawing competition
Maroondah’s Community Wellbeing Plan will shape the council’s priorities and actions for working towards an inclusive, healthy and safe municipality. The Wellbeing Plan is one of council’s highest level documents and as such extensive consultation and engagement across all ages is critical to ensuring that it reflects the viewpoints of our community. To encourage participation…
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EPR Activities – Bocci in April
Enjoying Planned Retirement, a seniors’ group based at the North Ringwood Senior Citizens Hall holds fortnightly bocci competitions between December and April each year. Bocci is one of the many social events organised by the group to provide a range of activities for its members. This afternoon I attended their bocci competition to speak to…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau 41st AGM
The Maroondah Citizens Bureau is a non-profit community based organisation that aims to provide a range of support services and referrals for people in need, in order to enable them to be independent and effective members of the community. Today’s annual general meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on the changes within the organisation, including…
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Rotary Club of Ringwood – Support and employment for our youth
The Rotary Club of Ringwood, is part of the wider Rotary network through District 9810 and while each club is largely autonomous they do cooperate on regional projects. Rotary clubs within the District were heavily involved in fundraising through the Eastlink Open Day and tonight’s guest speakers from KYM Employment Services received $1,500 from the…
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Central Ringwood Community Centre2009 AGM
Central Ringwood Community Centre is located within Bedford Park in Ringwood and provides a range of educational courses, as well as workshops for newly arrived migrants and meeting rooms for a variety of community groups. Due to the new ward boundaries, I am fortunate to have two community houses within the Mullum Ward, Central Ringwood…
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Ringwood Precinct Open House
The centre of Ringwood, has recently been identified as a Central Activities District and has been earmarked for significant urban revitalisation and aims to transform Ringwood into an accessible and vibrant urban centre. Within the Ringwood Central Activities District is a significant residential area, such as the North Western Residential Precinct, which is bound by…
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Disability Action Group – community based advocacy for people with a disability
The Disability Action Group Eastern Region is a community based advocacy group for people with disabilities. The group meets on a monthly basis to discuss accessibility issues and focuses on the needs of Maroondah and the outer eastern suburbs. Today’s meeting provided further discussion around Council’s Disability Policy and Action Plan, with the group supporting…
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Media Release: Council establishes public transport priorities
Maroondah City Council has confirmed the priorities for public transport issues to be advocated through the Eastern Transport Coalition. Councillor Alex Makin is Maroondah City Council’s representative on the Eastern Transport Coalition, a group of seven outer Eastern metropolitan Councils. “The Eastern Transport Coalition is an ongoing collegiate of seven Councils that advocates to the…