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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Maribyrnong River
The northwestern suburbs of Melbourne are located in the vicinity of the Maribyrnong River and the river has given its name to the local government area of the City of Maribyrnong.
To the west of Melbourne Airport the tributaries of Jacksons Creek and Deep Creek conjoin to form the Maribyrnong River.
Maribyrnong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maribyrnong-River   (1430 words)

  
 Maribyrnong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Maribyrnong.
Maribyrnong River Cruises Discover the past and present of the Maribyrnong River aboard Melbourne's traditional style ferry "Blackbird".
Maribyrnong Valley Presbytery Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Maribyrnong.html   (396 words)

  
 Maribyrnong river - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The inner western and north-western suburbs of Melbourne are located in the vicinity of the Maribyrnong River and the river has given its name to the suburb of Maribyrnong and the local government area, the City of Maribyrnong.
The name Maribyrnong is derived either from mirring-gnay-bir-nong which in Woiwurrung, the language of the local Wurundjeri people, is said to mean "I can hear a ringtail possum"
Through the industrial landscapes of Footscray and past the Flemington Racecourse, famous for the Melbourne Cup, the river meanders across the floodplain to its juncture with the Yarra River.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/maribyrnong_river   (746 words)

  
 Redreaming the Plain: an e-journal about sustainability
The Maribyrnong, Melbourne's second-largest river, flows through a deep valley across the basalt plain, joining the Yarra River downstream from the city centre.
The Maribyrnong rises on the western flank of Mount Macedon, where a multitude of small streams converge into two creeks known as Deep Creek and Jackson's Creek.
In its lower reaches the Maribyrnong is essentially a long, narrow inlet of Port Phillip Bay, tidal and deceptively placid.
www.redreaming.info /DisplayStory.asp?id=56   (472 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Maribyrnong River page
The Maribyrnong River, which begins on the slopes of Mount Macedon and flows to Port Phillip, has played a major role in the occupation and development of western Victoria.
Maribyrnong Valley is a popular destination for a wide range of people.
Commercial passenger boats began operating along the Maribyrnong in 1896, and the Wine Hall, which served local wines and other refreshments to picnickers and boaters, hit its heyday in 1906 when trams from Flemington Bridge linked with boats at the Anglers Arms Hotel.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=139   (823 words)

  
 Maribyrnong City Council Statement of Commitment to Reconcilation with Indigenous Australians - Agreements Database ...
The Maribyrnong City Council acknowledges that Indigenous Australians are the first people of this land and that they have strived to retain their culture and identity through two centuries of non-Indigenous settlement.
For its part the Maribyrnong City Council acknowledges and grieves for the loss by the Indigenous people of their relationship to the land, their children, their health and their lives.
Maribyrnong is a city of many diverse cultures.
www.atns.net.au /biogs/A000596b.htm   (408 words)

  
 river people
The project was a partnership between the Living Museum, Melbourne Parks and Waterways, Friends of the Maribyrnong River Valley Inc. and Maribyrnong River Cruises.
A primary objective of the Living Museum is to involve and engage diverse Australian communities, and in particular those sectors of the community which have traditionally been excluded or disadvantaged in terms of access to cultural facilities.
Pat Petit is well known in the Maribyrnong River valley for the Friends of the Maribyrnong, who continually stay informed and act where necessary regarding any potentially detrimental developments that may impinge on the integrity of the river valley and its environment.
www.livingmuseum.org.au /anrep/riverpeople.html   (559 words)

  
 Disabled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A Meals on Wheels service is available to older City of Maribyrnong residents and residents with a disability, to enable them to remain living independently within their own home.
Maribyrnong City Council also provides a free nature strip mowing service for Pension Card holders and people with a disability, where they are unable to carry out these tasks themselves.
Maribyrnong City Council provides a respite care service for residents who are assessed as requiring support to care for a family member.
www.pagerealm.com /servicelist/Mari_Council.htm   (947 words)

  
 Fujitsu helps Maribyrnong Council lift performance on traffic management : FUJITSU Australia
The new portal has lifted efficiency and accuracy in the Council's Traffic and Local Laws department and this success is encouraging Maribyrnong IT managers to look at further ways to extend the solution.
Maribyrnong City Council is a local government authority covering a densely populated 31-square-kilometre region in inner-city Melbourne.
The portal currently runs off an internal SharePoint database, although Maribyrnong Council is investigating migrating the system to a Microsoft SQL Server database.
www.fujitsu.com /au/casestudies/Maribyrnong.html   (1287 words)

  
 Ashton Raggatt McDougall - Projects
The Maribyrnong Wharf project is committed to a unique creative and technology-based community located on the Maribyrnong River on the doorstep of the CBD.
The Maribyrnong Wharf project consists of a variety of building types, enabling the smallest start up companies through to major international companies to base themselves at Maribyrnong Wharf.
Maribyrnong Wharf will accommodate the emerging needs of organisations seeking a cultural shift to a new generation of "knowledge workers" who want to enjoy flexible work environments with high quality amenity and a contemporary urban feel.
www.a-r-m.com.au /project.php?projectID=13&categoryID=2   (310 words)

  
 Florists Maribyrnong Flowers - Petals - Same day delivery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
All major localities in Maribyrnong can be delivered the same day if ordered by 2.30pm Mon to Fri.
Same day delivery is available to Maribyrnong on all orders placed before 2.30pm Monday to Friday and before 10.30am on Saturdays.
This means that if you have the special order that has to get to Maribyrnong quickly we are able to do it.
www.petals.com.au /se/maribyrnong-florists/index.htm   (687 words)

  
 Maribyrnong Park Football Club (Vic)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
At least in the past, Maribyrnong Park wore a red guernsey with blue yoke and yellow monogram (Fitzroy colours).
2002 - Maribyrnong Park were known as the Lions.
FL : Riverside Stars and Moonee Imperials merged to form Maribyrnong Park FC.
www.footypedia.com /00000050.htm   (49 words)

  
 Maribyrnong City Council - Festivals and Events
Maribyrnong has an exciting annual calendar of festivals and events which recognise and celebrate the cultural diversity and vitality of the area.
To hold an event in public open space, an event permit must be obtained from Council by the event organisers (phone 9688 0304).
A range of events are being held in the City of Maribyrnong between November 2005 and March 2006.
infowest.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au /Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=489   (318 words)

  
 Topica Email List Directory
Maribyrnong City Council will hold a public forum on Thursday 17 February at 5.30pm to discuss the Federal Government’s proposed $7 million extension to the Maribyrnong Detention Centre in Hampstead Road, Maribyrnong.
Senior staff from the Department of Immigration Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA), with responsibility for detention centre policy, will be available on the night to address issues of concern.
The Maribyrnong Detention Centre (MDC) is the only federal refugee and asylum seeker detention centre in Victoria and is expected to close in 2010 when the new purpose-built detention centre in Broadmeadows is completed.
lists.topica.com /lists/RacVic/read/message.html?mid=1718370564&sort=d&start=661   (314 words)

  
 Maribyrnong Primary School | Principal's Message
Maribyrnong Primary is a vibrant community school situated in Alberga Street Kaleen.
Strong partnerships between students, parents and staff bring many innovations and exciting experiences for all.
Maribyrnong Primary School is accessible by bicycle, car, and bus.
www.maribyrnongps.act.edu.au   (141 words)

  
 MDC Watch - 2
A site devoted to the Immigration Detention Centre at Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Australia, and its inmates
MELBOURNE — On June 17, 35 people rallied outside the Maribyrnong detention centre to demand the closure of the facility.
It is true one protester [actually two, but one left when instructed to] had earlier got under the outer barrier and attempted to deliver Easter eggs at the inner, main gate.
home.vicnet.net.au /~mdwatch   (902 words)

  
 Suburbs in Maribyrnong City Council Footscray Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Located approximately 10 km west of Melbourne the City of Maribyrnong is a multi-cultural municipality with a wide range of community events and facilities.
A Victorian Heritage Registered park bounded by the Maribyrnong River to the north and Ballarat Road to the south.
Activities include walking, nature study, study of Edwardian period landscape and gardens, picnics & BBQs, kick a ball or throw a frisbee in the large open spaces or feed the ducks or fish in the pond.
www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/vic/melbournearea/westernsuburbsmelbourne/guide/maribyrnong-city   (474 words)

  
 Mouth of the Maribyrnong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Before the area around Coode Island was drained the Maribyrnong mouth was in a delta of marshes that reached the bay.
The Yarra joined the Maribyrnong near Footscray, forming a boundary between the Bunurung and Woiwurung tribes.
Neither the Yarra nor Maribyrnong mouth can be readily accessed because of the docks.
www.livingmuseum.org.au /riverwalk/01.html   (78 words)

  
 Detainee badly beaten at Maribyrnong Detention Centre : Melbourne Indymedia
To protest against the ongoing physical abuse, humiliation and isolation of detainees an urgent action was organised for Sunday at 2pm outside the Maribyrnong Detention Centre 53 Hampstead Road Maidstone.
The detainees were all locked down inside buildings, however they could hear that there was a protest occurring outside the razor wire.
Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Melbourne Independent Media Center.
melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2003/10/56023.php   (589 words)

  
 Maribyrnong River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia).
It flows generally southward and combines the Yarra River and flows into Port Phillip Bay.
The northwestern suburbs of Melbourne are in the vicinity of the Maribyrnong River the local government for the area is City of Maribyrnong
www.freeglossary.com /Maribyrnong_River   (423 words)

  
 The Virtual FormGuide - Media Releases - Testa's Unique Maribyrnong Double at Flemington
Its epicentre, somewhat fittingly, was the aptly named "Yallambee Stud, home of Testa Rossa" marquee, where every man, woman and child was affected by the blast.
We’re still checking Miller’s Guide for that one, but one thing we can be abundantly clear on is that Testa Rossa stands alone when it comes to dinky di champs commencing their stud career in such illustrious fashion (at least for a very, VERY long time).
And, if you care to listen to a few of the leading trainers, these are just the tip of the iceberg.
www.virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20041109testamaribyrnong.txt   (404 words)

  
 Take a Walk Along the Maribyrnong
Welcome to the Maribyrnong River valley, winding through the north-western suburbs of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria (which is a south-eastern state of Australia).
About two and a half kilometres west of the control tower at Melbourne Airport, Jacksons Creek and Deep Creek flow together to become the Maribyrnong River.
The Maribyrnong then meanders in a leisurely fashion through the Melbourne suburbs of Keilor, Sunshine, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Maribyrnong, Ascot Vale and Footscray before flowing into the Yarra River and out into Port Phillip Bay.
www.geocities.com /maribyrnongriver   (505 words)

  
 Home
Maribyrnong Secondary College can be easily reached by public transport.
The No. 82 tram from Footscray stops at the College and a range of suburban buses terminate at the Highpoint Shopping Centre, which is directly behind the College.
The College is located in the heart of Maribyrnong on the river, adjacent to the new Edgewater Estate development.
www.maribsc.vic.edu.au /whererwe.htm   (169 words)

  
 Maribyrnong City Council 'Towards Reconciliation' Action Plan 1998-2001 - Agreements Database Event
Summary Information: The Maribyrnong City Council 'Towards Reconciliation' Action Plan was intended to guide Maribyrnong City Council’s work on the process of Aboriginal Reconciliation over the three year period between 1998 and 2001.
The Plan recognises the important leadership role that local government has in generating greater awareness and understanding of the Reconciliation process in local communities.
This led to the development of the 'Reconciliation and Action Plan 2003-2005: Maribyrnong Council's Commitment to Indigenous Australians' and to the signing of the 'Statement of Commitment to Reconciliation between Indigenous Australians and Maribyrnong City Council.
www.atns.net.au /biogs/A000597b.htm   (489 words)

  
 SOLIDARITY PROTEST AT MARIBYRNONG DENTENTION CENTRE! : Melbourne Indymedia
This Easter Sunday (to-morrow) there will be a protest at Melbourne's Maribyrnong Detention Centre in solidarity with the Baxter protest and with the people inside Melbourne's very own prison camp.
To-morrow at 1pm, on Easter Sunday there will be a protest organised by Compassion For Refugees at the Maribyrnong Detention Centre.
Participants will be there to express solidarity with the detainees inside and the protests occurring at the Baxter Detention Centre.
www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2005/03/89741_comment.php   (369 words)

  
 Fujitsu helps Maribyrnong Council lift performance on traffic management : FUJITSU New Zealand
Fujitsu helps Maribyrnong Council lift performance on traffic management
An integrated document management system designed and delivered by Fujitsu Australia has improved customer service, increased reliability and boosted staff productivity by 20 per cent for Maribyrnong City Council.
This capability replaced an unreliable approach where staff simply counted their own completed cases.
www.fujitsu.com /nz/casestudies/Maribyrnong.html   (1288 words)

  
 Maribyrnong City Council - Community Warning and Information System
Council has been named one of five State winners of an Australian Safer Community Award in recognition of its work to develop an ‘Integrated Community Warning & Information System’ to deal with emergency events occuring at Coode Island.
The Emergency Services Commissioner, Bruce Esplin, presented Maribyrnong Council with the Award at the State finalists ceremony held on 26 October 2005.
This is the official web site of the Maribyrnong City Council, Melbourne, Victoria, ©; 2006.
maribyrnong.vic.gov.au /Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=669   (286 words)

  
 Socialists run for Maribyrnong Council
Their members intend to bring the Socialist Alliance's street-campaigning activist approach to the election campaign, using it to raise issues such as the victimisation of Muslims in the name of the “war on terror”.
While the ALP-led Maribyrnong council has made statements opposing the Maribyrnong immigration detention centre, the socialists hope to build public momentum for its closure through their election campaign.
Last February, the council organised a public forum on the immigration department’s plan to spend $7 million to expand the detention centre.
www.socialist-alliance.org /page.php?page=476   (250 words)

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