Maroondah Leader: Maroondah and other CAD councils unite for action
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the newly formed alliance between Councils that include Central Activities Districts and the City of Melbourne. This alliance will ensure that Councils will be able...
View ArticleAttendance Report: Social inclusion and Council alliances
One of the reforms undertaken during my year as Mayor was to extend delegate reports into attendance reports, to ensure that Councillors can confidently discuss the events and activities that they have...
View ArticleMeeting with the Mayors and Former Mayors of the Central Activities Districts...
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...
View ArticleAttendance Report: Australia Day and the changeover for the CAD Mayors Forum
On the 26th of January I attended the Maroondah Australia Day Celebrations at Ringwood Lake. The celebrations, which coincide with a citizenship ceremony and the awarding of Maroondah’s Citizen, Young...
View ArticleUpcoming Council Elections
Thank you to the many individuals and community organisations that have shared their time over the past seven years. It has been an absolute honour to represent the Loughnan’s HIll Ward and the Mullum...
View ArticleMedia Release: Mayor Art Show highlights local talent
The 2010 Maroondah Mayoral Art Show will be on display at the Maroondah Art Gallery from 11 November to 11 December. Maroondah Mayor Councillor Alex Makin said the exhibition, now in its 14th year...
View ArticleNovember Broadcast on 98.1 Radio Eastern FM
Radio Eastern is a community based organisation located at Wyreena Community Arts Centre, that broadcasts on 98.1 FM. Each month Councillors are invited to participate in an on-air interview on 98.1 FM...
View Article2010 Maroondah Festival
The Maroondah Festival is one of the largest community events within Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, attracting approximately 30,000 attendees and featuring dedicated community, business, sustainability,...
View ArticleMaroondah Sudanese Festival
Maroondah has experiencing growing cultural diversity in recent years, including becoming home to a vibrant Sudanese community. This afternoon I was invited to a cultural festival organised by...
View ArticleMedia Release: The Lord Mayor joins forces with CAD Mayors to enhance city...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed between City of Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, and Mayors from the State Government’s six designated Central Activities Districts (CADs) –...
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