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Inside
Moreland
Winter 2021
In this issue:
A lasting legacy – local
couple gift their Brunswick
house to charity
Proposed changes to
your waste service
Nominate for the
2021 Moreland Awards
Going solar, saving money
Neighbours outside the Brunswick house donated
to The Inner North Community Foundation. Volunteering in Glenroy
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In this
3
edition
2021 Moreland Welcome to Inside Moreland
Awards
A local couple’s A message from your Mayor
4 legacy of kindness
Hello and welcome to the
5 Volunteering in Glenroy latest edition of Inside
Moreland.
6 Imagine Moreland As we continue to face ongoing
Covid-related hardships, we
7 Works in your area are committed to the recovery
of our community and local
Proposed changes
8 to your waste service
businesses. Please follow the
latest health advice and stay
up to date with vaccination
opportunities at coronavirus.vic.
gov.au/vaccine.
Moreland City Council the money to help not-for-profits
Locked Bag 10, It’s also important to such as The Social Studio
Moreland, VIC, 3058 acknowledge the countless and CERES Community
9240 1111 | moreland.vic.gov.au individuals who continue to Environment Park.
Find us on Facebook, Instagram, step up, helping our community
Early last year, the Victorian
Twitter and YouTube. stay strong throughout the
Government announced that
pandemic. Do you know one of
all council waste services will
these outstanding individuals?
transition to a 4-bin service to
Nominations for individuals and
reduce waste to landfill. You
groups for the 2021 Moreland
can now have your say on the
Awards are currently open
proposed service. Flip over to
but closing soon, on Friday 10
the back page to find out how
September. Learn about some
you can have your say.
of last year’s winners on page 3.
Additionally, we share some
Published by Moreland City Council, You can also read more on
August 2021. projects and upgrades
page 4 in this issue about the
underway. There’s a lot
Disclaimer enormous generosity of a local
Information and events contained in this happening in our municipality
publication are current at the time of printing. Brunswick couple who donated
as we continue to recover from
Subsequent changes to events/information the proceeds of their house sale
may occur. Although the publication may be many of the challenges posed
of assistance to you, Moreland City Council to the local community through
does not guarantee that it is without flaw by the pandemic.
of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your a gift in their will.
particular purposes. It and its employees do Enjoy our latest edition.
not accept any responsibility, and indeed The Inner North Community
expressly disclaim any liability, for any loss
or damage, whether direct or consequential, Foundation will be investing Cr Annalivia Carli Hannan
suffered by any person as the result of or
arising from reliance on any information
contained in the publication.
© All applicable copyrights reserved for
Moreland City Council. Except for any uses Stay up to date on COVID-19
permitted under the Copyright Act 1968
(Cth), no part of this publication may be Go to coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccine for the most up-to-date
reproduced in any manner or in any medium
(whether electronic or otherwise) without the information about COVID-19 vaccinations. You can also find out
express permission of Moreland City Council.
This document is also available as a PDF file on
more about any restrictions and testing locations.
Moreland’s website at moreland.vic.gov.au. We
care about the environment. Inside Moreland Information in your language is available at
is printed on 100% recycled carbon neutral
paper made from post consumer waste using
coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translations
biodegradable vegetable based inks.
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Stephen Northey, founder of the community group Friends of Edgar’s Creek and Moreland Award winner.
Nominate for the 2021 Moreland Awards
Do you know an outstanding Stephen Northey founded She says winning a Moreland
local group or person who the community group Friends Award has brought attention to
has made Moreland a better of Edgar’s Creek. The group the work that goes into caring
is dedicated to making for our local waterways.
place to live, work or play in?
sure Edgar’s Creek, and its
Recognise their hard work Covid-19 has made the past
surrounding bushland, stays
over the last 12 months by year particularly tough. Let’s
healthy both now and into the
nominating them for a Moreland recognise those who’ve stepped
future for generations to enjoy.
Award. From awards celebrating up to make sure Moreland
Equally passionate about continues to be a welcoming,
reconciliation in Moreland to
waterways, Ann and Bruce healthy, accessible and safe
awards for achievement in
McGregor are founding place for everyone.
sports and art, there are 10
members of the Friends of Merri
award categories to choose Moreland Award nominations
Creek Group. The volunteer
from. close on Friday 10 September
community group has helped
Last year Stephen Northey, 2021.
restore the struggling Merri
along with Ann and Bruce Creek. For information on the
McGregor, were named joint awards and to make a
After moving to Moreland in
winners of the sustainability submission see moreland.vic.
1976, Ann remembers that
award. Each has played a gov.au/morelandawardsopen
Merri Creek was “crying out to
big part in making sure our
be restored, not only for people,
waterways stay healthy and
but also for native birds and
protected.
animals.”
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A local couple’s legacy of kindness
After 35 years calling Rose
Street in Brunswick home,
a local couple have left their
house to their community
through a gift in their will to
local charity, the Inner North
Community Foundation.
Dr Christopher Baker and Kerri
Hall were passionate about
creating fairer communities,
especially in Melbourne’s
inner north.
Dr Christopher Baker and Kerri Hall gifted their home in Rose Street, Brunswick,
Dr Baker, who died last year, to the local community.
was a lecturer at Swinburne
University. Ms Hall, who died The Inner North Community Cinnamon Evans, CEO of CERES
in 2017, was a librarian at the Foundation is a safe pair says, “For 40 years CERES has
State Library of Victoria. of hands for the resulting been helping people fall in love
community money. with the earth. And with the
Christopher was passionate
about the contribution of private help of people like Christopher
The foundation will invest the
wealth for public good, and he and Kerri giving to the CERES
principal, with interest made
hoped his and Kerri’s gift would Fund, we will continue to make
on the money providing annual
inspire others. sure our community is healthy
grants of over $100,000 to local
for the next 40 years.”
Reflecting on his own life and charities.
his view that wealth should be “People in the north care about
Ben Rodgers, Executive Officer
shared, Christopher said, their community,” Ben Rodgers
at the Inner North Community
adds. “Anyone can give in this
“The biggest gifts that my Foundation says sometimes the
way.”
mother and father gave me were biggest gift someone makes is
my values and my education. the one they never get to see. “Over 40% of people give every
It’s those things that enable me year to charity, but only 7%
to live my life in a way that I can “100 years from now, leave a gift in their will. Even a
feel comfortable about. It’s not the gift from Christopher small gift in your will can have
money, it is values.” and Kerri’s generosity lasting impact for the place that
The couple’s 3-bedroom
will continue to help local you call home.”
Brunswick property – with charities and change
people’s lives.” To learn more about the
timber floors and fruit trees in
Inner North Community
the yard – was auctioned in
As well as beginning this Foundation, or to find out how
May 2021. The local community
new and longlasting charity your local charities are coming
banded together with real estate
stream, Christopher and Kerri together to create future
agent Jellis Craig Inner North
also left gifts for environmental funds for the community see
and other local businesses
educational group CERES and innernorthfoundation.org.au
donating their services to raise
other charitable causes linked
more funds.
to the Inner North Community
Foundation.
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“Win, win”: the many benefits of volunteering
Volunteering helps you “I enjoy being patient and
share skills, stay social and remembering why you are there.
help others. We’re shining It’s not about you, it’s about
someone else.”
a light on 2 local volunteers
helping out at Glenroy
Neighbourhood Learning Jane Odgers
Centre. Working at Glenroy
Neighbourhood Learning
Peter Carmichael Centre has been Jane’s favourite
volunteer job over the years.
Peter started volunteering after
spotting an ad for English tutors “Volunteering is win, win really,”
in the local news. “I needed a she says. “It’s beneficial for both
career change and thought it the volunteer and for those who
would be interesting,” he says. experience the results of your
volunteering. It is so personally
“Glenroy Neighbourhood satisfying to be able to help
Learning Centre is a really Volunteers Peter Carmichael and Jane Odgers.
others in need.”
fulfilling place to be,” Peter adds.
“You get to work with people “I love it. It’s so rewarding To find out about your
who are struggling to adapt to seeing ex-students who spoke local Neighbourhood House,
a new culture and language – very little English become along with volunteering
Australians who haven’t had the volunteers, get jobs, be able to opportunities, see moreland.vic.
same opportunities as you – then give presentations and make gov.au/volunteernow or call
watch as they develop new skills speeches. Especially in such a 9240 1111.
and confidence.” short period of time.”
Local business goes from strength to strength
The manufacturing sector The local business’s products Discover more local
is a major contributor to – from nuts to nut butters, businesses, or add your Moreland
Moreland’s economy. As one legumes, dried fruit, spices and business to our directory, at
of our top 5 industry sectors, many more – are sought after by lovemoreland.com.au
manufacturing includes top restaurants, chefs, bakeries,
supermarkets and health food LOVE MORELAND, BUY LOCAL
610 local businesses and
stores across Australia and
generates 4,296 jobs.
overseas.
The Royal Nut Company is a
Mireille, daughter of Prakash
family-owned business that has
Mirchandani, owner of Royal
been manufacturing in Brunswick
Nut Company says: “Our father
since 1987. They recently
has been in the food industry
relocated to a larger
for decades, so this location was
site which has allowed the
extremely attractive to him and
business to grow. Royal Nut
possessed great potential as
Company now employs 70
well as a very special sense of
people with 45 staff at the Prakash Mirchandani, owner of Royal Nut
community.”
Brunswick head office. Company, one of Moreland’s favourite
manufacturers.
Imagine Moreland –
what have we done and where are we now?
The Imagine Moreland project set out to create a Community Vision for the future of Moreland. A panel of community
members met to talk about the needs of the Moreland community and write the Community Vision document.
Session 1: Meet
Our Community Panel met for the first time and learnt
about the process of developing a Community Vision. The
Community Vision document will guide the future planning
and policy directions of Moreland Council for the next 10
financial years.
Session 2: Learn
The panel learned what the
community wants to see The panel thought about
based on the engagement what the future of Moreland
we did earlier this year. could look like in 2031. They
They also learned about started drafting a Community
opportunities and challenges Vision document.
for the future of Moreland.
Session 3: Develop
Guest speakers talked with The group continued
the panel about key local 2031 developing the Community
issues such as pandemic Vision document. The panel
recovery, health, climate, discussed priorities for
open space, planning and community recovery from the
transport. Covid-19 pandemic.
Session 4: Refine
The panel provided the
The panel finalised
Community Vision document
the Community Vision
to the Mayor and Councillors.
document and made
recommendations for the
4-year Council Plan.
What’s next?
The Community Vision has been finalised and will be available for public viewing and feedback from Monday 30 August
until Monday 20 September with other Council documents. These will include the Council Plan (and Municipal Public Health
and Wellbeing Plan) and long-term Financial Plan. Learn more at conversations.moreland.vic.gov.au/whatsnextimagine.
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Works in your area
North East Ward North West Ward South Ward
Budds Street, Coburg Clifton Park, Brunswick
We are starting road We have improved the change
reconstruction works in Budds rooms in the park’s east pavilion,
Street, Coburg. Works will along with the referee’s room
include new road pavement, and general amenities to make
vehicle crossings, kerb and them more welcoming, female
channel replacement and friendly and compliant. We have
drainage and pipe works. Glenroy Community Hub, Glenroy also made the additional pavilion
Current works will be a more welcoming space. Works
We have completed the building
completed in December 2021. were completed in June 2021.
structure and enclosed the roof
of our state-of-the-art hub. We 260 Sydney Road, Brunswick
are now working on the interior
fit-outs. Landscape works around We have opened a new
the building and at Bridget Shortell temporary urban park in
Reserve are also taking place. The Brunswick. The upgraded site
project, showcasing world-leading includes a mural with linked
sustainable design, is on track to artistic signage, new trees and
be completed in early 2022. planter boxes are coming soon.
Muchell Grove, Coburg
O’Hea Street, Pascoe Vale
We are upgrading Muchell
Grove, Coburg. Works include We are doing drainage works
road reconstruction, new starting in Pascoe Vale, between
pavement, vehicle crossings, Dale Avenue and Irvine Street.
kerb and channel works along We will install new drainage pits
with upgrades to drainage and pipes. These works begin in
pits and pipes. Works will be September and will be completed
completed in March 2022. by December 2021.
Cr Annalivia Carli Cr Helen Davidson Cr James Conlan
Hannan, Mayor HDavidson@moreland.vic.gov.au JConlan@moreland.vic.gov.au
ACarliHannan@moreland. 0403 709 948 0409 279 335
vic.gov.au 0418 263 525
Cr Milad El-Halabi JP, CMC Cr Mark Riley, Deputy Mayor
Cr Sue Bolton
MElHalabi@moreland.vic.gov.au MRiley@moreland.vic.gov.au
sbolton@moreland.vic.gov.au
0457 555 555 0499 807 044
0417 583 664
Cr Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos Cr Angelica Panopoulos Cr Lambros Tapinos
HPavlidism@moreland.vic.gov.au APanopoulos@moreland.vic.gov.au LTapinos@moreland.vic.gov.au
0409 200 418 0417 854 518 0433 419 075
Cr Oscar Yildiz JP
Cr Adam Pulford Find out about more current works-
OYildiz@moreland.vic.gov.au
APulford@moreland.vic.gov.au in-progress at moreland.vic.gov.au/
0413 850 357
0417 835 793 currentprojects
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Our bins will be changing
GARBAGE RECYCLING FOOD & GARDEN GLASS HARD WASTE
ORGANICS
Fortnightly Fortnightly Monthly Booked
Weekly
The Victorian Government collect your bins, their That’s why we have
announced that all local size and cost. options to tailor the
councils must move to a We are proposing a service service to meet your
4-bin service. that was chosen based needs, like changing
on feedback from the the size of your bin.
From late 2022, we will
be making changes that Moreland community. Our proposed service also
impact how often we We heard about the needs helps reduce the amount
of different households. of waste to landfill.
Will this work for Moreland? Tell us at: conversations.moreland.vic.gov.au/binsYou can also read
