Community
One Year On…
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…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation’s Annual Report and Grant Awards
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…
Read MoreMirboo North Times has donated $179,000 for future of Mirboo North community
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,…
Read MoreRecovery Program: Healing in our Environment
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…
Read MoreRoyal Australian Navy Band is a hit!
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…
Read MoreFunds from Storm wood reinvested in Community Recovery Fund
Almost $50,000 has been donated to the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund to support recovery across the community through activities like replanting, mental health first aid training, community events and programs at the Mirboo North Schools. Forest Fire Management Victoria Channels Storm Wood Revenue Back into Community Recovery Efforts Following…
Read MorePlants for Rebuilding Gardens
Last Sunday the Mirboo North Shire Hall was not only filled with hundreds of donated plants: natives, herbs, succulents, flowering shrubs, orchids, but with local community members who wanted help with rebuilding gardens. A Day of Community and Greenery If you had a small or large gap in your garden,…
Read MoreRebuild and Refresh our Gardens: Plants and Planting Day
On Sunday 23rd June the Community Foundation is hosting a Plants and Planting Day at the Mirboo North Shire Hall thanks to the generosity of locals and neighbouring communities who are donating plants as well as their time to help the planting in gardens that have been impacted by February’s…
Read MoreThe Community Foundation’s story on display at Mirboo North Library
This time last year the Community Foundation launched a book telling its origin story, called ‘From Rural Health to Community Strengthening’. This book was written by Dr. Julie Fenley after much research and takes the reader from the Bush Nursing Hospital set up in 1932 through to the Aged Care…
Read MoreMirboo North Recovery Fund continues to support Community
The Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund in the Community Foundation continues to make small grants to support the community in recovery. This fund was set up post-storm and has been generously supported by local donors and those further afield. Thanks to these donors we have given out a range…
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