Archive for March 25th, 2008

Ringwood Historical Society March meeting

Published by Alex Makin on Tuesday 25th of March, 2008

This evening’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting included two guest speakers. Firstly, Neville O’Connor, a local Ringwood East resident spoke about his interest in theatre organs and the current locations of the surviving organs within Australia.

The second presenter was Matt Winzenried, President of the Ringwood City Soccer Club, who discussed the unique history of the club. Ringwood City Soccer Club, based at the soccer field in Jubilee Park, Ringwood. The club was founded in 1953 as Wilhelmina Soccer Club by John van Hoboken who desired to create a professional soccer club for Dutch players who migrated to Australia.

Wilhelmina Soccer Club was based in various suburbs including North Balwyn and Hawthorn before it was relocated to Ringwood’s Jubilee Park in 1962 and renamed Ringwood City Wilhelmina Soccer Club. The club had tremendous success in the early years fuelled by the quality of players that were being recruited into the club.

While the Dutch connection remained strong throughout the first two decades, this waned in latter years due to the establishment of a professional soccer league in the Netherlands, which hampered efforts to recruit new Dutch players. As a result the club’s standing and revenue began to fall causing a re-evaluation in its direction.

Today, as an amateur soccer club, the focus is on the Ringwood and Maroondah community catering to the needs of local residents. The Ringwood City Soccer Club has definitely had a unique and interesting history.

Lastly, there was discussion around a new website for the Ringwood Historical Society. I have volunteered to design a new site, which will provide the ability to add new content and photos quickly and easily. The website, which is currently being finalised, has been developed using Wordpress, the same software I use to power my own site.

As I was showing a demonstration of the new site someone asked about the costs associated with Wordpress. Wordpress is freely available for download and I personally have a preference for free software. My main operating system is Kubuntu Linux, which I use due to its reliability and additional features that are not found on other software. The next version of Ubuntu 8.04 is expected on the 24th of April.

For more details on the Ringwood Historical Society please visit www.rhs.org.au.

Enjoying Planned Retirement March Bocce

Published by Alex Makin on Tuesday 25th of March, 2008

Enjoying Planned Retirement (EPR) holds fortnightly bocce sessions between December and April and is one of the many activities undertaken by the group. Today’s bocce included the unveiling of EPR’s new barbecue which was kindly donated by Rinnai Australia to replace the previous barbecue that was stolen in February.

The generosity of Rinnai and its sales manager Clinton Smith, a local Croydon resident, was outstanding. It is wonderful to see businesses and our local residents being so willing to assist our community groups. Both myself and EPR are truly grateful for this donation and I would like to thank Rinnai for this gracious contribution to the Maroondah community.

North Ringwood Community House Committee meeting

Published by Alex Makin on Tuesday 5th of February, 2008

Tuesday, 26 February 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Friday, 5 September 2008
12:30 pm	to	1:30 pm
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
9:30 am	to	11:30 am

The North Ringwood Community House, located at 120 Oban Road, Ringwood North, is a community owned and managed centre which provides a diverse range of courses and educational opportunities for our community.

One of the strengths of the house is the provision of accredited TAFE courses within a supportive, friendly and nurturing environment. The community house also provides a creche and occasional care.

The Committee of Management oversees the development of the community house and establishes a strategic direction for the facility. I have been a member of the committee since 2007.

Ringwood Historical Society meeting

Published by Alex Makin on Friday 25th of January, 2008

Tuesday, 26 February 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
8:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

The Ringwood Historical Society aims to collect, promote, preserve and document the history of Ringwood, from its early origins in antimony mining and orchards through to its suburban expansion and beyond. As Ringwood undergoes another transformation the importance in documenting its history cannot be underestimated.

The Ringwood Historical Society meets ten times a year at Maroondah Federation Estate on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings often include guest speakers who are available to discuss prominent people, families or events that helped shape the history of Ringwood. Members of the community are encouraged to attend and share any knowledge they have on Ringwood’s history.

For more information on the Ringwood Historical Society please visit www.rhs.org.au.