Boomerang Bags Mirboo North
Have you got your Boomerang Bag? After a gentle start, Boomerang Bags Mirboo North has developed into a hive of activity. The arrival of screen-printing equipment, the abolition of single-use plastic bags from the Mirboo North IGA, and then a recent family tragedy on the far side of the country have all contributed to […]
Boolarra Bell Harp
Boolarra Bell Harp On a beautifully sunny morning towards the end of April, I was pleased to attend the opening of the Bell Harp Musical Sculpture in Boolarra. The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation collaborated with the Mirboo North & District Community Bank in funding this project, with both organisations awarding this initiative community […]
Mirboo North Swimming Pool Fund
The Mirboo North Swimming Pool Fund As the redevelopment of the Mirboo North Swimming Pool edges closer, with SGSC including $3.8M of capital expenditure in its proposed budget for 2018, the Community Foundation is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Friends of the Mirboo North Swimming Pool (‘Friends of the Pool’) to launch the […]
Mirboo North & District’s Vital Signs
Let’s take our District’s ‘Vital Signs’ Vital Signs is a framework developed by the Community Foundations of Canada and used world-wide to take the ‘pulse’ of communities and measure their vitality in key quality of life areas. Vital Signs uses credible data, local knowledge and expertise to gain knowledge of what is happening […]
Reducing Harm from Alcohol & Gambling in Mirboo North
Reducing Harm from Alcohol & Gambling in Mirboo North Earlier this month, South Gippsland Shire Council (‘SGSC’) hosted a forum in Mirboo North to hear the voice of the community on the issue of Reducing Harm from Alcohol and Gambling. A small group of interested community members attended to hear from two very […]
MNSC – Community Leadership Forum 2018
MNSC – Community Leadership Forum 2018 One element of the Year 9 Community Breakout program at Mirboo North Secondary College is the Community Leadership Forum. The aim of this Forum, organised by Rebecca Woodall, Year 9 Breakout Co-ordinator, is to expose the Year 9 students to the why and how of getting involved in […]
Boolarra BMX Track – Official Opening
Boolarra BMX Track – Official Opening We have featured the Boolarra BMX track project before in this newsletter, highlighting it as a fantastic example of a community giving its time and energy to develop a space for their young people. Well, the final pieces of the puzzle came together just before the Easter holidays, […]
Victorian Men’s Shed – Cluster Muster
Men’s Shed Health and Wellbeing Event A very successful Men’s Shed event was held at Lang Lang Memorial Hall on Tuesday 17 April, which saw almost 100 shedders, partners and community members come together to discuss health and wellbeing. The day was promoted as “Looking after self, looking after you mates and laughter”. The […]
Communities in Control 2018
Communities in Control 2018 Our Community is Australia’s Centre of Excellence for the nation’s 600,000 not-for-profits organisations. It provides advice, easy to use tech tools, resources and training for people and organisations working to build stronger communities. Each year Our Community holds a two day annual conference called Communities in Control. This year the theme […]
Mirboo North Art Show & Arty Gras 2018
Celebrating the Arts in Mirboo North on Mother’s Day Weekend As the nights close in and the beautiful colours of autumn are all around, it reminds us that Mirboo North’s celebration of the Arts is just around the corner: the 37th Mirboo North Art Show and the 11th Arty Gras festival are […]