Transition Towns Maroondah Inc.

18/09/2026

25/05/2026

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25/05/2026

Who should pay to clean up climate impacts?*
A: Councils, residents and local businesses
OR
B: Big polluters - coal, oil and gas corporations?

Link in comments.

Communities across the continent are calling on their local councils to pass Polluter Pays motions demanding that coal and gas corporations pay their fair share for the cost of climate change.

Big coal and gas corporations are making billions while our communities pay the price for their climate pollution with soaring insurance premiums, damaged infrastructure, and disaster clean-up costs.

If you make a mess, you should clean it up. Local councils and residents shouldn’t be left holding the bill while corporations pocket the profits.

You can make a difference today by signing our petition calling on Glen Eira council to support a Climate Compensation Fund, paid for by big polluters, so our community has the resources they need to stay safe and thrive.

*If your answer is B you should join our team!

16/05/2026

Come along to the Bedford Park Community Garden - 10-12 on Tuesdays - to help us grow food for Ringwood!

26/03/2026

This shock to our food system is not the first, and won’t be the last. A focus on band-aid solutions that prop up the current system undermines long-term resilience.

Read more: https://theconversation.com/time-to-buy-local-war-fuel-price-shocks-reveal-the-folly-of-a-long-food-supply-chain-278786

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14/01/2026

Deodorant making workshop still has places available for any 11 - 18 year olds who are interested

23/12/2025

’Twas the season for feasting, for joy and for cheer,
For wrapping and gifting as Christmas draws near.
But, to keep Yarra Ranges festive and green,
Here’s how to keep your Christmas green and clean.

Paper wrap? Cards? Gift bags you’ve got?
If they’re foil-free and glitter-free, recycle the lot!
Serve lunch with reusables, plates sturdy and clean,
And pop scraps in your FOGO, a simple festive routine.

Foil trays from the oven? In recycling they go,
Even with a little burnt turkey in tow.
Save bottles and cans for that ten-cent return,
Let the kids cash them in or donate what you earn.

Broken lights or tech trinkets that no longer glow?
Mark them as e-waste, into hard rubbish they go.
With a sprinkle of effort and a dash of delight,
We can all make the season more merry and bright!

10/12/2025

I wonder if the new reforms reducing need for developers to provide car spaces in places near public transport will apply to Maroondah City Council. Car parks are wasted space holding a piece of metal for a private vehicle owner. Encouraging people to use public transport and active transport in areas that are well serviced will hopefully reduce car dependancy and save people money (imagine not having to pay car maintenance bills, insurance payments, petrol or parking fees or worry about speeding fines or road tolls).

The Victorian government vows to overhaul "outdated" car parking requirements for new residential developments in areas that are well-serviced by public transport.