sports – Page 8 – Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

2009-2010 State Budget Breakfast

May 7, 2009

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in Maroondah City Council, Sports and Leisure

This morning I attended the 2009-2010 State Government’s budget breakfast, hosted by the James Merlino, Member for Monbulk and the Minister for Sports, Recreation and Youth Affairs, as well as Tammy Lobato the Member for Gembrook. The breakfast included a presentation from the Treasurer John Lenders, who spoke about the challenges facing Victoria in coming…

Croydon Football Club Sponsors Dinner

May 6, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

The Croydon Football Club was formed in 1906 and is based at Croydon Park, located in the heart of Croydon. Tonight’s event marked the first dinner held by the club and provided an opportunity to publicly acknowledge the strong number of sponsors that support the club and its teams. The dinner also provided a chance…

Enjoying Planned Retirement – 2009 Bocce Season Finale

Apr 28, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

Enjoying Planned Retirement (EPR) is one of several groups based at Norwood Hall as part of the North Ringwood Senior Citizens Centre. Enjoying Planned Retirement has a social activities group that organises bocce games and social occasions each fortnight between the warmer months of December and April. While the rain prevented the use of the…

Ringwood Spiders – First Game for 2009

Apr 26, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

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…

Ringwood Spiders 2009 Season Fixture

Apr 21, 2009

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in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Sports and Leisure

The Ringwood Spiders, a football club for people with disabilities, is one of 14 teams within the Football Integration Development Association League. The Ringwood Spiders have been participating in pre-season training and have have introduced new squads to encourage participation within the team. The Cheerleader Squad will be making its debut at the first Ringwood…

EPR Activities – Bocci in April

Apr 14, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

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…

Ringwood Bowls Club – Water Reclamation Facility Launch

Apr 4, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

The Ringwood Bowls Club began 1929 and has had a long association with Ringwood. The club has recently focused on sustainability and embarked on a water reclamation project aimed to increase its water self-sufficiency. The Club began the project two years ago, through securing Council, State and Federal grants for the installation of three water…

Tour of Maroondah’s Community Facilities – Ringwood

Mar 30, 2009

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in Maroondah City Council, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

The council tour of community facilities continued this evening to include several community and leisure facilities located within Ringwood. The first destination was the Karralyka Centre, which is Maroondah’s home to theatre and the performing arts. The Karralyka Centre also serves as a performance space to local groups and schools and also provides function rooms…

Picnic in the Park – Cheong Park

Mar 26, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sports and Leisure

Maroondah Council’s Picnic in the Park provides an opportunity for local residents to explore the many parks and reserves that exist within the municipality. Today’s Picnic in the Park was located at Cheong Park in Eastfield Road, South Croydon and included a barbecue and festivities to coincide with the unveiling of new kitchen facilities for…

Croydon Chess Club simultaneous match with Guy West

Feb 5, 2009

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alex

in Environment, Sports and Leisure

The Croydon Chess Club is based at the Croydon RSL and offers a fun and friendly environment for chess players of all ages and skill levels. Tonight marked the return of the Croydon Chess Club’s weekly meetings, with a simultaneous match between club members and Guy West an International Master and Australian Chess Champion. Guy…

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