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Arty Gras – How to get involved?   Arty Gras – How to get involved? With Arty Gras not very far away (only 7 weeks!), now is the time of year for local groups and individuals to start thinking about how they’d like to participate. Street Parade Foremost of the…

U3A Mirboo North & District – Tools for Tutors As many of you will know from a previous article for this newsletter, our business model is to provide our members with access to a range of interesting, interactive and social courses and activities all for the price of membership ($45…

Sporting Grants   This month we take a look at how sporting clubs, associations and groups that keep our community moving and healthy can access grant funding to strengthen their communities. Often these groups are unable to apply through normal granting bodies in their communities, because as the Australian Charities…

Electoral Act Changes   Electoral Amendment Bill will limit debate and public policy development. There is significant concern in the charitable and social change sector about proposed amendments to Australia’s federal electoral laws. Unfortunately due to over-broad definitions in the Electoral Legislation Amendment bill, the impact of these changes, which…

Member Package     The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation is unusual amongst community foundations because it has a membership – most Community Foundations do not. The reason we fortunately do have a membership is because of the way in which the Community Foundation developed: one of our community’s…

Arty Bras-“Good Golly Miss Brolly”   In 2010 the fun & quirky exhibition “Arty Bras” was formed. This began as a fundraiser for Breast Cancer, where several bras were donated to the community, to be decorated and displayed during the Mirboo Nth Arty Gras Festival over the Mother’s Day weekend.…

Headway Gippsland Inc In 1981 a group of concerned parents came together through their concern to find appropriate supports for people living with an Acquired Brain Injuries (‘ABI’s).   Giving their time and using their own initiative, this group set about applying for funding and grants to ensure that people living…

  How can we build strong and resilient communities across our district? One way is to empower the people in our communities to find solutions for issues impacting them; to find better ways of doing things or simply to provide opportunities for everyone to connect, learn and live.  But where…

FRRR Back to School Vouchers 2018   The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation is very pleased to have partnered with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) again this year to bring the ‘Back to School’ program to our district. This is a national program run by FRRR…

Baromi Park Draft Master Plan Some of you may be wondering what has become of the Baromi Park master planning process which kicked off last July. After the public meeting and written submissions last July – September, the Shire appointed Andrew Nixon to draft the Baromi Park Master Plan. During…

Educational Support Fund 2018 Recipients   Earlier this month, on the 9th  February, the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation were delighted to celebrate the transition of a group of young people from our district into the next stage of their education. This included the award of $19,000 in total to…

Planting Seeds for our Rural Kids’ Futures   Last week, Yarram, Mirboo North and Wonthaggi received a visit from the Dream Seeds team, a group of rural young adults who have received scholarships to University or completed leadership training with the Macpherson Smith Rural Foundation. Dream Seeds® is a fun,…