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Kindness Tree donations support Back to School Vouchers 

In November, Wholelife Pharmacy and Healthfoods set up a Kindness Tree allowing everyone in the community to buy a bauble for $2, $5 or $10 in support of local families experiencing financial hardship.  By Christmas it was filled to the brim.  Each bauble was a simple act of generosity, and together our community raised an incredible $619.  A small bauble, a big impact for local families It […]

Vital Signs Report Offers fresh insight into our Communities 

Four towns, four reports — one shared picture of community life The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation and Community Bank, Mirboo North & District has just completed the second Mirboo North & District Vital Signs Report.  Based on publicly available data, this collaboratively developed report provides an update from the original 2020 report.   It offers a fresh snapshot of how our local communities are tracking […]

Recovery Grant in Action: A Community Lunch to Remember

Four women stand inside a kitchen wearing aprons, posing for a photo with their hands in front of their bodies with plates of food spread out in front of them.

Last Monday the Mirboo North CWA Night Owls hosted a lively home-cooked and free Community Lunch at the Baromi Centre thanks to a grant from the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund. Taking the place of the usual monthly community lunch, run by the Friends of Aged Care, the Mirboo North Night Owls offered their well […]

Giving to support local need: the Kindness Tree at Mirboo North WholeLife Pharmacy

The festive season has arrived in Mirboo North, and with it a wonderful opportunity for locals to spread a little kindness where it’s needed most. Continuing its tradition of supporting the local community, the Mirboo North WholeLife Pharmacy and Health Foods has set up a Kindness Tree – a simple but powerful way for community […]

Cultural Awareness Evening with Gunai Kurnai Elders Inspires Deep Reflection 

Members of the Community Foundation and the Mirboo North and District Reconciliation Network gathered recently for a powerful evening of cultural awareness and storytelling led by Aunty Sandra Patten and Aunty Marianne Atkinson, respected Elders of the Gunaikurnai people and members of the Elders Council of the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC).  Smoking […]

Wellbeing begins with a Listening Heart

Over morning tea at Co-space last week a large group of people gathered to hear about Mirboo North Schools Chaplaincy.  As Rachel O’Connor and Kym Tutty, the Co-Chairs of this organisation outlined, it was an opportunity to say thank you to all of their donors and supporters, as well as bringing people up to date […]

Living at Home for Longer  

Smiling elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair embraces a cheerful female nurse in blue scrubs and a stethoscope, both looking directly at the camera. Another healthcare worker stands slightly out of focus in the background, also wearing blue scrubs.

There’s no place like home, and with the right support you or your loved ones can stay there for longer.   A seminar being hosted by the U3A Mirboo North & District on Wednesday 30th July will provide information on accessing home care supports and carer programs, including registering with My Aged Care. This free local […]

Community Grant in Action at the Mirboo North Shire Hall  

mirboo north shire hall building

The Mirboo North Shire Hall Committee of Management have recently purchased a large screen with an in-built projector thanks to a grant from the Mirboo North Community Recovery Fund.   This equipment will ensure that the Shire Hall is properly kitted out for large community meetings, when these are needed, and for on-going music, theatrical and […]

Grants Awarded by Mirboo North Times 

Last Thursday evening we announced the grants from the Mirboo North Times Sub Fund for 2025.    Mirboo North Times Grants Support Storm Recovery and Community Projects The successful projects were ‘Chainsaw Replacement’ for the Wednesday Warriors, a ‘Community Music Event’ for Mirboo North Arts, a ‘Tilling Machine’ for the Friends of the Baths Road […]