Towns Archives - Mirboo North and District Community Foundation

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Giving to support local need: the Kindness Tree at Mirboo North Wholelife Pharmacy

The festive season has arrived in Mirboo North, and with it a wonderful opportunity for locals to spread a little kindness where it’s needed most. Continuing its tradition of supporting the local community, the Mirboo North WholeLife Pharmacy and Health Foods has set up a Kindness Tree – a simple…

Cultural Awareness Evening with Gunai Kurnai Elders Inspires Deep Reflection

Members of the Community Foundation and the Mirboo North and District Reconciliation Network gathered recently for a powerful evening of cultural awareness and storytelling led by Aunty Sandra Patten and Aunty Marianne Atkinson, respected Elders of the Gunaikurnai people and members of the Elders Council of the Gunaikurnai Land and…

New Community Table for Baromi Park

Visitors to Baromi Park will notice a wonderful new addition outside the Mirboo North Grainstore – a hand crafted, five metre long, wooden table with matching bench seating. More than just a piece of furniture, this table, which seats up to 20 people, is set to become a gathering place…

Seniors events supported by MN Seniors Fund

Interested in trying a new activity or meeting some new people? During October there is a great range of free or low cost events and activities on offer for Seniors month. South Gippsland Shire has gathered together a month-long calendar of activities across our Shire, with many of them happening…