General – Alex Makin – Candidate for Montague Ward

Upcoming Maroondah City Council Elections

Sep 20, 2012

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Thank you to the many individuals and community organisations that have shared their time over the past seven years. It has been an absolute honour to represent the Loughnan’s Hill Ward and the Mullum Wards in the City of Maroondah. We accomplished a lot over these years, including new investment in community infrastructure, a focus…

Conclusion of the 2010 Mayoral Year

Dec 1, 2010

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, General, Maroondah, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

This evening Maroondah City Council held its Statutory Meeting, whereby the Mayor is elected for the 2011 Council Year. While I have enjoyed the challenges experienced throughout this year I chose not to seek re-nomination as Mayor and Cr Tony Dib has been unanimously elected as Mayor for the oncoming Council year. Maroondah is truly…

November Broadcast on 98.1 Radio Eastern FM

Nov 5, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, General, Maroondah, Urban Sustainability

Radio Eastern is a community based organisation located at Wyreena Community Arts Centre, that broadcasts on 98.1 FM. Each month Councillors are invited to participate in an on-air interview on 98.1 FM and this morning I discussed upcoming Council activities, as well as reflected on the year as Mayor. During the interview I highlighted the…

Maroondah Business Week Breakfast with David Schwarz

Oct 6, 2010

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alex

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Maroondah Business Week is an annual Council initiated program that aims to promote and enhance businesses within the municipality. The Week consists of workshops, tours and networking events offering a range of activities to cater to the business sectors within Maroondah. One of these events is the Maroondah Business Week Breakfast, which featured David Schwarz…

Manager of Marketing Services at Eastern Volunteers

Sep 27, 2010

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alex

in Eastern Volunteers, General

Eastern Volunteers is a community based not-for-profit organisation that provides volunteer assisted transport and volunteer recruitment across the Cities of Maroondah and Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. I had been a board member of Eastern Volunteers since July 2008 providing oversight and direction for the activities undertaken by the organisation. Eastern Volunteers has…

The Age: State failing to act on bus reviews

Sep 16, 2010

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alex

in General, Maroondah, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Over the past several years the State Government progressively undertook a review of bus services across metropolitan Melbourne, examining network coverage, route configuration, operating span and frequency. The reviews were conducted along council boundaries, with Maroondah’s being undertaken last year, with the final report and recommendations not being made available until this year. Unfortunately the…

Launch of Brush Strokes Exhibition from the Croydon Stroke Support Group

Sep 14, 2010

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alex

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, General, Maroondah, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

The Croydon Stroke Support Group provides peer support to people with stroke and their carers. The group has a strong emphasis on social inclusion and provides a range of art based programs to restore confidence to people with stroke. This morning I was invited to open the Croydon Stroke Support Group’s Brush Stroke exhibition, which…

Celebrating NAIDOC Week Initiatives at Marlborough Primary

Aug 19, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, General, Maroondah, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

NAIDOC week, which is held in the first full week of July each year celebrates Indigenous culture and has a strong educational focus during the week. This afternoon I was invited to Marlborough Primary School, located in Heathmont, to attend the presentation of awards to two students who celebrated Indigenous culture through art. The students,…

Maroondah Bizconnect Business Breakfast -Denso Automotive Systems Australia

Aug 18, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement, General, Maroondah, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah City Council holds regular business breakfasts designed to encourage networking and knowledge leadership amongst businesses within the community. This morning’s breakfast included a presentation from Denso Automotive Systems Australia (formerly Australian Automotive Air), one of the nation’s largest automotive manufacturers, who discussed their unique just-in-time systems to ensure maximum efficiency with their operations. Maroondah’s…

Delegates’ Report: Thanking our volunteers, supporting cultural diversity and youth and reducing greenhouse emissions

Aug 16, 2010

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alex

in Attendance Reports, Community Engagement, Environment, General, Maroondah, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

On the 31st of July I attended an evening hosted by Maroondah’s Sudanese Community, where they shared traditional Southern Sudanese cuisine with the wider Maroondah municipality. Maroondah is home to almost 200 people from Sudan who share similar aspirations, in regard to employment and housing, like many other members of our community. The food included…

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