Archive for January 21st, 2008

First Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau meeting for 2008

Published by Alex Makin on Monday 21st of January, 2008

The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau committee meetings have returned for 2008. Today’s meeting discussed and adopted a new business plan to ensure that the organisation maintains the ability to meet community needs into the future.

This year will include a number of challenges for the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau, including the need to encourage new volunteers and to ensure that a temporary office location is secured within Ringwood. It is expected that the transformation of Ringwood will begin within this year, which will result in the need for the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau to temporarily relocate from its current location in the Ringwood Library.

While there may be a number of potential challenges over the course of this year the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau, underpinned by a solid business plan and a robust structure, is in a very solid position to ensure its continued success into the future

Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau meeting

Published by Alex Makin on Friday 18th of January, 2008

The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau began in 1967, with the founding of the Ringwood Advisory Service, which was one of the first advisory services at the time. The organisation became known as the Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau Inc. following council amalgamations in 1996.

The Maroondah Citizens’ Advice Bureau delivers crucial support for some of Maroondah’s most vulnerable residents through providing advice, food assistance and referral services. The organisation is largely volunteer driven and maintains offices in both Ringwood and Croydon.

The Committee of Management meets on a monthly basis to enact policies and discuss the direction of the organisation. I have been a committee member of the Citizens’ Advice Bureau since mid 2006 and have recently authored a business and marketing plan for the organisation to identify its strategic direction and goals over the next four years.