Tag: volunteers
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Croydon Football Club – entering the EFL Grand Finals
Croydon Football Club, is division one club based at Croydon Park. The Croydon Blues have had a tremendous season this year and will be competing the grand finals on Saturday the 19th of September. This evening, the Croydon Football Club held an informal celebration to celebrate its success as the club enters the Grand Finals.…
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Heatherdale Community Action Group 2009 AGM
The Heatherdale Community Action Group is a community based organisation that exists to protect the amenity of Heatherdale and surrounding localities. Tonight’s meeting elected office bearers for the next twelve months, with the group discussing its activities over the past year, including the successful celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of Heatherdale Station. Tonight’s guest speaker was from Whitehorse Community Health…
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North Ringwood Tennis Club – official opening of water tanks
Like many aspects of our community, sporting clubs have had to adapt to climate change and water restrictions. It is imperative that our community groups focus on environmental sustainability to ensure that they can continue to remain viable into the future. As a result, Maroondah City Council launched its Sustainability Fund in 2007 to provide…
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Norwood Football Club – Final Home Game and President’s Lunch
This afternoon I was invited to the Norwood Football Club’s President Lunch and to watch Norwood’s final home game for the season, which was played against Croydon Football Club. While Norwood lost the game against Croydon, it was a close match and Norwood played exceedingly well against Croydon, which is currently one of the top…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau Website
The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau is a not-for-profit community organisation which provides advice, referrals and emergency relief to people in need. The organisation provides monthly training sessions for its volunteers to encourage the development of new skills and to provide an opportunity to keep volunteers informed of activities within the organisation. This afternoon I conducted…
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North Ringwood Community House – consultation over feasiblity study
North Ringwood Community House is currently undertaking the feasibility study into its relocation. The study is required to ensure that the community house is able to provide an accessible and diverse range of courses for the community. As part of the study process the consultants have undertaken consultation with staff, committee members and students to…
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Delegates' Report: Ringwood Spiders entering the finals and community inclusion within the community
On the 2nd of August I attended the Ringwood Spider’s final home game for the 2009 Football Season. The Ringwood Spiders, is a football team for people with disabilities and compete in the Football Integration Development Association League, which consists of fourteen teams across Victoria. The Ringwood Spiders continued their winning streak and are well…
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Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau Policy Adoption
Policies and good governance help ensure a sustainable future for a non-profit organisation, through outlining acceptable behaviour and providing clarity and certainty for staff, volunteers and the committee of management. This afternoon the Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau committee of management formally adopted polices covering several areas of the organisation, including volunteer recruitment, the committee of…