Tag: sustainability
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Media Release: Ensuring a sustainable financial future for Maroondah
Maroondah City Council’s Proposed Council Plan 2010-2014 and Proposed Budget 2010-2011 were formally adopted during Council’s Monday 28 June meeting. The documents highlight the key initiatives which underpin the planning and budget blueprints for the Maroondah community. Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin, said the Council Plan set out a broad range of Council activities…
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Maroondah City Council adopts 2010/2011 Budget
Unlike other levels of government, local councils are required to place their draft budgets on exhibition to enable comment from the public, prior to the budget being formally considered by Council. This evening Council formally discussed the 2010/2011 Budget, with Councillors resolving to adopt the budget as per the draft that was released last month.…
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Maroondah Leader: Pavilion a step-up for sports clubs
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the opening of the new Pavilion at Glen Park, which is home to the East Ringwood Junior Football Club and South Croydon Cricket Club. The project was managed through Council and funded through a $500,000 Federal grant. Maroondah Mayor said the building also incorporated some green features. “The new…
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Maroondah Leader: Cash goes fairway
Council recently renovated the Club rooms at the Dorset Golf Course through combined State and Federal funding. The Maroondah Leader has reported on the results of the project, which received $295,000 from the Federal Government and $56,000 from Coucil. Mayor Alex Makin said the revamp was a “marked improvement.” The project included a redesign of…
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Media Release: New sporting pavilion for Glen Park
Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin welcomed the opening of the Glen Park Sports Pavilion, as one of many projects that will complete Council’s Glen Park Future Directions Plan. Officially opened on Wednesday 9 June by the Mayor and Mr Mike Symon, Federal Member for Deakin, the new multi purpose pavilion will benefit sporting clubs…
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Launch of the Dorset Golf Course Redevelopment
The Dorset Golf Course is Trawalla Road in Croydon and is one of two public golf courses located within the City of Maroondah. The course was opened in 1983 and is an 18 hole course on a 45 hectare site. As part of the Federal Government’s economic stimulus package, Maroondah City Council was able to…
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Ringwood Croquet Club – Celebration of court works
The Ringwood Croquet Club is part of the Jubilee Park Sporting Precinct and offers both social and competitive croquet. This afternoon I attended the Club to join the celebrations of their court resurfacing works and kitchen renovations. The Club undertook these court renovations through Council’s third/third/third grants program, which provides funding for infrastructure projects on…
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Media Release: Proposed Budget and Council Plan on public exhibition
Maroondah City Council has released its proposed Budget for the 2010-2011 financial year. It underpins the released 2010-2014 proposed Council Plan, which is the blueprint Council follows to achieve the community’s vision as set out in Maroondah 2025 – A Community Planning Together. Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin said both documents would go on…
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Delegates’ Report: Annual General Meetings, Promoting Harmony and Recognising Achievements
February and March have both been busy months with the opening of new facilities, annual general meetings and awards. On the 19th of February I had the pleasure of opening the revamped Keystone Hall, located in Croydon. The project, which received Council and Federal funding, is a multi-purpose facility that houses several groups, including Croydon…
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Yarrunga Community Centre AGM
Yarrunga Community Centre opened in 1996 and is a not-for-profit community organisation, located in Croydon Hills. Like other community centres within Maroondah, the organisation is overseen by a voluntary committee of management,. with operational decisions delegated to the staff. Tonight’s annual general meeting included a presentation from a Whitehorse sustainability ambassador, who spoke of initiatives…