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VLGA Essential Mayor’s Weekend

Jan 31, 2010

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in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

The Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) is a peak body that represents councillors across Victoria. Maroondah has been a member of the VLGA since 2008 and as such is able to utilise the organisation for advocacy, as well as training and support. This weekend the VLGA held its Essential Mayor’s Weekend, which provides a training…

Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing – final meeting for 2009

Nov 23, 2009

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in Community Engagement, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, meets on a bi-monthly basis to discuss initiatives that improve the health, safety and wellbeing of municipality and its residents. This year’s priority has been the development of the Maroondah Community Wellbeing Plan. This plan, otherwise known as a Municipal Public Health Plan, is a statutory…

Delegates’ Report: Annual General Meetings and Seniors Week

Oct 19, 2009

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alex

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

This month has marked the beginning of the Spring season for Annual General Meetings, and I had the pleasure of attending the Ringwood Historical Society AGM on the 22nd of September. The Society documents the history of Ringwood and it is great to see renewed interest in our local history. The Ringwood Historical Society previously…

Ringwood Bowls Club – 80th anniversary and 2009 Launch Bowls Season Launch

Oct 9, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Sports and Leisure, Urban Sustainability

The Ringwood Bowls Club is located at 2-12 Loughnan Road and includes two grass and one artificial green, as well as a clubhouse that also serves as a function centre. Tonight the club celebrated its 80th anniversary and the launch of the 2009 Lawn Bowls Season. The Ringwood Bowls Club has had a long history…

Delegates’ Report: Environmental Sustainability and Achievements by People with Disabilities

Sep 21, 2009

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alex

in Accessibility, Business Community, Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Sustainability

On the 23rd of August I attended the launch of the North Ringwood Tennis Club’s water sustainability project. The club, through a combination of Federal and Council grants, has installed water tanks to assist the watering of its courts and reduce dependence on our limited water supplies. Like many of our sporting clubs, North Ringwood…

Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committe – Discussing the Community Wellbeing Plan

Sep 7, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Urban Sustainability

The development of Council’s Community Wellbeing Plan has been priority of the Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee. The plan, has been formulated through input from the members that are part of the committee, including the Primary Care Partnerships, Eastern Access Community Health, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and Victoria…

Ringwood Spiders – 2009 Trophy Presentation Night

Aug 28, 2009

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alex

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

The Ringwood Spiders are a football team for people with disabilities, which competes in the Football Integration Development Association league. The Spiders have had a year of triumph, particularly after winning the 2009 Grand Final, its first first premiership in 15 years. Given the success of the Spiders, tonight’s Trophy Presentation Night was filled with…

Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committe – Reporting on the Community Wellbeing Plan

Jul 6, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Urban Sustainability

The genesis of the the Maroondah Partners in Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee was to oversee the implementation Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan. This plan which established the health, safety and wellbeing priorities for the municipality is currently being updated and rewritten as the Community Wellbeing Plan. During this process the Committee has fulfilled…

Launch of the Outer East Community Food Access Research

Jun 3, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Health Safety Wellbeing committee, Sustainable Transport

The Outer East Community Food Access Research Project, was a report commissioned through the Primary Care Partnerships and nutrition networks and examined the proximity to fresh and nutritious food to residents living in Maroondah, Knox and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. While Maroondah is generally well provisioned with access to fresh food, through supermarkets, green…

Inaugural Eastern Volunteers Community Conference – Day One

May 13, 2009

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alex

in Community Engagement, Urban Sustainability

Eastern Volunteers has a vision of leading the way in community services, and this was demonstrated through the organisation’s inaugural community conference. The two-day event, which was entitled Social Inclusion and Community Well-being in the World’s Most Liveable City, was designed to assist in capacity building for the not-for-profit and community sectors. The conference included…

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