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Community Grant in action at the Mirboo North CFA

27 March 2025

New Trauma Kits Funded by Community GrantTwo new First Aid Trauma Kits have recently been added to the equipment at the Mirboo North CFA brigade thanks to a grant from the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation. The addition of these kits enhances the ability of our local brigade to respond to serious injury if…

Back to School Vouchers for local Schools

03 March 2025

Last month the Community Foundation distributed ninety ‘back to school’ vouchers worth $50 each across the six primary schools and the secondary college in our district. Each school passes these Kmart vouchers on to local families for the purchase of clothes and materials needed by the students to start school. These vouchers, worth a total…

Insurance Preparedness Session with Gippsland Community Legal Service.

20 February 2025

Understanding Insurance Coverage Each year, severe weather events and natural disasters worldwide destroy assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars. In many cases, only a small portion of the loss is insured. While most insurance policies cover bushfire, many do not include cover for damages caused by other events.Do you know if your insurance coverage…

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Education Support Awards to twenty one Local Students

07 February 2025

The Education Support Program of the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation gave out awards of more than $45,000 yesterday. The awards went to students from across our district, including Yinnar, Boolarra and Thorpdale, who want to further their education. “The Education Support awards are aimed at supporting the upfront costs students face in taking…

One Year On…

06 February 2025

As the 13th February approaches, it is worth thinking about how you want to handle the anniversary of the devastating storm that hit our district so hard this time last year. Healing through time Anniversaries are a time of collective and personal remembrance; a time when we note the passage of time: what happened then…

Community Foundation’s Annual Report and Grant Awards

23 December 2024

It is that time of year when community organisations take stock of the year that was and give an update to members and the broader community. For the Community Foundation that took place on Wednesday 20th alongside the award of community and recovery grants. Guests included the members of the Community Foundation, two of our…

Impact of Mirboo North’s Community Recovery Fund

04 December 2024

After the storm event in February our community was supported by amazing generosity from all directions. Not only did hundreds of people volunteer to help others, there were many donating food, equipment and money to help the Mirboo North community. The Community Foundation set up the Community Recovery Fund in the days immediately following the…

Mirboo North Times has donated $179,000 for future of Mirboo North community

06 November 2024

For the last 28 years the Mirboo North Times has kept the community informed and up to date with local news in this volunteer produced, weekly community newspaper. This milestone was celebrated by many of the past and present volunteers on Wednesday last, thanks to organisational efforts of Joy Koh, Treasurer of the MN Times. …

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Recovery Program: Healing in our Environment

25 October 2024

We live in a beautiful part of Gippsland perched upon rolling hills of productive farmland and native bush. Some have grown up here, whilst others have chosen this spot where the tall trees and native habitat are interlinked with our day to day lives. The feedback from the community has told us that the damage…

Royal Australian Navy Band is a hit!

21 October 2024

Mirboo North Seniors Celebrate Jazz & Big Band Afternoon in Warragul Last week a Community Bus full of our senior citizens drove down to Warragul’s West Gippsland Arts Centre for an afternoon of jazz and big band music courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy Band. By all accounts it was a fabulous afternoon with a…

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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.