Side by Side Launched
Launched the ‘Side by Side’ project last week at the Meadows Primary School to unite the community around the significance of ANZAC day, with AFL Collingwood Club President Eddie McGuire, Essendon Club President David Evans, Consul General of Turkey Seyit Mehmet Apak, Maygar Barracks Commanding Officer Craig Bruhn, and the children of the Meadows Primary School and St Dominic’s Catholic Primary School, in the street where I grew up.
BroadmeadowsIn the CommunityOngoing CampaignsHISTORIC WIN FOR BROADMEADOWS
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST MULTIVERSITY WILL OFFER COURSES IN BROADMEADOWS, CRAIGIEBURN AND SUNBURY THIS YEAR. This news is historic for the development of our community. A decade ago Broadmeadows did not even have a public library. The Multiversity will provide TAFE courses through Kangan Institute and degrees through Victoria and Deakin Universities using cutting edge technology from Cisco Systems at the Hume Global Learning Centre in Broadmeadows, the new Hume Global Learning Centre in Craigieburn and a community hub in Sunbury. I first learned of the Multiversity concept in
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PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN > eSmart
The eSMART INITIATIVE to help build personal resilience was launched in Broadmeadows at the HUME GLOBAL LEARNING CENTRE, the internationally acclaimed model for building smarter, healthier, better-connected and sustainable communities. It is an emblem for the resilience of Broadmeadows. Resilience allowed the Alannah and Madelaine Foundation to blossom from tragedy. It was founded in the memory of Alannah and Madeline Mikac, aged 6 and 3, who, along with their mother, were among 35 people killed in the Port Arthur massacre. The foundation has
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COMMUNITY > Kitchen Garden teaches healthy food lesson
Federal Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek MP joined Federal MP for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou and myself at Meadows Primary School to celebrate their part in Stephanie Alexander ’s KITCHEN GARDEN NATIONAL PROGRAM. Former Premier and member for Broadmeadows, John Brumby, committed Victoria to supporting this program that teaches children and families to grow and cook healthy food as part of the ‘Go For Your Life’ health initiative in 2007. This commitment from the Federal Government to Meadows Primary School is great news
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