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Demystifying Social Media Workshop   Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are all popular ways for us to keep in touch and communicate.   Terms such as likes, hashtag, following are now part of our everyday language and conversations about connecting on social media are becoming the norm.   Whether we use social…

Wendy Major: Board Director of our Community Foundation   Wendy moved to Mirboo North a few years ago from Bairnsdale, and has become actively involved in the Mirboo North & District community.  She carried out a volunteer role for the Community Foundation leading to her joining the Board in 2013.…

Proposed Boolarra BMX Track Rainer O’Brien researching track design. Boolarra has long been associated with first rate recreational opportunities for families and young people, including the structured activities of football, netball and horse-riding, but also with unstructured dynamic sports like skating and bike riding (sitting as it does at one…

  U3A Mirboo North &District Enrolment Day Only a few months ago a team of enthusiastic locals held a public meeting to engage the community in setting up a new group:  ‘U3A Mirboo North & District’.  As most of you will know, U3A stands for University of the Third Age,…

1st Mirboo North Scouts Building Confidence, Community and Skills Through Scouting The 1st Mirboo North Scout Group is the longest-established group in the South Gippsland District, originally part of the Tarwin District, and formed in 1908. For over a century, we’ve been helping young people grow through adventurous, values-based programs,…

YLab. Youth Forum   It’s Time On the evening of Wednesday September 6th, the young people in our community will have a fantastic opportunity to have a say on issues that matter to them: at the Mirboo North Youth Forum. This is one of two workshops to be held in…

Friends of the Mirboo North Library   The Mirboo North Library is a vibrant community space which is engaging for all ages and tastes, and with resources far beyond those visible on its walls and shelves.  A glance at the ‘What’s On’ section of this e-newsletter confirms the breadth of…

Choo Choo Market Another home-grown fun-filled Mirboo North event is on the horizon: the sixth annual Choo Choo Market is taking place on Saturday 26th August at Mirboo North Shire Hall between 9am and 2pm.  For those of you who haven’t been, the Choo Choo Market is a vibrant indoor…

Walter Aich: Board Director of our Community Foundation Walter Aich joined the Mirboo North and District Community Foundation Board in March 2014 and has since been actively involved on our Board, as well as the Community Connections and Grants and Allocations Committees. Walter has an extensive background in education with…

Baromi Park Masterplan Meeting Update   The Baromi Centre was filled with aerial maps of Baromi Park last Wednesday evening, as members of our community attended a public meeting hosted by South Gippsland Shire Council and Mirboo Country Development Inc, to help inform the Baromi Park Masterplan process.  This Masterplan…

Social Media Workshop    With so many ways to communicate on social media and marketing platforms these days it’s no wonder that a lot of us are mystified as to where to begin.  Facebook is familiar to most of us as a cost effective way to keep in touch with…

Community and Members Meeting   It was a cosy gathering at the Baromi Centre on Monday last with our members and the broader community coming together to get an update on what the Community Foundation has been up to for the last six months.  It was a bit of a…