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Education Support Awards to twenty one Local Students

The Education Support Program of the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation gave out awards of more than $45,000 yesterday.  The awards went to students from across our district, including Yinnar, Boolarra and Thorpdale, who want to further their education. “The Education Support awards are aimed at supporting the upfront…

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Community Foundation’s Annual Report and Grant Awards

It is that time of year when community organisations take stock of the year that was and give an update to members and the broader community.  For the Community Foundation that took place on Wednesday 20th alongside the award of community and recovery grants.  Guests included the members of the…

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Royal Australian Navy Band is a hit!

Mirboo North Seniors Celebrate Jazz & Big Band Afternoon in Warragul Last week a Community Bus full of our senior citizens drove down to Warragul’s West Gippsland Arts Centre for an afternoon of jazz and big band music courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy Band.  By all accounts it was…

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Funds from Storm wood reinvested in Community Recovery Fund

Almost $50,000 has been donated to the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund to support recovery across the community through activities like replanting, mental health first aid training, community events and programs at the Mirboo North Schools. Forest Fire Management Victoria Channels Storm Wood Revenue Back into Community Recovery Efforts Following…

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Foundation Community Grants now open

Do you have a great idea that needs funds to bring it to life? The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation’s Community Grants are now open to help local initiatives, events, and organisations thrive with financial support. We are often able to avail of opportunities locally to try out art…

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Grants for Students going to Uni or TAFE in 2025

Students of any age who are taking up tertiary level studies in early 2025 can apply to the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation for an Education Support Award to assist with the financial costs.  Applications are now open through our website and close on 20th November.  “The costs faced…

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Plants for Rebuilding Gardens

Last Sunday the Mirboo North Shire Hall was not only filled with hundreds of donated plants: natives, herbs, succulents, flowering shrubs, orchids, but with local community members who wanted help with rebuilding gardens.   A Day of Community and Greenery If you had a small or large gap in your garden,…

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Rebuild and Refresh our Gardens: Plants and Planting Day

On Sunday 23rd June the Community Foundation is hosting a Plants and Planting Day at the Mirboo North Shire Hall thanks to the generosity of locals and neighbouring communities who are donating plants as well as their time to help the planting in gardens that have been impacted by February’s…

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Donations and Community Recovery Fund supporting Storm Cell Volunteers

Thanks to a donation of $30,000 from Esso Australia to the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund, a grant of almost $20,000 has gone to the Storm Cell Volunteers (auspiced by the MN Community Shed) to assist in completing the work on the jobs they have logged post storm.

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The Community Foundation’s story on display at Mirboo North Library

This time last year the Community Foundation launched a book telling its origin story, called ‘From Rural Health to Community Strengthening’.  This book was written by Dr. Julie Fenley after much research and takes the reader from the Bush Nursing Hospital set up in 1932 through to the Aged Care…

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