Work will soon commence on a $480,000 improvement to Brice Avenue in Mooroolbark. The project will enhance the appearance and functionality of the shopping strip precinct. The work will be carried out in eight stages to reduce the impact on traders, motorists and pedestrians. Problem areas of the footpath will be fixed so that it becomes [...]
Community News
Children’s storybook characters including Paddington Bear, Minnie Mouse and Alice in Wonderland are expected to make appearances during next week’s Celebrate Mooroolbark festival. Storytelling will be a central part of the two-day festival, with sessions scheduled at the community centre auditorium and a visit by well known author-narrator Stig Wemyss. The festival kicks off with a [...]
This year’s Maroondah Festival celebrates 25 years of bringing fun and frivolity to the local area. The event has become one of the most popular events in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Each year more than 20,000 people join in the range of free and low cost activities that are on offer throughout the day [...]
Manchester Primary School in Mooroolbark and Barngeong Reserve Kindergarten will merge in October to provide an extended education program for children’s learning and development from kindergarten to school. The kindergarten will retain its base on the corner of Bambra St and Lee Ann Cres in Croydon North, but the school, based in Monomeith St Mooroolbark, [...]
Mooroolbark Station will soon be transformed into a safer, more accessible and vibrant precinct with work starting on the $2.4 million Mooroolbark Community Hub project. The station will be transformed into a safe and inviting community hub with a new cafe, improved landscaping and extra shelter over the station entrance. Safer and more accessible A [...]
The Victorian Government Cabinet is hitting the roads in April to hear and discuss local issues from residents in the Yarra Ranges. Premier Denis Napthine and his new Cabinet will meet in the area on April 14 for a community forum. This will be an opportunity for locals to share their thoughts on what is [...]
Mooroolbark train station is one of only three on the Melbourne rail network that has platform humps that provide easy access for passengers with disabilities or mobility issues. The humps mean Mooroolbark station is an easy station for people with mobility issues to maintain their independence and travel with confidence. The raised humps are located [...]
Mooroolbark residents travelling by train in the evening will be even safer following the news that Protective Service Officers are now patrolling Mooroolbark station from 6pm until the last train every day of the week. The added security will mean travellers can feel extra confident around Mooroolbark train station and Brice Avenue. Protective Services Officers [...]
Miniature railway enthusiasts and the young at heart are sure to enjoy the fun and frivolity of a visit to Mooroolbark’s Miniature Railway at Kiloran Reserve. You can take a ride on these puffing little beauties on the last Sunday of each month (except December) for only $2. The number and type of locomotives that [...]