Members Meeting June 2018 Update

  New Members Morning Tea We know that our members are keen to have a better understanding of the Community Foundation and what is happening operationally.  For new members this is even more important, as they also learn about the concept and activities of a Community Foundation.  The informal morning tea was to welcome new […]

Communities in Control 2018 by Lindsay Oates

     Communities have the Power, they’ve just got to learn to use it!   Lindsay Oates, Member of the Community Foundation, recently attended the Communities in Control Conference and brings us his highlights from the stimulating two day event.   A thousand delegates from across the country attended ‘Communities in Control’ at the end […]

MNDCF New Home

  Our New Home The Community Foundation is very pleased to announce that it is moving to a new home, here in Mirboo North. We have taken on a lease of 96 Ridgway, formerly the In-line Café, and should move in by the end of August.   While there is some sadness at leaving our existing […]

The Baromi Centre Story

    The Baromi Centre Story   Margaret Peters, member of the Community Foundation and Secretary of the Mirboo North Senior Citizens Centre Inc gives us the background. The building now known as the Baromi Centre was built and opened in 1977. From its opening it has been a Shire property: initially the Mirboo Shire […]

MNSC Year 9 Showcase

MNSC Year 9 Showcase   Community Foundations are key community enablers on many different levels, and one advantage is their ability to bringing funding into new territory, where new, innovative and somewhat unproven ideas can bring benefit to the community.   The MNSC Year 9 Showcase is one such project. The Year 9 students of Mirboo […]

Boomerang Bags Mirboo North

  Have you got your Boomerang Bag? After a gentle start, Boomerang Bags Mirboo North has developed into a hive of activity. The arrival of screen-printing equipment, the abolition of single-use plastic bags from the Mirboo North IGA, and then a recent family tragedy on the far side of the country have all contributed to […]

Boolarra Bell Harp

 Boolarra Bell Harp On a beautifully sunny morning towards the end of April, I was pleased to attend the opening of the Bell Harp Musical Sculpture in Boolarra. The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation collaborated with the Mirboo North & District Community Bank in funding this project, with both organisations awarding this initiative community […]

Mirboo North Swimming Pool Fund

 The Mirboo North Swimming Pool Fund As the redevelopment of the Mirboo North Swimming Pool edges closer, with SGSC including $3.8M of capital expenditure in its proposed budget for 2018, the Community Foundation is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Friends of the Mirboo North Swimming Pool (‘Friends of the Pool’) to launch the […]

Mirboo North & District’s Vital Signs

     Let’s take our District’s ‘Vital Signs’  Vital Signs is a framework developed by the Community Foundations of Canada and used world-wide to take the ‘pulse’ of communities and measure their vitality in key quality of life areas. Vital Signs uses credible data, local knowledge and expertise to gain knowledge of what is happening […]

Reducing Harm from Alcohol & Gambling in Mirboo North

  Reducing Harm from Alcohol & Gambling in Mirboo North   Earlier this month, South Gippsland Shire Council (‘SGSC’) hosted a forum in Mirboo North to hear the voice of the community on the issue of Reducing Harm from Alcohol and Gambling. A small group of interested community members attended to hear from two very […]