Tag: sports
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Maroondah Journal: A celebration of seniors
The Maroondah Journal has reported on Maroondah Seniors Week, part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, which will be held between the 4th and 11th of October. Cr Alex Makin encouraged senior residents to “get and have a go” at the diverse, exciting and enjoyable events organised by Maroondah Council and community organisations. “All you need…
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Croydon Football Club – entering the EFL Grand Finals
Croydon Football Club, is division one club based at Croydon Park. The Croydon Blues have had a tremendous season this year and will be competing the grand finals on Saturday the 19th of September. This evening, the Croydon Football Club held an informal celebration to celebrate its success as the club enters the Grand Finals.…
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North Ringwood Tennis Club – official opening of water tanks
Like many aspects of our community, sporting clubs have had to adapt to climate change and water restrictions. It is imperative that our community groups focus on environmental sustainability to ensure that they can continue to remain viable into the future. As a result, Maroondah City Council launched its Sustainability Fund in 2007 to provide…
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Norwood Football Club – Final Home Game and President’s Lunch
This afternoon I was invited to the Norwood Football Club’s President Lunch and to watch Norwood’s final home game for the season, which was played against Croydon Football Club. While Norwood lost the game against Croydon, it was a close match and Norwood played exceedingly well against Croydon, which is currently one of the top…
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Ringwood Spiders – Displaying commitment and good sportsmanship
The Ringwood Spiders is a football team for people with disabilities and competes within the Football Development Integration Association (FIDA) league. The Ringwood Spiders are based at Jubilee Park in Ringwood and share facilities and clubrooms with the Ringwood Redbacks. While the Ringwood Spiders were keen to play another round of football, today’s match was…
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Delegates' Report: Advocating for public transport improvements and an update on the Ringwood Spiders
On the 18th of June and the 16th of July I attended the Eastern Transport Coalition, as Maroondah’s delegate to the committee. The Eastern Transport Coalition is a regional body, that consists of Melbourne’s seven outer eastern councils and this includes the City of Maroondah. One of the priorities for the group is to engage…
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Ringwood Football Club – 50th Anniversary at Jubilee Park
The Ringwood Football Club has had a long association with Ringwood and was originally based at East Ringwood Reserve before relocating to Ringwood Reserve in 1930. Ringwood Reserve was donated to then Lillydale Shire Council by the Grant family in 1915 and is now occupied by Eastland Shopping Centre. In 1959, Ringwood Football Club relocated…
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Ringwood Spiders – Home Game Victory at Jubilee Park
The Ringwood Spiders is a football team for people with disabilities and is based at Jubilee Park, sharing facilities with the Ringwood Football Club. The Ringwood Spiders compete in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA), a league of 14 teams, located in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Team development is always one of the…
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Norwood Junior Football Club Life Member Luncheon
Norwood Football Club is located at Mullum Reserve off Mullum Mullum Road in Ringwood and is one of Maroondah’s larger football clubs. Norwood has a particular emphasis on junior teams and fields the largest junior side in Maroondah and the second largest within the Eastern Football League (EFL). This afternoon the Norwood Football Club held…