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Dumbalk & District Progress Association The Dumbalk & District Progress Association (DDPA) was formed in 1980 with Ed Hanley as its inaugural President.   Current President, Toine Bovill explained that “the initial idea was to give a voice to this area of South Gippsland, particularly for farmers going through tough…

MNSC VCAL Awards 2017   The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation is one of the many organisations who support and sponsor the annual awards to the students of the Mirboo North Secondary College as they finish their school year.  In our case, the funds for this support come from…

Italian Festa 2018 With only days until the Mirboo North Italian Festa, the hard working Festa committee has everything prepared for an amazing day of fun, food and free entertainment.  Italian FOOD will be the hero in 2018.  Over 40 food stalls, as well as all the great food venues…

Yinnar Community Garden     The Yinnar Community Garden (YCG) was established in 2011 and is a unique community organisation delivering on this community’s vision for a sustainable and creative garden. The garden’s central feature is a beautiful cosmic mosaic that is surrounded by brick paved paths that define lushly planted…

Take 2 Pledge At the core of the Community Foundation is an investment for the future of our community:  Through the investment of the proceeds of the sale of the Mirboo North community aged care facility, the maintenance of this investment in our ‘future fund’ and the distribution of the…

Community Grant Recipients 2017   The Awards evening for our 2017 Community Grants also took place on the 20th November this year, immediately after the AGM, and we were delighted announce the 15 recipients of this year’s Community Grants round, and the distribution of a total of $51,025. Diana Mueller,…

Annual Report 2017   On Monday 20th November the members of the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation gathered for the Annual General Meeting at the Walter J Tuck Recreation Reserve Rooms to hear the Annual Report by the Board.  Paul Pratt, as Chair of the Community Foundation, was first…

Board Director – Kate Reiske   Kate Reiske, the newest member of the Board of the Community Foundation, is a long-time resident of Boolarra, currently employed by Latrobe City Council as Team Leader in Asset Strategy. Kate has a degree in Politics and over 18 years’ experience in project and…

Derrick Ehmke  – Community Foundation Practitioner Award 2017 Each year at the annual forum for Australian Community Foundations, known as NCFF, the Community Foundation awards are announced in celebration of the achievements of Community Foundations, their staff and volunteers. The Community Foundation Practitioner Award recognises individuals who have made a…

Executive Officer – Ruth Rogan     Our Executive Officer (EO), Ruth Rogan joined the Mirboo North and District Community Foundation in October 2016. Ruth, who originally hails from Ireland, moved to Mirboo North with her Australian husband  and family in 2012.  She qualified as a lawyer in 1999 and…

Boolarra and District Art Show   Last weekend Boolarra hosted the fourth Boolarra and District Art Show.  This community event was an initiative of local artist Abbas Mehran, who wanted to make art achievable for everyone.  He explained that it is not only artists who are creative.  He invited anyone…