Cr Alex Makin: Mayor and Councillor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Launch of Alarming Art at Monkami

Oct 14, 2010

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in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

Monkami is a not-for-profit community organisation that provides services for people with an intellectual disability, including employment and educational opportunities for their clients. As part of its development programs, Monkami has had a strong emphasis on the arts and recently secured a lease for the former Croydon Fire Station, which will be used to showcase…

Eastern Volunteers Multicultural Spring Festival

Oct 9, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

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. Throughout today Eastern Volunteers held a Multicultural Spring Festival at Ringwood Lake, bringing together the diverse communities within Maroondah. The festival included food, arts, rides, crafts…

Opening the Penumbra Centre

Oct 5, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

The Penumbra Centre was established in 1978 initially as a day program for people with a vision impairment. It has evolved over the years and now provides services to people with a wide variety of disabilities, where the Centre provides a range of art and craft activities, as well as a social outlet for its…

Monkami Luncheon – Introducing Alarming Art

Sep 29, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability

The Monkami Centre is located in Croydon and is a not-for-profit disability services provider for people with intellectual disabilities. The Centre has a strong emphasis on empowering its clients and provides a range of educational, employment and community development activities. This afternoon I attended a luncheon organised by the Monkami Centre to provide an introduction…

Delegates’ Report: Disability Services and Community Partnerships

Sep 20, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Accessibility, Business Community, Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

On the 3rd of September I had the pleasure of attending the Ringwood Spiders Trophy Presentation Evening, a football team for people with disabilities, which competes in the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league comprising of teams across Victoria. The Trophy Presentation Evening provides an opportunity to reflect on the Spiders achievements throughout the year,…

Launch of Brush Strokes Exhibition from the Croydon Stroke Support Group

Sep 14, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Environment, 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…

Signing the Ringwood Station Petition

Sep 1, 2010

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Alex Makin

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

The ongoing need for the redevelopment of Ringwood Station is a major priority for the Maroondah community and Council will be advocating very strongly to secure funding through the State Election in November. The steep ramps at Ringwood Station do not meet disability compliance standards and the station itself does not provide the amenities required…

Celebrating NAIDOC Week Initiatives at Marlborough Primary

Aug 19, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, 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,…

Media Release: Maroondah Interfaith Network gets a funding boost

Jul 21, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Media Releases, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah City Council has welcomed an $8800 Victorian Multicultural Commission grant which will assist the Maroondah Interfaith Network with its leadership training and education programs. Maroondah Mayor Councillor Alex Makin accepted the grant last Wednesday. “Since the Maroondah Interfaith Network was established in November 2009 it has grown to include more than 35 leaders from…

Media Release: Music funding a win for Maroondah youth

Jul 14, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Media Releases

Maroondah Mayor Councillor Alex Makin has welcomed a $10,000 State Government music equipment grant saying it will give Maroondah’s budding young artists a chance to share their talents with the community. Youth, Sport and Recreation Minister James Merlino announced the Victoria Rocks – Music Equipment Grant during a visit to EV’s Youth Centre in Croydon…

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