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With just over 600 days to go before we reach the Year 2000, organisations everywhere must assess the effect on their operations and systems of…

The Commonwealth Government is committed to improving the quality of customer service provided by its Departments, agencies and enterprises, while at the same time ensuring…

Two years after the founding of Melbourne, pioneer pastoralist William Turner rode into the bush around Croydon and sowed experimental pasture seed. He was the…

An ambitious program to establish Internet training and wider access for residents is soon to be established in Maroondah. Courtesy of $100,000 funding from the…

There is no more congenial place to gather a community together than a local neighbourhood park. Over the last two years, Council has organised eight…

A Youth Advisory Group scheme is about to be expanded, offering training and skills development to young people, following the success of a pilot group.…

With the introduction of Compulsory Competitive Tendering in Victoria, it is essential for Councils to evaluate the level of service they are offering. Maroondah has…

Taking 20 frail and elderly people away on a four day excursion may not sound like the most practical way to look after their needs.…

Situated in a picturesque bush garden adjacent to the Civic Offices in Ringwood is one of the City’s great assets, the Karralyka Centre. Designed by…

Amalgamation in 1994 coupled with the introduction of Compulsory Competitive Tendering gave Maroondah Leisure, the business unit created to manage the City’s major recreational facilities,…

Maroondah has six major waterways and several lakes, all providing aesthetic and recreational amenity. In the past, some have suffered through failure to recognise these…

Housed in one of Maroondah’s oldest homes is the Wyreena Centre. Here residents can meet and join in an enormous variety of activities ranging from…