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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Community Grant for Hallston Hall
In May, the Community Foundation awarded a grant of $3,599 to the Hallston Mechanics Institute to support urgent roof and gutter repairs at the Hallston Hall and avoid deterioration of the internal roof structures of this much-loved community building – the only public building in Hallston. The first Hallston Hall…
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Community Grant for Yinnar
The Yinnar & District Historical Society and Museum is going to expand its display area through a grant from the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation awarded in June. The Y&D Historical Society have been displaying items of historical interest and importance in the old railway goods shed in Yinnar…
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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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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…
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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…
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