Community celebration of International Women’s Day
A warm and lively crowd of the Community Foundation’s members and their friends gathered at Cospace last Wednesday at a special evening to mark International Women’s Day. Guest speaker Professor Jo Porter, Director of the Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre at Federation University’s Gippsland campus, captivated the audience with findings from her research capturing the voices and experiences of 1,000 rural women. …
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Community celebration of International Women’s Day
A warm and lively crowd of the Community Foundation’s members and their friends gathered at Cospace last Wednesday at a special evening to mark International Women’s Day. Guest speaker Professor Jo Porter, Director of the Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre at Federation University’s Gippsland campus, captivated the audience with findings from her research capturing the voices and experiences of 1,000 rural women. …
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Gardiner Grant supports Teen Mental Health First Aid across South Gippsland
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…
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Make a Difference as part of the Community Foundation
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…
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Understanding Aged Care Services Seminar
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…
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Kindness Tree donations support Back to School Vouchers
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…
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Mirboo North’s Summer Feast
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…
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Education Support Awards for fifteen local Students
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…
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MN Community Recovery Fund: Update
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…
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Bruhn Family Fund supporting Education
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…
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Community Foundation shares Annual Report and announces Grants
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…
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Recovery Grant in Action: A Community Lunch to Remember
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…
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