Mirboo North

Chair of Mirboo North & District Community Foundation passes on the baton

After five years in the Chair of the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation (the Community Foundation), Paul Pratt has stepped down from the role, passing the baton on to Vice-Chair, Rob Kiddell.   The MN&D Community Foundation and the local community have benefited from Paul’s strong leadership of the organisation…

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A Colourful and Contemporary Mural at Co-Space

Local artist and curator, Melanie Caple, and four students from Mirboo North Secondary College painted a new mural in Mirboo North last week after 12 months of planning.  The mural, which was designed by Melanie, not only incorporated elements of the students’ winning designs, but it reconnects with Dennis Leversha’s…

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Community Foundation awards 2021 Community Grants to seven local groups

On Wednesday 24th November, the community groups who had been successful in this year’s Community Foundation grants program were announced to a room full of people at the Walter J Tuck Reserve.  “It was a pleasure to be able to gather as an organisation for the first time since February,”…

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Seniors Week in Mirboo North

Last week, Jimmy Jambs Café & Pantry hosted morning tea to over fifty of Mirboo North’s senior adults, serving them a delicious hot cuppa and cake every morning for five days. It seemed everyone had flocked to the café to enjoy morning tea and social catchups across the week and…

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Community Grants 2021

September is one of our favourite months at the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation.  It is the month when our annual Community Grants program opens for applications and we start talking to many local community groups about projects they are planning.   “It is always exciting to hear how these…

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Medical Centre Progress

The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation is in the process of building a modern, purpose built medical centre facility on the main street of Mirboo North, which will be leased and operated by the existing Mirboo North Medical Centre practice.   The aim of this project is to bring to…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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