Tag: regional centre

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra “Mozart’s Masterworks”

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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia, with its first concert being conducted in 1906. This evening the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performed at the George Wood Performing Arts Centre as part of its Metropolitan Tour.

The Tour involves the Orchestra performing at a number of Metropolitan and Regional Centres and we were fortunate that Maroondah was chosen as one of these locations. This evening I attended the performance, where the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performed several works from Mozart, including the Overture from La finta giardiniera, as well as a Violin Concerto.

The Ringwood Tour was supported by Regis Amaroo in Ringwood, a high care facility providing aged care within the community. As expected the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was brilliant and it was great that there was an opportunity for Maroondah residents to see the performance at a local venue.

Maroondah Leader: Call for new rail action

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The Maroondah Leader this week ran a feature on the plans for the Ringwood Central Activities District, outlining the plans for the transformation of Ringwood into a vibrant, accessible and sustainable urban centre.

Ultimately this vision require cooperation across all levels of Government and the redevelopment of Ringwood Station is one area where a State Government commitment is urgently required:

“Council has invested heavily in footpaths in Ringwood and plans to invest heavily in community facilities,  we need the redeveloped Ringwood Station to complement this and the central activities district,” Cr Makin said.  “If we want Ringwood CAD to become the regional centre for the eastern suburbs, we need the station to be replaced.”

Ringwood Station currently fails disability compliance standards making it difficult to use by our community.  It is imperative that all political parties commit to the redevelopment of Ringwood Station to deliver a safe, integrated and accessible transport interchange that will serve as a catalyst for Ringwood’s revitalisation into a .