Tag: state government
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Community Safety Week – Bridging the gap between traders and our youth
This afternoon I had the pleasure of viewing a public art mosaic created by the Croydon Community School and facilitated by Maroondah City Council. Croydon Community School, which has classes for students in Year 7 through to Year 13, provides an alternative for secondary students that have experienced difficulties in other schools. The Croydon Community…
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Media Release: Councils to seek fairer fares
The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) will be conducting a postcard survey on Tuesday 10 October to call on the State Government to review the fare structure used across the Melbourne metropolitan area. Councillor Alex Makin represents Maroondah City Council on the ETC, and will be participating in the survey as part of the ETC’s long…
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Laburnum Community Action Group
The second public meeting of the Laburnum Community Action Group, which was held this evening, was coincidentally scheduled exactly three months after their inaugural public meeting. Much has happened over the course of the last three months, including the successful formation of a regular steering committee (which was one of the outcomes from the first…
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Delegates' Report: EVRC, Heatherdale Road and the ETC
I echo comments in regard to the Eastern Volunteer Resource Centre and the community service the organisation provides. In regard I will be tabling their Annual Report, which was presented at their 30th AGM. On the 13th I attended a meeting of the Heatherdale Community Action Group. This group, which represents the residents of Heatherdale,…
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Maroondah Leader: Station short of all-day parking
The Maroondah Leader has reported parking difficulties experienced at Croydon Station which were raised as a public question at the last Maroondah City Council meeting: LACK of all-day car parking at Croydon railway station is driving commuters away from public transport, student Nicolas Piastra says. The Croydon student asked Maroondah Council at its September 4…
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End of Suburbia Screening: Melbourne's South East
Melbourne’s southeast viewed the End of Suburbia with the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) hosting a free screening of the documentary in Noble Park. With a large turnout and keen interest from the community Melbourne’s south east has been particularly hard hit with rising petrol prices which are causing further strains on household finances. The…
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The Age: New Station for Ballarat
While the announcement of a second station for Ballarat is welcomed (assuming it receives an adequate of services), it is interesting that the station is expected by 2008 compared to metropolitan Melbourne which must wait until 2012 for much needed stations at Lynbrook, Cardinia and Point Cook. As reported in The Age it must be…
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Southern Rocycling before the Ringwood Magistrates' Court
This morning the case against Universal Metals Pty Ltd (trading as Southern Rocycling) in regard to breaches of the Maroondah Planning Scheme and the Health Act 1958 was heard before the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court. While Doug Rowe, the Director of the company, did not attend court, Universal Metals did plead guilty to the breaches of…
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Maroondah Leader: Zoning system must go – Lobby
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the Eastern Transport Coalition’s campaign to abolish zone three to ensure equity for public transport users in the eastern suburbs: Maroondah commuters are sick of being slugged an unfair tax in zone three, says the region’s transport lobby group calling for the antiquated zoning system to be scrapped. Maroondah’s…
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Written Report for CEDA on Peak Oil
Accompanying my verbal report on the CEDA conference, I also tabled the following written report in conjunction with my delegates’ report: CEDA on Peak Oil Attended Monday 28th August 2006 Location: Zinc at Federation Square Seminar cost: $187 Introduction: CEDA is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a…