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  • St Columba’s Church 90th anniversary and closing service

    Today I had the privilege of attending the final service and 90th anniversary celebrations at St. Columba’s Uniting Church in Balwyn. The turnout was fantastic, with people packing the church for the…

  • ANZAC Day 2014

    There will be an ANZAC Day dawn service at the North Balwyn RSL at 5:45am on Friday 25th April this week. The service proper will commence at 6am, which will be followed…

  • 2014 North Balwyn Multicultural Festival

    2014 marks the second year of the annual North Balwyn Multicultural Festival, jointly hosted by the North Balwyn Rotary Club and North Balwyn Village. As with the event last year, there will…

  • Ward newsletters now available online

    For those who are interested, Maranoa Ward newsletters are now available on this website. The latest version is already uploaded to the Boroondara website every time it is published, but here on…

  • Macleay Park Carols in the Park 2013

    On the 14th December 2013, the annual Carols in the Park event was held at Macleay Park, North Balwyn. Many community organisations were present to assist with the event, including North Balwyn…

  • New mayor, committee chairs and councillor assignments

    At last night’s council meeting, the election of the new mayor and special committee chairs took place, as well as councillor assignments to the large number of internal and external committees, alliances…

  • Boroondara Annual Report 2012-13 highlights

    Last night, council adopted the 2012-13 annual report for Boroondara. The report is a summary of operational achievements and statutory information for the 2012-13 financial year and provides details on these achievements.…

  • 2013 Maranoa Gardens Festival

    This year’s Maranoa Gardens Festival will be held next Saturday 24th August. It is a fantastic opportunity to come along and see the nationally-recognised gardens on your own doorstep, featuring a unique…

  • Have your say – join the Boroondara Community Voice Panel

    Want to have an impact on Council’s decision-making? Do you want to send your thoughts and comments to be considered? The Boroondara Community Voice Panel is an online group of people who…

  • Map of bus stops in Maranoa

    Something that I have been working on intermittently for a few months is a map of all bus stops in Maranoa (i.e. parts of Balwyn, North Balwyn and Mont Albert North). Given…