Digital Image of Z3 191 at the East Burwood terminus behind a sign about the Federal funding through the Federal Urban Public Transport Program, during 1993. Photo by David Kemp. Tram has the destination of City Exhibition St, Route 75.trams, tramways, route 75, east burwood, transport funding, funding, z3 class, federal grant, tram 191

Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. References to Minister Tom Roper. Continues from Reg Item 1059 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway and bus names only listed, not railway. .1 - Vol 2 No. 1 - Feb. 1986 - front cover - Flagstaff station, St Kilda/Port Melbourne light rail system announced, police at Hawthorn learning about trams, Chinese delegation looking at Melbourne's trams, Elwood depot article with photos by Lloyd Rogers at time of Elwood depot coming part of The Met, promotional posters for tramcars, Tram cards, tram power supply upgraded (photo of Z129) - Brown Boveri equipment to Kew and Ascot Vale, memoirs of a tram conductress Nancy Scutt, item with photo of Conductor Jeff Harvey, employment notes, Preston Workshops Christmas party and presentation to Essendon depot tramway soccer champs by Norm Maddock. .2 - Vol 2, No. 2 - March 1986 - Jolimont workshops, modal interchange at Bundoora, Transport Information Centre, memoirs of a tram conductress continued, tram cricket matches, tramway bowls - photos and players listed, Harris trains to be phased out. .3 - Vol 2, No. 3 - April 1986 - front cover of a Met Tram overhead maintenance, linesmen training, new super scheme (old gratuity scheme), visit from ATMOEA NSW visit, Elwood bus depot 12 months with The Met, flying flags on trams, tramway bowls, cricket. .4 - Vol 2, No. 4, May 1986 - 20 pages - Met Information Centre - "Dreams of trams become a reality - driver Peter Gamble", tram tour for American visitors to the zoo, Harris trains, article and photos on Camberwell depot, pantographs on trams, face lift for trams (758) and new buses (182). .5 - Vol 2, No. 5, June/July 1986 - 40 pages - Clock shop, materials testing, lost property, chemical analysis - Preston Workshops, Bus Driving School, Munitions bus 301 at Hawthorn, AVM on trams (223), tram track repairs, relaying Preston workshops entrance for LRV's, new type of safety zones (967 and 871), Preston Workshops redevelopment for LRV's, tram shelters, transporting arts - new series, Michael Leunig, mentions Clifton Pugh tram 504, federal funding for trams, fitting air conditioners to trams. .6 - Vol 2, No. 6, August 1986 - 20 pages - front cover - rotary converter at Carlton, Doncaster bus depot celebrates 25 years, the day the rains came - Ray Marsh - 1972 floods, substations power tram network, Carlton, tram art of a different kind, launch of Leunig's tram. Doncaster party. .7 - Vol 2, No. 7, October 1986, 20 pages, artic buses start rolling (articulated), vandals, Robert Jacks tram launched, Peace tram 829,. .8 - Vol 2, No. 8, November 1986, 20 pages, MTA Annual report, Debbie Bateman Conductor thanked by passengers, Papal tour planning, MTA Ball, Frankston Neighbourhood launched, Essendon depot Soccer report. .9 - Vol. 2, No. 9, December 1986, 20 pages, Christmas issue, (has a $1.50 sticker on it), Met Lines year in review, Federal funding for more A class trams, Bundoora - La Trobe Uni bus interchanged opened, Domain Interchange opened, For next year 1987 - see Reg Item 1141 - Announced in December issue, Met Lines quarterly next year.trams, tramways, mta, the met, elwood depot, light rail, posters, power supply, kew, ascot vale, conductresses, sports, essendon depot, bundoora, jolimont workshops, tower truck, overhead, superannuation, flags, camberwell depot, drivers, trolley poles, pantographs, clocks, buses, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, shelters, flooding, substation, carlton, transporting art, federal funding, a class, domain interchange, tram 2001, tram 129, tram 234, tram 50, tram 504, tram 871, tram 967, tram 223, tram 758

Button distributed to and worn by Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) members. The ANF has been campaigning for more funding and qualified nurses to improve the quality of aged care for the past several decades, and continues to do so. This particular badge is from a 2001 campaign in the lead up to a November 2001 Australian federal election. The campaign called on the government and opposition to make commitments to around aged care staffing and funding. Branch newsletters from late 2001 focused on aged care staff shortages & under-funding, with placards from rallies featuring slogans such as 'Aged care nurses. We care. Do you?' and 'Aged care. Who care? We care'. Therefore, it is believed that this badge was manufactured and distributed from August to December 2001.Circular orange and dark blue plastic badge. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with safety pin fastener adhered to back. Badge printed with 'Aged Care. Who Cares? I care.' and the ANF [Australian Nursing Federation] logo. 'I Care.' is underlined.nursing, nurses, unionism, aged care, lobbying, 2001 federal election, funding, badges, buttons, pins, trade unions, labour history, staffing, workforce, patient care

Photograph shows a 3-lane road with "Federally funded" sign This is Plenty Road Bundoora, near Parade college.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No caption. Printed maker's mark on slide "Kodak Kodachrome Slide"plenty road bundoora, parade college

Newspaper Clipping from the ""Mail", 12 May 1998 P5. "Ring road talks"Maroondah councillor and Eastern Ring Road steering committee member Neil Rose last week met State Roads Minister Geoff Craige to discuss funding for the project. The committee is pushing for $800 million in state and federal funding to build the road as soon as possible.

Reverend Murray coordinated a Federal Governemnt funded program to help long term unemployed in the 24-44 age group.B & W photograph of Rev. Muuray standing on the steps of a building.C&N 27/8/86 page 5 Rev Jim Murray a Tasmanian first to help the unemployed Copyright photograph Mercury Hobart Tasmania when re-ordering quote no T3752/1murray, jim, uniting church, minister

Reverend Murray coordinated a Federal Governemnt funded program to help long term unemployed in the 24-44 age group.B & W head and shoulders photograph of Rev Jim MurrayRev. Jim Murray C&N 30/.10/85 p 20murray, jim, uniting church, minister

Assisted by the Australia Council, the Federal Government's Arts funding & Advisory Group Black and white theatre programcontains author autobiographymonsters, program, proogramme, athenaeum theatre two, kevin nemeth, slegehammer presents, australia arts council

Correspondence, brochures, flyers, meeting agendas and minutes, evaluation sheet, list of sites and associated historical information and a Eltham Discovery talk produced by EDHS in 1992. on a project to develop a cultural heritage trail for the Shire of Nillumbik as part of a training program for future employmentvia LEAP a federally funded program through the Department of Employment Education, training and Youth Affairs. It was jointly sponsored by Montsalvat Trust and Nillumbik Shire Council. The project consisted of two parts: gathering the information and publishing it.37 pagesHG Booklet 51harry gilham collection, leap, trailblazers, heritage trail

Banyule, Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Darebin Councils successfully lobbied the Federal Government to fund the "headspace" facility in Main Street Greensborough.News clipping, black text and colour image.headspace greensborough, main street greensborough

This project is assisted by the Australian Council ,the Federal government's Arts Funding advisory body and has been generously supported by the playbox theatre company Black and white pamphletwoman thy name is, athenaeum theatre two, program, programme, maggie millar, maud clark, june jago, kerry o'reilly

Newspaper Clipping from the "Mail", 06-08-1996. P13. SkillShare fights cutsRINGWOOD's Merit/-Skillshare office continued its campaign against Federal Government funding cuts by unveiling a huge banner recently. The office is one of 400 SkillShare projects across Australiawhich is smarting from Federal cutbacks of 20 per cent. About 5000 unemployed Victorians and 1000 SkillShare workers will be affected by the cuts.

Contents: 1: Introduction 2: Data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander over-representation in the criminal justice system 3: Explanations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander over-representation in the criminal justice system PART TWO : CASE STUDIES 4 : Poor Practice Case Studies - 5 : Best Practice Case Studies PART THREE: ANALYSIS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION 6: Adequacy of Information -7: Aboriginal and Police Community Relations 8: Responding to Public Drunkenness 9: Police Practices and Procedures 10: Imprisonment as a Last Resort 11: Court Processes, Legislation and Aboriginal Legal Representation 12: Aboriginal Young People and the Juvenile Justice System PART FOUR 13: Conclusion APPENDIXES Appendix 1: The recommendations of the Royal Commission most proximate to reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody Appendix 2: Methodological issues in determining over-representation Appendix 3: Details of Federal funding related to State agencies for the implementation of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations.b&w illustrations, tablesaboriginal deaths in custody, criminal justice system

Front page of The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday December 11, 1995 featuring the comment by Peter Hiscock director of Sovereign Hill , that federal refusal to fund the project would not halt the proposal. Article by Ian Haberfield. Features a photo of Peter Hiscock. Comments about costs, benefits of the project, and that the trams will be cherished by the community.trams, tramways, peter hiscock, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Legacy have many programs to send young junior legatees on activities, camps and outings. The photo shows a junior legatee, Declan Deasy with a sack on his shoulder. It was used in an newspaper article in 1990. It said Declan was going to be part of a pilgrimage to Gallipoli to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Anzac landing with surviving veterans. He was the Junior Legatee chosen as Victorian Representative for the trip. The Federal Government-funded $1 million 11-day trip included a dawn service on Anzac Day. It was stored with other photos of Junior Legatees at camps from the 1980s and 1990s. A record of a Legacy providing experiences for the junior legatees.Colour photo of a young man with a sack and a dog.Hand written on the back 'Pic 6' in black ink and '900204/418' in blue ink.junior legatee outing, camps

The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Two newspaper articles published in the Bendigo Advertiser 17.10.1998. a. Front page story announcing that construction of the Sir John Quick Bendigo Museum was about to begin after the city received a grant of $1.25 million from the Federal Government's Federation Fund. The project was in the concept stage and was to be constructed in rooms adjacent to the Visitor Centre and in the underground area of the Post Office building. b. Newspaper article "Man of History" written by Alistair Paton, describing the contribution of sir John Quick to the federation of Australia.sir john quick, sir john quick museum, museum, federation

Newspaper clipping about Eastern Secondary College. Copilot AI Summary: "The article reports that Eastern Secondary College has been selected to join a national pilot program allowing secondary schools to offer tertiary‑level study. As part of the two‑year trial, the school will deliver an Associate Degree in Social Science, accredited by Swinburne University of Technology. Other participating schools include Billanook College (Mooroolbark) and Glenfern College (Ferntree Gully). The initiative is supported by Federal Government funding and aims to expand pathways between secondary and tertiary education. Swinburne project coordinator Dr. Michael Elliott explains that the associate degree will combine academic study with practical components. Eastern Secondary College principal Bill Sheridan expresses enthusiasm for the opportunity, noting partnerships with Box Hill TAFE, Batman Automotive TAFE, and other institutions to broaden student options."rts, ringwood tech, esc

Set of three photocopies of newspaper articles and photographs of the launch of the City Circle tram service and the breakdown of tram No. 1000 on its launch by the Minister for Transport Mr. Brown. Also reports of other incidents involved with the launch of the tram. Quotes Mr. Brown and Jeff Kennett. Also details of the sources of funding - Federal Government Better Cities Program. .1 - The Age - 29/4/1994 - with a photograph of 1000. .2 - Geelong Advertiser - 29/4/1994 - "Jolly pollies in trolley folly". .3 - The Age 29/4/1994 - titled "The tram, the launch, the Premier and his stout" - lists those involved. .4 - The Age, different edition with a different arrangement and headline - titled "Trams go a little loop on the new city route" item written by John Mangan, photo Simon O' Dwyer and John Lambtrams, tramways, city circle, launch, accidents, tram 1000

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 9th March 1977 Report of the Acting Town Clerk Acquisition of land bounded by Gooding and Willis Streets and the Railway Line St. Albans Cat Protection Society Audit Fees Lease of Navigational Deacon site in Robinsons Road Deer Park Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Rates & Sanitary Interest Abandonments for 1976/77 Safety Precautions with Swimming Pools Land Transfer from D.U.L. National Estate Programme Award Matters Variation to the General Award for Building Inspectors Staff Gratuity Scheme Federal Funding for Local Government PRojects Report of the Chief Health Inspector Amusements Parlour Application Woolworths Shop Hampshire Road Corner Devonshire Road Application to Extend an Amusement Parlour 69 McIntyre Road Application for Septic Tank Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Conditions of Flats Application Office & Amenities Block Colyer Fehr Pty Ltd Burke Street Braybrook Authorised Officer for Immunisation Procedures for Housing Orders Infant Welfare Request for Opening Outside Normal Hours Report of the By-Laws Officer Scout Hall Signs on Lamp Poles Various Area Report of the Welfare Officers People Rights Booklets Family Day Care Report of the City Library Extended Hours of Opening Rainbow Workshop Report of the City Engineer Furlong Road Estate Stage 6 Westerngate Estate Stage 1A Plan of Subdivision Tallintyre Road Housing Commission of Victoria Land Use Permit Application Detached House 38 Doherty Street Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 497 Leila Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Flats Lot 50 Oldfield Street Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 275 Orama Street Rezoning St. Albans Road and Percy Street St. Albans Glengala Estate Stage 3 Abandonment of Easement Land Use Permit Application Motorcycle Sales and Service 87 - 89 McIntyre Road Land Use Permit Application Sign Magnet Store Ballarat Road Deer Park Exchange of Land Nickson's Subdivision Furlong Road abutting the North West Boundary of the Sunshine Tip. Lots 700 to 407 abuts on to Denton Avenue and came across garbage. Transport Regulation Board Variation to Existing Bus Route 455 Transport Regulation Board Bus Service Glengala Estate Preferred Development Area Deer Park Variation to Contract Glengala Estate Stage 3 Meals on Wheel Van Irrigation of Reserves Employment of Council Plumber Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Geelong Road and Old Geelong Road Geelong Road at Burgess Road Brooklyn Land Use Permit Application Extension of Annunciation Primary School Playground Heather Avenue & Eames Avenue Central Avenue Drain Culvert at Western Avenue Land Use Permit Application Lot 122 Whitehill Avenue Land Use Permit Application Home for the Frail / Aged Darnley Street North West Corner Lily Street Land Use Permit Application Factory 172 McIntyre Road Steers Street Group Part Private Street Scheme Easement Drain under the Health Act Albion Navigator Street North of The Esplanade Proposed 6 Tonne Load Limit Strata Subdivision 1 Fabian Court Cranwell Street Kerb & Channel & Footpath Construction Land Use Permit Additions to Christ the King Primary School & Caroline Chisholm Catholic College Churchill Avenue Plan of Subdivision Ballarat Road South Side between Ashley Street and Whittaker Street Land Use Permit Application Extension of Offices Pridham Holdings Evans Street Alterations to Flat Areas Maribyrnong Report of the Building Surveyor Opening in Party Walls Lots 24 & 25 Alick Road Brooklyn Undersize Allotment 17 Benjamin Street Installation of Underground Tank Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th February 1977 Confirmation of Loan with Melbounre & Metropolitan Board of Works city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, gooding street, willis street, st. albans, navigational deacon, robinsons road, deer park, woolworths, hampshire road, devonshire road, sunshine, mcintyre road, burke street, braybrook, tallintyre road, doherty street, leila street, oldfield street, sunshine west, orama street, st. albans road, percy street, sunshine north, furlong road, sunshine tip, denton avenue, geelong road, old geelong road, brooklyn, burgess road, annunciation primary school, heather avenue, eames avenue, western avenue, whitehill avenue, darnley street, lily street, fabian court, navigator street, the esplanade, maribyrnong, cranwell street, christ the king primary school, caroline chisholm catholic college, churchill avenue, ashley street, whittaker street, pridham holdings, alick road, evans street, benjamin street, market road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 9th March 1977 Report of the Acting Town Clerk Acquisition of land bounded by Gooding and Willis Streets and the Railway Line St. Albans Cat Protection Society Audit Fees Lease of Navigational Deacon site in Robinsons Road Deer Park Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board Rates & Sanitary Interest Abandonments for 1976/77 Safety Precautions with Swimming Pools Land Transfer from D.U.L. National Estate Programme Award Matters Variation to the General Award for Building Inspectors Staff Gratuity Scheme Federal Funding for Local Government PRojects Report of the Chief Health Inspector Amusements Parlour Application Woolworths Shop Hampshire Road Corner Devonshire Road Application to Extend an Amusement Parlour 69 McIntyre Road Application for Septic Tank Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Conditions of Flats Application Office & Amenities Block Colyer Fehr Pty Ltd Burke Street Braybrook Authorised Officer for Immunisation Procedures for Housing Orders Infant Welfare Request for Opening Outside Normal Hours Report of the By-Laws Officer Scout Hall Signs on Lamp Poles Various Area Report of the Welfare Officers People Rights Booklets Family Day Care Report of the City Library Extended Hours of Opening Rainbow Workshop Report of the City Engineer Furlong Road Estate Stage 6 Westerngate Estate Stage 1A Plan of Subdivision Tallintyre Road Housing Commission of Victoria Land Use Permit Application Detached House 38 Doherty Street Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 497 Leila Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Flats Lot 50 Oldfield Street Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 275 Orama Street Rezoning St. Albans Road and Percy Street St. Albans Glengala Estate Stage 3 Abandonment of Easement Land Use Permit Application Motorcycle Sales and Service 87 - 89 McIntyre Road Land Use Permit Application Sign Magnet Store Ballarat Road Deer Park Exchange of Land Nickson's Subdivision Furlong Road abutting the North West Boundary of the Sunshine Tip. Lots 700 to 407 abuts on to Denton Avenue and came across garbage. Transport Regulation Board Variation to Existing Bus Route 455 Transport Regulation Board Bus Service Glengala Estate Preferred Development Area Deer Park Variation to Contract Glengala Estate Stage 3 Meals on Wheel Van Irrigation of Reserves Employment of Council Plumber Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Geelong Road and Old Geelong Road Geelong Road at Burgess Road Brooklyn Land Use Permit Application Extension of Annunciation Primary School Playground Heather Avenue & Eames Avenue Central Avenue Drain Culvert at Western Avenue Land Use Permit Application Lot 122 Whitehill Avenue Land Use Permit Application Home for the Frail / Aged Darnley Street North West Corner Lily Street Land Use Permit Application Factory 172 McIntyre Road Steers Street Group Part Private Street Scheme Easement Drain under the Health Act Albion Navigator Street North of The Esplanade Proposed 6 Tonne Load Limit Strata Subdivision 1 Fabian Court Cranwell Street Kerb & Channel & Footpath Construction Land Use Permit Additions to Christ the King Primary School & Caroline Chisholm Catholic College Churchill Avenue Plan of Subdivision Ballarat Road South Side between Ashley Street and Whittaker Street Land Use Permit Application Extension of Offices Pridham Holdings Evans Street Alterations to Flat Areas Maribyrnong Opening in Party Walls Lots 24 & 25 Alick Road Brooklyn Undersize Allotment 17 Benjamin Street Installation of Underground Tank Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th February 1977 Confirmation of Loan with Melbounre & Metropolitan Board of Works Plan of Subdivision 36 Market Road city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, gooding street, willis street, st. albans, navigational beacon, robinsons road, deer park, woolworths, hampshire road, devonshire road, sunshine, mcintyre road, sunshine north, burke street, furlong road, doherty street, leila street, oldfield street, sunshine west, orama street, st. albans road, percy street, ballarat road, sunshine tip, geelong road, old geelong road, burgess road, brooklyn, annunciation primary school, eames avenue, heather avenue, western avenue, whitehill avenue, darnley street, lily street, braybrook, navigator street, the esplanade, maribyrnong, cranwell street, christ the king primary school, caroline chisholm catholic college, churchill avenue, ashley street, whittaker street, pridham holdings, evans street, alick road, benjamin street

THE AUSTRALIAN TRUST OF CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS, ONE OF 14 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, TO RECEIVE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT AWARD NAIROBI, 1 June 2000 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that the Australian Trust of Conservation Volunteers of Australia (ATCV), has been elected to the prestigious ranks of its Global 500 Roll of Honour for outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment. ATCV is one of 14 individuals and organizations to receive this honour in 2000. Founded in 1982, ATCV is a national, not-for-profit community organization, whose mission is to attract and manage a force of volunteers in practical conservation projects for the betterment of the Australian environment. ATCV completes more than 4000 week-long conservation projects in urban, regional and remote areas of Australia each year. Activities range from bush regeneration, tree planting, seed collection, endangered species protection, weed control, flora and fauna surveys, walking trail construction, fencing, environmental monitoring and the protection of world heritage areas. ATCV community participation has resulted in more than 1.8 million trees being planted in 1999, and in more than 7.3 million trees planted over the past 10 years. Community involvement totalled 200,000 project days in 1999 and more than 700,000 days since 1989. To encourage the involvement of young people, ATCV developed and manages the federal government-funded programme Green Corps. Green Corps is a six-month traineeship for 17 to 20 year-olds, which incorporates conservation projects and accredited training. Since 1997, more than 4,000 trainees have completed the Green Corps programme. ATCV is a founding member of the International Conservation Alliance, which brings together organizations working in conservation volunteering, and is a member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). " The award will be presented in Adelaide, Australia, at the World Environment Day ceremonies on 4 June 2000. World Environment Day, which is celebrated in some 120 countries around the world on 5 June, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to focus global attention and action on environmental issues. Some 701 individuals and organizations, in both the adult and youth categories, have been honoured since UNEP launched the Global 500 award in 1987. Among prominent past winners are: French Marine explorer Jacques Cousteau; Sir David Attenborough, producer of environmental television programmes; Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway; Anil Aggarwal, the prominent environmentalist from India; Ken Saro-Wiwa, the environmental and human rights activist from Nigeria who was executed for leading the resistance of the Ogoni People against the pollution of their Delta homeland; the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States; Jane Goodall of the United Kingdom whose research on wild chimpanzees and olive baboons provided insight into the lives of non-human primates; and the late Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper who was murdered during his fight to save the Amazon forest. To forge global links and to implement ideas, which can contribute to a more sustainable future, a network of all Global 500 laureates has been formed. Information about this unique network can be obtained at http://www.global500.org. The winners of UNEP's Global 500 Roll of Honour are members of a broad and growing environmental movement that is flourishing around the world. They have taken the path that most of us hesitate to take for want of time or caring," says UNEP's Executive Director, Klaus Toepfer. "In honouring the Global 500 laureates, UNEP hopes that others will be inspired by their extraordinary deeds."Certificatecva, conservation volunteers, conservation volunteers australia, conservation volunteers new zealand, colin jackson, better earth, environmental conservation, volunteers, volunteering, corporate volunteering, education – environmental, carbon footprint, climate change, ballarat, safety, training, partnerships, victoria, vic, nsw, queensland, act, australian capital territory, nt, northern territory, western australia, wa, south australia, sa, tasmania, new zealand, california conservation corps, atcv, unep, unep honour roll, united nations environment program

Shire of Eltham Archives: Series 69, Item 5 Video opens with panning view of completed kinder from Frank Street followed by images of the centre under construction then opening day speeches. Introduction and welcome by Mandy Press (Executive Officer, Shire of Eltham) with speeches by the Hon. Pauline Toner, Member for Eltham and Shire president, Cr. Alan Baker. The Hon. Pauline Toner acknowledged Shire President Alan Baker and her parliamentary colleagues Vin Heffernan, Neil Brown and Bob Halderson and Councillors; three levels of Government which led to the achievement of the kinder, and gave special thanks to the Council and parents for the forward planning to accommodate children from babyhood to school with childcare, kinder and baby health facilities all combined in one facility in the middle of parkland in a residential area. Shire President Cr Alan Baker then followed to formally open the centre. The site had been identified in early 1985 at that stage only as a pre-school but with an opportunity to develop, the additional services were driven by Cr Baker. Though a very long name, its simple message is "Care for Kids." Designed by architect Neil Biggins of Clark, Hopkins and Clark. Cr Baker stated that the theme of "people living in the environment" was very much encapsulated by the facility. Cr Baker informed that the construction of the facility had led to some concerns with a reduction in open space and potential traffic generated to the facility and those users of the facility were asked to ensure their use is sensitive to the local residents. Cr Baker talked about the financial costs and how the Federal grant funding was no longer as plentiful as previous and that the Victorian Government had come to the assistance thanks to Pauline Toner covering some other costs as well as the ongoing running costs of around $40,000. The Federal Government contributed $233,000 out of a childcare component rather than preschool. Cr Baker thanked Mandy Press again as well as Shire Engineer, John Stanton. Cr Baker also acknowledged Ed Latanzio who was in charge of the project, along with his colleague Alan Lansdowne; Gary Bartlett and his team for the exterior surroundings to the facility. He mentioned that Neil Biggins the architect had said not many Shire Councils show the same commitment to the exterior surroundings as the interior which was a credit to the Council and Gary Bartlett. He also thanked Bev Vern, Council's preschool advisor who assisted in developing the programs; Grant Roberts from Federal Office of Childcare for assisting the Cooperative in setting up the funding program; the builders George Takola and George Apted; Michelle Matello who undertook the needs analysis that identified another preschool was required; Cathy King who assisted in the development of the childcare program; Pat Grundy and Susan Forbes, Council officers who assisted with the development of the services and the members of the preschool committee. In addition, local residents and in particular Helen, Peter and Chris who advised Council of their concerns and worked with Council to overcome these issues; members of the Interim Steering Committee and the Directors of the Childcare Co-op. Cr Baker stated that the Co-op nature of the facility and the location of the three services under one roof was unique and the task of the programs was to be led by Annie, Dianne and Lynn Afternoon tea and activities followed the unveiling of the plaque. The video shows some of the children's entertainment and their engagement as well as interior and exterior views.VHS Video cassette Converted to MP4 file format 00:26:02; 302MBshire of eltham, video recording, shire of eltham archives, eltham shire council, alan lansdowne, bev vern, bob halderson, cathy king, clark hopkins and clark, councillors, cr. alan baker, ed latanzio, eltham, eltham woods childcare co-operative, federal government, federal office of childcare, frank street, gary bartlett, george apted, george takola, grant roberts, john stanton, mandy press, michelle matello, neil biggins, neil brown, pat grundy, pauline toner, people living in the environment, susan forbes, victorian government, vin heffernan

Alistair Knox Park, an oasis of peace and beauty. Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Landscape Significance and Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p173 It is hard to imagine that the Alistair Knox Park, an oasis of peace and beauty beside busy Main Road, Eltham, was once the township’s rubbish dump. It was only in the 1970s that the tip was transformed into this beautiful six hectare space, which later earned it a National Trust Landscape classification. Before its life as a dump, the area was used for small farms. Thanks largely to the foresight and efforts of local environmental builder Alistair Knox, the park was designed sympathetically with the character of the wider Eltham landscape. Then, appropriately, the park was named after Knox, who was an Eltham Shire Councillor from 1971 to 1975 and Shire President in 1975. The park designers were four major forces in the urban bush landscape garden –Knox, landscape designer Gordon Ford, artist Peter Glass and landscaper Ivan Stranger. The National Trust citation for the park, originally called Eltham Town Park, includes the Eltham railway trestle bridge and the Shillinglaw Cottage. The citation states ‘the semi-natural setting of the parkland provides a landscape which is evocative of the history of the area’. Manna Gums (Eucalyptus viminalis) and Candlebarks (Eucalyptus rubida) are significant features. Most of the park’s construction was directed by Bob Grant, Superintendent of the Parks and Gardens Department for the Eltham Shire Council. First plantings occurred in Arbour Week in 1973, then the lake and botanic area were completed in 1975, with Federal Government funding, and the toilet block in 1978. Bounded by the Eltham railway line, Panther Place, Main Road, Bridge and Susan Streets, the park is in a valley about a kilometre wide overlooked by steep hills at the east and west. The Diamond Creek flows through it and the picturesque historic timber trestle railway bridge edges the north. Informal plantings of Australian indigenous and native species in open and undulating grassed settings blend with the natural landscape of the Diamond Creek to the west. The bush-style plants, particularly around the creek, balance with open lawns, paths and a cascade flowing from a small lake to another below. A footbridge over the creek leads to the park’s west. The park includes an adventure playground and barbecue areas. The park stands on part of the land bought from the Crown in 1851 by Josiah Holloway, who subdivided it into allotments and which he called Little Eltham. Most of the land was subdivided into residential lots, but the creek valley, on which the park stands, was subdivided into farm-size lots, used mainly for orchards and grazing. One of the earliest owners was John Hicks Petty, who in 1874 bought a plot from Holloway. Other families who owned properties in that area, included Rees, Clark, Waterfall, Graham, Hill and Morant. In 1901 the railway was built through the area. Jock Read, an Eltham resident since around 1920, remembers several farms in the 1920s and ’30s that occupied the site of today’s park. A poultry farm, which extended from present day Panther Place, was owned by the Gahan family. Next to that farm was another for grazing cattle owned by Jack Carrucan. Beside this was land owned by John Lyon. A doctor lived beside this, and at the north-west corner of Bridge Street and Main Road stood a memorial to the soldiers who died in World War One, which was later moved to the RSL site. Mr Read also remembers other farms and orchards west of the creek In the early 1960s the Eltham Council began buying these farms and in the late 1960s turned the areas east of the Diamond Creek into a garbage tip. When this was filled above the creek’s flood plain, the tip was moved to the west of the creek.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, alistair knox park, eltham