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Inside Moreland Winter 2021
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.

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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.
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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/bins
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