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Media Releases 2008

May 2008

15 May 12 May 7 May
  • The Magic of Mulgrave Fun Day
    A magical, musical extravaganza is planned for the 5th annual Mulgrave Fun Day on Saturday, 31 May at the new Wellington Reserve Community Centre. more

April 2008

29 April
  • Taking Council To The People
    The next meeting of Monash City Council will be held at Oakleigh as part of the "taking Council to the people" initiative proposed by Mayor Paul Klisaris. more
21 April
  • Emergency Evacuation Exercise A Success
    It is 9.20 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. An 8 tonne truck carrying a mixed load of hazardous materials is driving east in Wellington Road and attempts to turn right into Jacksons Road. The driver fails to properly negotiate the corner and the vehicle tips onto its side. more
17 April
  • Get Fit For $1 A Day
    If you’ve been putting off signing up to a gym until your next tax refund, then you have now run out of excuses. more
10 April
  • Launch of 2008 Winter Concert Series
    Tribute trio, the 'Three Tenors', will launch the annual free Winter Concert Series on 20 April at the Monash Civic Centre, performing arias made famous by Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. more
  • Nominations Open For Sir John Monash Awards
    Monash Council is calling for nominations for the annual Sir John Monash Community Awards to recognise local residents who have given outstanding service to the City and its community. more
4 April
  • Damage from the 2 April Storm
    In the first 24 hours following the gale force winds on 2 April, Monash City Council has received around 250 calls from residents reporting damage. more

March 2008

28 March
  • Monash Youth Go 'Back To The Festival'
    If you've never done a 'ollie', 'nollie', 'rail grind' or 'backside 180' (or you have no idea what they are) then it's time to go 'Back To The Festival' for National Youth Week. more
25 March 18 March 6 March
  • Clayton Library Is Moving
    Clayton Library is moving across the road to the new Clayton Community Centre in Cooke Street and will open its doors on 7 April. more
5 March
  • Monash Cleans Up 3.5 Tonnes of Rubbish
    Clean Up Australia Day proved to be a great success with over 600 volunteers turning up at twenty sites throughout Monash and 1200 students from eleven schools pitching in to keep our parks, waterways and bushlands beautiful. more

February 2008

28 February
  • Flavours of Oakleigh Festival
    The multicultural community mix of Monash will be the flavour of this year's Oakleigh Festival at Warrawee Park, from noon until 6pm on Sunday 16 March. more
25 February
  • Amaroo Aerosol Art Mural Unveiled
    Monash Mayor, Paul Klisaris praised the talents of young Monash artists in unveiling a wall mural at the Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre in Chadstone today. more
19 February 14 February 13 February 12 February 6 February

January 2008

30 January
  • Hope For New Youth Film Project
    An exciting new twist is coming to the youth program rollPLAY Productions. Young people, aged between 14 and 25, are invited to join a new group for the first youth film project for 2008. more
  • GirlsOwn: Monash's Young Women's Group
    Looking for a 'girls only' group to boost your confidence and self-esteem? Want to learn about communicating effectively and forming healthy relationships with your friends and family? more
29 January
  • Building Works for Jordanville
    Jordanville is to receive a building lift with the refurbishment of the Jordanville Community Centre and construction of a new facility, the Jordanville Neighbourhood Support Centre. more
25 January 15 January
  • Turn Your Old Mobile Phone Into Plastic Fence Posts
    Monash City Council and MobileMuster, are calling on residents to recycle their old CDMA mobile phone handsets, batteries, chargers and accessories by depositing them at the Monash Civic Centre Engineering Customer Service counter or the Monash Waste Transfer Station in Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill. more
  • Detox Your Home
    Monash City Council and EcoRecycle are urging all Monash residents to detox their homes on Saturday, 9 February 2008. more
14 January 7 January
  • Tobacco Retailers Say No To Minors
    Recent test purchasing in the City of Monash has revealed tobacco retailers are increasingly refusing to sell cigarettes to people under the age of 18 years. more

Media Releases 2007

December 2007

19 December 12 December 3 December

November 2007

16 November
  • Monash Carols By Candlelight
    The count down is on to the most popular event on the Monash calendar, the 19th annual Monash Carols by Candlelight. More than 20,000 people are expected to celebrate the magic of Christmas under the stars at Jells Park on Sunday 16 December 2007. more
13 November 12 November
  • Flying The Flag For Oakleigh
    Monash Mayor, Tom Morrissey will join representatives of the Oakleigh Traders Association for the unveiling of vibrant new Oakleigh Village banner poles on Wednesday, 14 November. more
  • Holmesglen Valley Bio-Filter Project
    Council has joined with Melbourne Water to fund a native landscaped "rain garden" and wetland in Ashwood Reserve. more
7 November 1 November
  • Monash Tired of Finishing First
    Monash City Council is strengthening its policy on gambling in an effort to tackle a record of eight consecutive years as the municipality with the highest gambling machine losses in the State. more
  • $1.5 Million in Community Support Grants
    Monash City Council has allocated grants of $1,517,815 to 146 community organisations to assist in providing a broad range of services throughout the municipality. more
  • Arts Groups Share in $60,000
    Twenty-nine community groups will share in a record breaking $60,000 funding under the 2008 Monash Community Arts Grants Programs. more

October 2007

19 October 2007
  • 2008-2012 Monash Economic Development Strategy
    The Mayor of Monash, Cr Tom Morrissey, officially launched the new Economic Development Strategy 2008-2012 at the Economic Development Forum Dinner held at the Monash Gallery of Art on Wednesday 17 October. more
4 October 2007 3 October 2007
  • Airbourne Headlines Battle Final
    Hot on the heels of riding a rollercoaster of success in the United States, Aussie rock band Airbourne will pay homage to their roots by headlining the FreeZa Push Start Regional Finals on Friday, 19 October at Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley. more

September 2007

21 September
  • Making Monash Safer
    Monash City Council will be promoting Community Safety Month this October to make residents aware of crime prevention, personal safety, safe work practices and procedures during an emergency. more
19 September

August 2007

30 August
  • Call for Fun Day Participants
    Council is seeking performers, community groups and stallholders to participate in the fifth annual Ashwood Chadstone Family Fun Day on Sunday 21 October 2007. more
  • Healthy and Sustainable Gardens
    Monash City Council has launched a Healthy and Sustainable Gardens promotion for vibrant and healthy gardens this summer that will cut water use by up to 30 percent. more
  • Seniors Find Inspiration
    The City of Monash will celebrate the 2007 Seniors Week Festival with the theme 'Find Your Inspiration'. more
13 August
  • Short Film Earns Big Applause
    Young filmmaker, Djovan Caro, has been awarded Best Film for a comic buddy tale that he wrote, directed and edited, at last Friday's 2007 Monash Youth Film Festival, Lights! Camera! Shorts! more
8 August

July 2007

31 July 30 July
  • TCAP: Linking Business And Science
    Local businesses have been receiving a major technology boost under an initiative that links them with world-class research facilities such as the Australian Synchrotron, the Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, CSIRO and Monash University. more
25 July 19 July 4 July
  • Young People Fighting Discrimination
    Imagine what it would be like to get into the mind of a neighbour, colleague or schoolmate who appears completely different to you, with a different family, culture, religion and perspective on life. more

June 2007

20 June
  • Planting The Seeds For A Green Future
    The City of Monash will join the fight against climate change on National Tree Day by planting 10,000 native trees, grasses and groundcovers at Fairway Reserve, Mount Waverley on Sunday, 29 July. more
14 June
  • World Environment Day Winners
    The efforts of our citizens, schools, companies and other organisations in protecting and improving the environment were honoured at the recent Monash World Environment Day Awards presentation. more
13 June
  • Is Your Home Poison Proof?
    Monash City Council Maternal and Child Health Nurses have joined a state-wide campaign to inform and educate parents and grandparents about the dangers of child poisonings in the home. more
6 June

May 2007

30 May
  • Lights! Camera! Shorts!
    They say it's not the size of a film that counts but what you do with your 15 minutes of fame. Short films may not break box office records but they are the launching pad for budding filmmakers. more
29 May
  • Monash Wins Sustainable Cities Awards
    The City of Monash came out as a clear winner at the prestigious Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Sustainable Cities Awards at last Friday's presentation night. Monash scored four awards in eight categories including the prestigious 2007 Dame Phyllis Frost Award. more
16 May
  • 007 Showdown: Monash's Battle Of The Bands
    Garages around the City of Monash are rocking as local bands prepare for the 2007 Battle of the Bands competition and the chance to win a recording session at Studio 52. more
  • New Municipal Public Health Plan For Monash
    A new Monash Municipal Public Health Plan, designed to enhance the quality of life, general health and wellbeing of all those who live, work or study in the municipality, has gone on public display. more

April 2007

23 April
  • Nominations Open For Monash Awards
    Monash Council is calling for nominations for the annual Sir John Monash Community Awards to recognise local residents who have given outstanding service to the City and its community. more
17 April
  • Compost... For A Healthy Monash
    Monash City Council will join in the second annual International Composting Awareness Week on May 6 focusing on the 2007 theme, 'Compost … For a Healthy Earth'. more
12 April
  • Air Guitars Rock Youth Week
    If you've ever dreamed of emulating Slash, Flea or Angus Young, here's your big moment of fame and glory. The first ever air guitar competition is about to rock the City of Monash. more
  • Dry Grinding Saves 500,000 Litres Per Year
    Cutting water use in its footpath repair program is the latest initiative Monash City Council has adopted to reduce water use in its operations. more
4 April
  • Calling For World Environment Day Entries
    Environmental heroes in the City of Monash will be awarded cash and prizes totalling $10,500 as part of the Monash World Environment Awards. Nominations for the Monash World Environment Awards close soon, but there's still time to submit your entry. more
3 April
  • A Day Of Free Fabulous Fun
    Mulgrave Fun Day, on Saturday, 21 April, is shaping up as a fabulous day of free family fun with a jumping castle, face painting, animal farm, children's painting workshop and community and food stalls. more

March 2007

29 March 23 March
  • Mayor Opens Monash Enterprise Extension
    After eight years assisting more than ninety local small businesses, the second stage of the Monash Enterprise Centre was officially opened today by Monash Mayor, Tom Morrissey. more
  • Bore Water License For Monash
    Monash City Council has been granted a license from Southern Rural Water to extract 10 mega litres of bore water per year from the Scammell Reserve Bore in Oakleigh South. more
  • Monash Wins Second Student Accommodation Case
    The Dandenong Magistrates Court has accepted a guilty plea from the owner of a Clayton property which was used as shared accommodation for students without the appropriate Town Planning, Building and Health Approvals. more
14 March
  • Public Health Plan Survey now online
    Monash residents can now have online input to the new Public Health Plan being developed to replace the existing plan, which is due to expire at the end of June 2007. more
  • Monash Recycling Shelter Open for Business
    Monash City Council's Waste Transfer Station is now able to accept household paint for disposal. Customers can simply place their unwanted paint tins in the bins provided under a newly constructed shelter. more
7 March

February 2007

28 February
  • Halcyon Day Centre now officially open
    Monash Council's Halcyon Day Centre, which provides day care for aged and disabled residents, has been officially opened at its new site adjacent to the Glen Waverley Golf Course. more
26 February 22 February 9 February
  • Festival of Family, Youth, Fun and Entertainment
    The streets of Clayton will come alive with culture and colour from 12 noon to 6pm on Sunday February 25 when Monash Council hosts the Clayton Community Festival with a sustainable living theme under the slogan 'Lets Keep Clayton Clean'. more
7 February

January 2007

3 January

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Updated: 15 May 2008

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