croydon – Alex Makin Candidate for Montague Ward

Media Release: Stroke a Chord goes from the stage to the screen

May 25, 2011

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in Accessibility, Maroondah City Council, Media Releases, Urban Sustainability

A documentary on the establishment and success of Maroondah’s Stroke a Chord choir will be filmed thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Ian Potter Foundation. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said the choir was started in 2010 to give people with limited or no speech the opportunity to experience something positive and joyful with their…

The 2011 Young Leaders Presentation Evening

May 13, 2011

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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: Promoting the arts and community organisations

Apr 22, 2011

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in Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

On the 31st of March I had the pleasure of opening Parole Viaggianti, which is the latest exhibition at Maroondah Federation Estate. Parole Viaggianti, otherwise known as Travelling Words, features artwork by Angela Cavalieri explores the relationship between language, cultural memory and subjectivity drawing upon Angela’s experiences while travelling. The exhibition was developed in partnership…

Maroondah Leader: Trains unreliable

Apr 12, 2011

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in Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport

The Maroondah Leader has reported on the decline in reliability for trains serving Maroondah through the Belgrave and Lilydale lines. Cr Alex Makin said the lack of services left passengers waiting up to 30 minutes to get from Croydon to Ringwood. While peak-hour services continue to suffer from reliability issues, there is also a lack…

Media Release: Croydon man prosecuted for littering

Feb 16, 2011

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in Environment, Maroondah City Council, Media Releases

A Croydon man has been convicted and fined $1635 after pleading guilty to three separate littering offences. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said the matter was heard at the Ringwood Magistrate’s Court on Monday 7 February. “Following an extensive investigation by Council officers the man was charged with three separate offences for dumping bags of printer…

Media Release: Putting wetlands on the map

Jan 26, 2011

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in Community Engagement, Environment, Media Releases, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Residents are being urged to get to know their local parklands to celebrate World Wetlands Day on 2 February. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said Maroondah has various wetlands that attract an array of flora and fauna. “Wetlands play such an important role in creating ecosystems that support various populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish…

Media Release: Youth support services still available

Dec 8, 2010

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in Business Community, Community Engagement, Media Releases, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Council’s youth team will continue to support Maroondah’s young people and their families over the Christmas school holidays. Maroondah Councillor Alex Makin said the last session of the EV’s Lounge drop-in program is on Friday 17 December, but youth workers are still available over the summer break. “During the holidays our youth workers will be…

Remembrance Day Services at Croydon RSL

Nov 11, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement

The 11th of November is Remembrance Day, with Australians pausing at 11am to reflect and remember casualties caused during war. The Ringwood and Croydon RSL both hold Remembrance Day services, and this year I attended the Croydon service at James Stevens Lawn, outside the Croydon Civic Centre. The Croydon RSL, which organises the Croydon services,…

The 2010 Mayoral Art Show

Nov 11, 2010

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alex

in Community Engagement

The Mayoral Art Show is an annual art event that supports the Croydon Branch of the Bone Marrow Donors Institute and the work it undertakes in the research of Cancer. The art show, which features 90 artists, includes promising and local artistic talents with a range of mediums. The Mayor is able to acquire one…

Tour of Donwood Community Aged Care Services

Nov 10, 2010

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in Community Engagement, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

Donwood Community Aged Care is located at 1-5 Mt Dandenong Road in Croydon and is a not-for-profit community organisation, that provides a full range of aged care facilities, from low-care needs through to high care, as well as respite services and care for people with dementia. This afternoon I attended a tour of Donwood Community…

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