Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun – Mirboo North
Inaugural Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun, Mirboo North – by Rob Waycott They ran, they jogged, they walked, all 297 of them, at the inaugural Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun held on Saturday morning, 27 April. Commencing at eight am, from behind the Grand Ridge Brewery, as well as many locals, representatives from 28 […]
Mirboo North Art Show & Arty Gras Festival
As Autumn’s beautiful colours settle on Mirboo North, the town comes alive with its annual celebration of the arts. Mother’s Day weekend is a fabulous time to visit and celebrate along with this vibrant community. In its 38th year, the Mirboo North Art Show has grown into one of the most respected in Gippsland, […]
Mirboo North & District Vital Signs reveals its “Village of 100”
Mirboo North & District Vital Signs reveals its “Village of 100” Supported by the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation and the Mirboo North & District Community Bank® and led by an advisory committee of individuals representing our communities, the Mirboo North & District Vital Signs Project is gathering data and talking to local […]
Gaming – what’s excessive?
If you are interested in considering how gaming impacts your kids and their family relationships, Mirboo North Secondary College is hosting a seminar for parents by Steve Dupon of the Institute of Games on Thursday 14th March between 7pm and 8.30pm. The Institute of Games promises an engaging proactive seminar which will create opportunities […]
Fundraising for the Mirboo North Pool Hits $888,000
As the summer pool season draws to a close the Friends of the Mirboo Northth Pool and the Community Foundation are excited to announce that fundraising for the long-awaited redevelopment of the Mirboo Nth Pool has reached $888,000. “During December and January there were some significant donations from community organisations in our area. These community […]
Educational Support Fund Awards 2019
On the evening of the 8th February, the Community Foundation were delighted to celebrate the transition of a group of young people from our district into the next stage of their education. As part of this, awards totalling more than $20,000 were given to twenty recipients. Four students were also accepted into a Mentoring […]
Koala Habitat Corridor Project
The Mardan Mirboo North Landcare group Inc. have completed the works for a 2017 community grant supplied by the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation. The MMN Landcare Group in a recent article to the Mirboo North Times thanked the Community Foundation for their generous support to their group and the community of […]
Mirboo Rec Reserve BBQ
The Mirboo Recreation reserve held their Mirboo Community Christmas recently, on Friday 30th November. The local families came together to celebrate the festive season and the installation of the new BBQ in the Pavilion. The BBQ is a vision in stainless steel and replaces the old coin-operated BBQ with one that is now free for the community to use. […]
Community Grant Recipients 2018
The Awards evening for our 2018 Community Grants took place on the 26th November, immediately after the AGM, and we were delighted announce the 10 recipients of this year’s Community Grants round, and the distribution of just under $52,000. The ten successful recipients are a diverse range of community organisations each with a very different […]
Annual General Meeting 2018
On Monday 26th November our AGM was held at the Rec Rooms at the Walter J Tuck Reserve at Mirboo North. The Annual Report was available in printed form on the night (and is now at our office if you would like one) but the electronic copy is attached below. This includes the reports […]