Cr Alex Makin: Councilor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Launch of the Coalition of Councils in support of the Portable Buildings World Heritage Listing

Apr 30, 2025

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in Arts and Culture, Community Groups, Port Phillip

The City of Port Phillip and South Melbourne specifically is home to three portable iron houses, prefabricated buildings that accommodated Melbourne’s rapid growth during the Gold Rush era. This evening the City of Port Phillip joined the City of Yarra in launching a Coalition of Councils to support a World Heritage Listing for these houses.…

Neighbourhood Conversations – Port Melbourne and Montague

Mar 29, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Port Phillip

The City of Port Phillip’s Neighbourhood Conversations incorporates pop-up sessions to encourage community engagement with the Council. Today, I attended two of these sessions, Port Melbourne in the morning and Montague in the afternoon. Both sessions provided an opportunity to discuss Council’s waste management strategy, as well as the progression of new dog parks envisaged…

Deliberative Community Panel – Plan for Port Phillip

Feb 9, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Port Phillip

The Council Plan is one of the most important actions undertaken by a newly elected Council, as it reflects intended priorities and key actions over the four years term. The development of the Council Plan, incorporates not only Councillor input, but also community, through neighbourhood conversations, surveys and a deliberative community panel comprising of a…

Joining the Midsumma Pride March

Feb 2, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Community Groups, Port Phillip

The Midsumma Pride March, a highlight in the Midsumma Festival, is an annual march through St Kilda. Despite the heat, the turnout and community spirit at Midsumma Pride March was fantastic with the march beginning at Catani Gardens and marching through Fitzroy Street. Councillors from the City of Port Phillip joined the march as part…

The 2011 Young Leaders Presentation Evening

May 13, 2011

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Speeches and Presentations, Urban Sustainability

The Young Leaders Program is a week long imitative providing leadership opportunities for Year 10 students within Maroondah. The program works with schools to identify potential students who undertake a week-long intensive leadership course at EV’s Youth Centre in Croydon. The program covers public speaking, confidence and teamwork, with the aim of developing leadership skills.…

Attendance Report: Celebrating Maroondah’s Arts and Cultural Events

Mar 28, 2011

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Alex Makin

in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

On the 26th of February I attended the Picnic in the Park hosted at Maroondah Federation Estate, which coincided with the celebrations for its 10th anniversary. Maroondah Federation Estate was established in partnership between local, state and federal governments on the site of the former Ringwood Primary School The foresight that resulted in the establishment…

Mullum Ward Picnic in the Park at Maroondah Federation Estate

Feb 26, 2011

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah Federation Estate celebrated its 10th birthday with a range of activities highlighting the Maroondah Art Gallery and the range of community groups that utilise the facility. The celebrations coincided with a picnic in the park, providing a free barbecue and the opportunity to meet the Mullum Ward Councillors. Like previous picnic in the parks,…

2011 Australia Day celebrations

Jan 26, 2011

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Alex Makin

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

Maroondah celebrates Australia Day with community festivities at Ringwood Lake, which also include a citizenship ceremony and the nomination of Maroondah’s Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Event of the Year. The Australia Day celebrations is one of Maroondah’s largest community events at Ringwood Lake and includes entertainment, music and food.…

Meeting with the Mayors and Former Mayors of the Central Activities Districts Councils

Dec 20, 2010

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Alex Makin

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

This morning a meeting was held to officially handover the alliance between the City of Melbourne and Central Activities District Councils to the newly elected Mayors. The meeting provided an opportunity to formally introduce the new mayors to the group and to discuss the activities that were undertaken over the past year. The alliance has…

Maroondah City Council meeting

Dec 12, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Maroondah City Council officially meets on a monthly basis from 7.30 pm at the Council Chambers at the Maroondah Civic Centre in Braeside Avenue, Ringwood. The public is welcome to attend and there is an opportunity to submit a question to be answered at council meetings or to speak directly with councillors and council staff…

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