Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Review of Bus Services – Second Community Workshop

Jun 22, 2009

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in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Sustainable Transport

The State Government is undertaking a series of bus service reviews across Metropolitan Melbourne and is currently reviewing services within Maroondah, Knox and the Yarra Ranges. These reviews consist of two community workshops, the first which was held back in February and provided an opportunity for participants to raise their concerns. Issues that were discussed…

Migrant Information Centre – Sporting Tournament for the Burmese and Sudanese Communities

Jun 13, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

The Migrant Information Centre provides a range of support services for migrants and refugees living in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. In recent years Maroondah has seen an increase in migrants from Sudan and Burma and now has one of the largest Burmese populations within Metropolitan Melbourne. The Migrant Information Centre organises regular events to…

Rotary Club of Ringwood – Eastern Volunteers

Jun 3, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Rotary, Urban Sustainability

The Rotary Club of Ringwood meets on a weekly basis at Club Ringwood on the corner of Maroondah Highway and Oban Road. The Club features speakers who discuss community causes with the Club. Tonight’s speakers were from Eastern Volunteers, who discussed their vision for the future with the Rotary club. Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit…

Eastern Transport Coalition – the bus network and transport inquiries

May 21, 2009

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alex

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

Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting included a presentation from the Bus Association of Victoria outlining the increasing patronage experienced on Melbourne’s bus routes. It is of little surprise that the more frequent routes have attracted higher patronage, with Melbourne’s SmartBus routes experiencing ongoing and strong growth. For example, the Ringwood to Frankston SmartBus (route 901)…

Maroondah Combined Probus Club

May 15, 2009

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alex

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

Probus Clubs, which are initiated through the support of a local Rotary club, provides an organisation for retired or semi-retired community members. The Maroondah Combined Probus Club is one of the largest within the municipality and meets at the Ringwood RSL. The club organises a range of speakers to cater to the diverse interests of…

Announcement of the Second Local Area Bus Review Workshops

May 11, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Department of Transport has announced a series of second workshops in regard to the review of bus services within the Cities of Knox, Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. The second series of workshops aims to seek community feedback on the draft bus service improvement plan, which has been developed following the workshop…

EV's Young Leaders Program – discussing being a Councillor

May 7, 2009

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alex

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

The Young Leader’s program, is a week-long course designed for selected Year 10 school students that attend schools within Maroondah. Teachers are invited to select students that have leadership potential, with the program designed to improve confidence, listening and teambuilding skills This year the program is being extended to provide an ongoing program designed to…

2009-2010 State Budget Breakfast

May 7, 2009

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alex

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…

Ringwood Historical Society – the Hunt Family and the Orchards of Doncaster

Apr 28, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement

Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting focused on the Hunt family, a prominent Ringwood family that settled in 1901. James Hunt migrated to the Victorian goldfields around 1851 and Walter, one of his ten children, moved to Ringwood in 1901 with his wife Euphemia. The Hunts were prominent orchardists and owned land near Bedford Road and…

Maroondah Journal: campaign for cameras

Apr 21, 2009

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alex

in Maroondah City Council, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah Journal has reported on the continued efforts by local business people, police and State MPs to secure the installation of live-feed security cameras at Ringwood Station. The installation of of closed-circuit live-feed security cameras would help prevent anti-social behaviour at Ringwood Station and have proved to be successful at both Lilydale and Croydon…

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