Archive for July 9th, 2008

Ringwood Rotary - discussing the Maroondah Police Seniors Register

Published by Alex Makin on Wednesday 9th of July, 2008

This evening I attended a Ringwood Rotary meeting held at Club Ringwood on the corner of Oban Road and Maroondah Highway. Ringwood Rotary is one of the 50 clubs that form District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne.

Rotary’s motto “service above self” epitomises the work undertaken by the organisation with the club being involved in a range of diverse community projects, including the provision of shelter for people affected by the recent tsunami in Burma. Guest speakers are invited to discuss community activities and potential avenues for assistance from Rotary.

Tonight’s guest speaker was Sergeant Sandra Haining from Ringwood Police who discussed the Maroondah Police Senior’s Register, The register, which was formed as a partnership between Maroondah Police, Eastern Volunteers and Maroondah City Council, aims to improve the safety and wellbeing of seniors. Once a person joins the register, a home safety audit is conducted to provide advice on safety issues around the home, such as potential tripping hazards and to provide contact details about local services.

Members also have the option of receiving monthly calls from a volunteer to provide a proactive approach to the welfare of senior citizens. The calls help reduce social isolation and ensures that someone is aware of any concerns that may arise, ensuring a prompt and proactive approach. For details on the register please contact 9724 0177.

Ringwood Rotary meets each Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm at Club Ringwood.

Media Release: Tell the story of your street

Published by Alex Makin on Wednesday 9th of July, 2008

The Maroondah community are invited to tell the story of their street in a search by ABC Radio National for a new multimedia project.

Councillor Alex Makin believes the possibilities are endless and encourages Maroondah residents to think about telling the stories that belong on their street in either words, pictures, video or sound.

“Many streets throughout Maroondah have a story to tell, from an historical perspective and from a human perspective. This is a great opportunity to not only tell those stories, but to have them shared by a wide Australian audience,” said Cr Makin.

ABC Radio National’s Street Stories program tells the stories of local community streets through My Street, a new multimedia project that will be heard every Sunday at 1.30pm (repeat 8pm) or as audio on demand and podcast at www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories.

My Street stories need to be told in no more than seven minutes using video, audio, images or up to 700 words of text. You can record it on your mobile phone, an MP3 player, a video or digital camera. Or you could submit an animation, a story, a photo montage – the choice is yours.

Share a story from your street with My Street, until 7 November, and the best entry will win the chance to work with the Street Stories team to produce a radio documentary about your street, or another mutually agreed topic. All entries will be available to view on the My Street website as soon as they are uploaded.

For everything you need to know about My Street and to view entries, visit www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories