Dani Calafiore, Author at Mirboo North and District Community Foundation

Employment Opportunity

The Mirboo North and District Community Foundation is seeking a Communications Officer to join its team. The ideal candidate would be committed to supporting the Community Foundation build strong communities through giving, facilitating and investing in our district (Boolarra, Mirboo North, Dumbalk, Thorpdale, Yinnar and the surrounding areas). The position…

Have an Impact in your Community

Community Foundations are not about one single cause; we are about a place and its people – about the communities of the towns of Mirboo North, Thorpdale, Yinnar, Boolarra, Dumbalk and the many rural communities in between. We are about making those communities stronger through giving, facilitating and investing. If you…

Design a Mural Competition

The Mirboo North and District Community Foundation have launched a creative design competition for students living in and around Mirboo North. This exciting opportunity will result in a transformation of the Community Foundation’s Courtyard at 96 Ridgway, where one lucky student will have the chance to paint alongside artist Melanie…

Builder Appointed for Medical Centre

Community Foundation appoints Langden Construction to build modern medical and allied health facility in Mirboo North and district, opening in October 2021.

Join our Board of Directors

The Mirboo North and District Community Foundation is seeking a Director to complement its current Board. The ideal candidate would be committed to strengthening our district (Boolarra, Mirboo North, Dumbalk, Thorpdale, Yinnar and the surrounding areas) and contributing to our Vision of a more healthy, vibrant and resilient community, working…

Mirboo North Seniors create a Perpetual Fund.

The Mirboo North Senior Citizens gathered to enjoy a beautiful lunch at the Baromi Centre last week, ably catered for by the Friends of the Aged Care. It was a celebratory lunch but had a number of poignant moments. For many years these lunches have been a well-attended and much-loved…

Education Support Fund Awards 2021

The Community Foundation hosted its annual Educational Support Fund (ESF) Awards night at Walter Tuck Reserve on Friday the 19th of February. The Community Foundation was delighted to help celebrate the transition of this lively group of young people and mature aged students to tertiary education in their first community…

Revitalising Ridgway Workshop

Mirboo North’s main street was the beneficiary of some love and attention at the end of 2020, thanks to a fantastic whole-town working bee which saw lichen removed, windows washed, new wine barrel planters installed and Christmas decorations put up. This activity was part of the first phase of Revitalising…

BooFIIT Back in 2021

Mirboo North. The Boo. A place with a thriving community; filled with volunteers and entrepreneurial spirit that provide all kinds of opportunities right on our doorstep. BooFIIT is a great example. Set up informally by Stacy Harriage in July 2019 to see if there were enough locals interested in gathering…

Dani Calafiore

Mirboo North & District Community Foundation