Tag: train

Tour of Maroondah’s Community Facilities – Ringwood

Mar 30, 2009

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alex

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…
Rotary Club of Ringwood – Support and employment for our youth

Mar 25, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Rotary, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

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…
Using Linux – free software alternatives to Windows

Mar 22, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

To my knowledge I am the only elected representative within Australia to use Linux and open source software such as KDE, Kontact, Openoffice.org and Firefox for my day-to-day computing requirements. I choose to use Linux and open source software since I find it more responsive and stable than a Windows based system. Linux is an…
Media Release: Council establishes public transport priorities

Mar 18, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

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…
Maroondah Leader: Transport Coalition aims for changes

Feb 17, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The State Government is undertaking review of bus services across Metropolitan Melbourne with the latest series exploring routes within Maroondah, Knox and the Yarra Ranges. The Maroondah Leader has reported on the upcoming reviews, including the public workshop which will be held this Thursday. Coalition Deputy Chair and Maroondah councillor Alex Makin called for a…
Maroondah Disability Action Group meeting

Feb 8, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah Disability Action Group also known as the Disability Action Group Eastern Region, aims to provide a voice for people with disabilities across Maroondah and Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The group includes people with disabilities who desire to improve the accessibility of Maroondah and the outer east. Specific aims include: To provide systemic advocacy to…
Maroondah workshop on bus services

Jan 29, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The State Government will shortly be undertaking a review of bus services across Maroondah, Yarra Ranges and Knox. These reviews, which have been progressively undertaken across Metropolitan Melbourne, provide an opportunity to highlight gaps in network coverage, as well as routes requiring service improvements or re-routing. This evening Maroondah hosted a public workshop to provide…
Eastern Transport Coalition Presentation on Train and Tram Refranchising

Jan 28, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Eastern Transport Coalition, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

As the Deputy Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition I was invited to present the ETC’s views on the re-franchising arrangements for the rail and tram network. The presentation provided an opportunity to highlight the needs of Melbourne’s outer suburban residents and opportunities that can be pursued through the new franchise arrangements for more a…
Eastern Volunteers 2009 Board of Management Meeting

Dec 21, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers is a not-profit organisation that provides volunteer assistance, as well as community transport for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation aims to strengthen volunteering by providing training services and assistance in recruiting and placing volunteers within other community based associations. Eastern Volunteers is also heavily involved in community transport solutions…
Sustainable Melbourne Transport Forum

Dec 10, 2008

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alex

in Accessibility, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

As the Deputy Chair and Maroondah delegate of the Eastern Transport Coalition I was invited to present to a transport forum organised by the Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT). The forum was organised in response to the Government’s Victorian Transport Plan to identify common areas of agreement and discuss…