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Ringwood Precinct Plans on Display
Tonight Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC – the owners of Eastland) and Maroondah City Council presented the precinct plans for the Ringwood Town Centre to the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce. The precinct plans are intended to provide a strategic framework for the Ringwood town centre, which is the area north of Maroondah Highway and bound by…
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Maroondah Business Week – 2006 Business Excellence Awards
Maroondah Business Week came to a close tonight with a cocktail function to announce the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards. The business excellence awards provide a way of recognising Maroondah’s many successful businesses particularly those that are innovative and supportive of the local community. A total of 29 nominees were entered with eight being presented an…
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Maroondah Business Week – HomeBiz Business Panel
As part of Maroondah Business Week, Maroondah HomeBiz a non-profit organisation representing home based businesses, presented a panel of successful home based businesses to highlight the themes that are crucial to the success of small and medium businesses. The panel consisted of four very different home businesses however several key themes emerged including the need…
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Maroondah Business Week Networking Function – Hosted by Robyn Henderson
This evening Maroondah Business Week continued with a networking function hosted by networking specialist Robyn Henderson. Robyn explained the strength and necessity in building comprehensive business networks to develop business relationships and drive sales. Networking is expected to account for more than 87 per cent sales making networking a necessary skill for businesses in expanding…
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Maroondah Business Week Breakfast – Hosted by Kevin Sheedy
The Maroondah City Council Week continued this morning with Kevin Sheedy hosting the NAB Business Breakfast. Kevin spoke of the need for innovation within business and highlighted some of the partnerships that have been created through innovation between the AFL and the various clubs. Maroondah’s Business Breakfast is part of the week long Maroondah Business…
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MAV: Future of Local Government progressing the Inter-Governmental Agreement
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) as the collective voice for the 79 local councils in Victoria is calling for sector-wide reform of local government, with the aim of improving community engagement and regional collaboration, in an attempt to secure more equitable funding arrangements from the State and Federal Governments. In 2003 David Hawker, MP…
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Maroondah's Community Grants: BJ Hubbard Reserve
The Friends of BJ Hubbard Reserve consists of local residents who help maintain and look after BJ Hubbard Reserve in Ringwood North. As part of Maroondah’s community grants program the Friends of BJ Hubbard organised an information panel complete with two carved timber posts that depict the bird, plant and animal life within the reserve.…
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August meeting of the Croydon Conservation Society (CCS)
The Croydon Conservation Society (CCS) is Maroondah’s pre-eminent conservation society and encompasses a broad scope that seeks to protect and enhance the environment and amenity of Maroondah. The Croydon Conservation Society for example has been actively involved in issues relating to graffiti within Maroondah and has submitted a number of comments and recommendations in regard…
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Maroondah HomeBiz
Maroondah HomeBiz provides information and networking opportunities for home-based businesses filling a void that is not typically catered for within the standard Chambers of Commerce. Given the feeling of isolation that can exist within a home-based environment Maroondah HomeBiz places a particular emphasis on exchanging ideas and providing peer support and in doing so succeeds…
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Ringwood Historical Society – A Photographic Journey Through Time
Tonight I attended the July meeting of the Ringwood Historical Society which featured a pictorial overview of the development that has occurred along Main Street Ringwood with a specific emphasis on the area between Ringwood Street and Warrandyte Road. Extensive work was undertaken by the Ringwood Historical Society in collating and researching the photographs and…