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SCHOOLS…are you wanting to use our tree?

August 18, 2019 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Invitation to schools

If you look at our post named Celebrating the mature trees of Maroondah, you will see our tree, in three different dressings. After the last display in May, CCS is offering to loan this tree to any school in Maroondah who would like to use it as a framework for an art or environment project. […]

April 29, 2019 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Celebrating the mature trees of Maroondah, through art

Thanks to an Arts & Culture grant from Maroondah City Council we Have launched an exciting community art project today. It is designed to create awareness of and celebrate the mature trees of Maroondah. It coordinates work from the Croydon Men’s Shed, art work from all students of Croydon Primary School, a TV loaned to […]

November 12, 2018 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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demolishing and rebuilding near you?

Planning Alerts is part of “Open Australia Foundation” site will allow you to sign up for any development applications within a designated radius of your own choosing. Made available through creative commons you will be sent an email regarding applications for proposals near you. If there are trees still on the site, you can ask […]

September 14, 2018 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Paid up Members please log into members area to see our tree map so far and see if you can help

September 14, 2017 · Liz Sanzaro · One Comment
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Port Phillip bay water quality

The EPA has sent us a message below “We’re trialling a free SMS service which provides notifications when a ‘POOR’ water quality forecast is issued for Port Phillip Bay beaches. These notifications will allow Victorians to make informed decisions about swimming at beaches during the Beach Report season.” click on the last link to access the method […]

February 2, 2017 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Language ?

If we are to engage people meaningfully we need to think about our use of words. Years ago we lived in a society, now we live in an economy. Being referred to as a human resource diminishes us to “a being” with a necessary skill, to fill a gap in the “corporation of business”. In […]

November 25, 2016 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Members area- how to help us log our trees of Maroondah

May 30, 2016 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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phone if trees are being felled

Unfortunately there are some among us who work on the theory that whilst we are away, they can remove trees and no one will notice. It would be great to say ” have a good break away, all will be well” but history tells us this is when opportunistic people do the wrong thing. There […]

December 30, 2014 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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planning application near me?

PlanningAlerts is a free service which searches as many planning authority websites as it can find and emails you details of applications near you. The aim of this is to enable shared scrutiny of what is being built (and knocked down) in peoples’ communities. PlanningAlerts is brought to you by the charity the OpenAustralia Foundation. If you […]

November 26, 2014 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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