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Art Show Kick Off
Mirboo North Art Show and Arty Gras 2017 12th, 13th and 14th May May is the month in which the Arts are celebrated right across Gippsland (as the ‘Creative Gippsland Festival’), and it is no surprise that Mirboo North’s Art Show and Arty Gras is one of the…
Read MoreEducational Support Fund 2017 Awards
Educational Support Fund 2017 Awards Mirboo North & District Community Foundation supports seven students entering tertiary education. On Friday evening at the Baromi Centre in Mirboo North, the Community Foundation held its 2017 Educational Support Fund Awards, to celebrate the achievements of and present awards to seven students from our…
Read MoreTransitioning Coal Communities
Transitioning Coal Communities The Community Foundation is delighted to announce that it will be co-hosting the Transitioning Coal Communities Tour when it comes to the Latrobe Valley on 26/27th April 2017 This tour is an initiative of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) to bring to Australia the ideas and…
Read MoreFRRR Back to School Vouchers
Back to School Vouchers 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 since 2005, aimed…
Read MoreMirboo North & District Community Foundation – AGM and Farewell
Mirboo North & District Community Foundation – AGM and Farewell The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation held its AGM on Monday 28th November 2016, at the Mirboo North Recreation Rooms. As always, the formalities included a report by the Chair of our Board, Paul Pratt, outlining the highlights…
Read MoreRob Kiddell Receives Australian Community Philanthropy Award
Rob Kiddell Receives Australian Community Philanthropy Award The peak body for Australian Community Foundations, Australian Community Philanthropy, has awarded Mirboo North & District Community Foundations Director Rob Kiddell its inaugural local Philanthropist of the year award. The award, for major long term services and commitment to local philanthropy,…
Read MoreHistoric Mural opened at Mirboo North Primary School
Historic Mural opened at Mirboo North Primary School This morning the Primary School officially ‘opened’ their new mural of a historic school scene, which his now gracing the outside wall of the School facing the Strzelecki Highway. Created by local artists Shane Imlach and Helen Lockie from Art n’ Stuff…
Read More2017 – What’s next for our Community Foundation
2017 – What’s next for our Community Foundation After the AGM on Monday night (28th November), the Community Foundation’s new Executive Officer, Ruth Rogan, outlined some of the projects which the Community Foundation will be focusing on in 2017. These projects arise from the feedback received in the survey of…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation Supports 9 Projects in 2016
2016 Community Grant Recipients Mirboo North & District Community Foundation Supports 9 New Local Projects It is always an exciting time of year for us, reviewing the applications for grants that come in from across our district. The Grants Review Committee, including external appointees, reviewed requests for $102,000 with only…
Read MoreWelcome to our new Executive Officer
Mirboo North & District Community Foundation appoints new Executive Officer The Board of the Mirboo North and District Community Foundation ((MNDCF) is delighted to announce that it has appointed a successor to Derrick Ehmke, as EO to our Community Foundation. Ruth Rogan has joined the team as from Monday 10…
Read MoreKids Matter Expo
KIDS MATTER EXPO – 9 March 2016 Recently Mirboo North Primary School held their first Kids Matter Expo / Family day. The day was a great success! Kids Matter and MindMatters is a Framework for examining all the practices, procedures and policies in the school which promotes student…
Read MoreEducational Support Funding Awards 2015
Educational Support Funding Awards Mirboo North & District Community Foundation supports local students Financial hardship is one of the biggest barriers rural students face when enrolling in post-compulsory education such as TAFE or university. Mirboo North & District Educational Support Funding assists young-adult and mature students with relocation expenses,…
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