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Gardiner Grant supports Teen Mental Health First Aid across South Gippsland

19 March 2026

This year 750 young people across South Gippsland will benefit from Teen Mental Health First Aid training thanks to a grant from the Gardiner Foundation in support of Live4Life South Gippsland. Live4Life South Gippsland is a community embedded initiative that takes a whole of community approach to addressing youth mental health challenges and reducing youth suicide. Mental Health at a local level Live4Life operates effectively at a local…

Make a Difference as part of the Community Foundation

26 February 2026

The Mirboo North and District Community Foundation helps strengthen our local area through giving, facilitating and investing. We are long-term community led organisation, both through our Board of Directors and our valued member base. We are seeking local people who want to make a difference in our district through Board membership. If this resonates with you and you live in Boolarra, Yinnar, Thorpdale, Mirboo North,…

Understanding Aged Care Services Seminar

19 February 2026

Laura Corbett from Latrobe Community Health Service will be coming back to Mirboo North to give a seminar on Wednesday 25th February at 1pm at the Baromi Centre. Following on from the Seminar she gave last July, Laura is also going to be joined by two colleagues who will speak about the Carers Program and Care Finders Program. What the seminar will cover At this informative session, which is being hosted by U3A, Mirboo North…

Kindness Tree donations support Back to School Vouchers

19 February 2026

In November, Wholelife Pharmacy and Healthfoods set up a Kindness Tree allowing everyone in the community to buy a bauble for $2, $5 or $10 in support of local families experiencing financial hardship. By Christmas it was filled to the brim. Each bauble was a simple act of generosity, and together our community raised an incredible $619. A small bauble, a big impact for local families It…

Mirboo North’s Summer Feast

16 February 2026

Summer Feast was a Mirboo North community event held beside the pool and Baths Road Reserve, bringing locals together two years after the February 2024 storm. A Gathering in the Heart of Recovery The location of the Summer Feast was right at the heart of the town. While not a spot commonly used for community gatherings, it was specifically chosen…

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Education Support Awards for fifteen local Students

09 February 2026

The Community Foundation’s Education Support Program recently distributed Education Support awards of more than $25,000 to fifteen students from across our district, including students from Boolarra, Mirboo North and Thorpdale. “The Education Support awards will be used by these students, including two mature students, to cover their upfront financial costs as they take up their…

MN Community Recovery Fund: Update

04 February 2026

The Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund was set up two years ago in the days immediately following the February 2024 storm to receive the generous donations from individuals, community organisations and businesses who wanted to support those who had been impacted by the storm. This fund received almost $95,000 in donations. Over the last two…

Bruhn Family Fund supporting Education

03 February 2026

The Bruhn Family Fund supported awards for six students during the end-of-year graduation ceremony at Mirboo North Secondary College last December.Two awards recognised students in the Vocational Major program, with four further awards presented to students who upheld the school values of Respect, Pride and Trust. Recognising effort, values and vocational pathways For more than…

Community Foundation shares Annual Report and announces Grants

13 December 2025

It’s the time of year when local organisations reflect on their achievements and update the community on their work. For the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation, this took place on Wednesday 26th November, alongside the presentation of this year’s Community and Recovery Grants. Chair Rob Kiddell reflected that fifteen years ago the Community Foundation…

Recovery Grant in Action: A Community Lunch to Remember

24 November 2025

Last Monday the Mirboo North CWA Night Owls hosted a lively home-cooked and free Community Lunch at the Baromi Centre thanks to a grant from the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund. Taking the place of the usual monthly community lunch, run by the Friends of Aged Care, the Mirboo North Night Owls offered their well…

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Vital Signs

The Mirboo North and District Vital Signs Report illuminates what is going on in our district in a very accessible way, using publicly available and easy to read data as well as personal input from members of our various communities.

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