Thursday, December 4, 2008

New councillors for Manningham

The new councillors for Manningham are -

Koonung Ward -Charles Pick ,Ivan Reid, Fred Chuah
Heide Ward -Geoff Gough, Grace La Vella , Stephen Mayne
Mullum Mullum Ward -Meg Downie, David Ellis, Graeme MacMillan

The new mayor for Manningham will be decided on Monday 8-12-08

New mayor and councillors for Whitehorse

The new mayor is Helen Harris. Cr Harris has lived in Whitehorse for more than 30 years, the past 12 years in Elgar Ward. She is married with two adult daughters.Her notable achievements include receiving the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) awarded by the Commonwealth Government in 1993 for services to community history and attaining a Master of Arts (History) at Monash University.Cr Harris has strong community connections and is affiliated with the Box Hill Historical Society, the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Incorporated and the Whitehorse Branch of the Greens.

The new Whitehorse councillors are -
CENTRAL WARD – Andrew Munroe and Bill Pemberton
ELGAR WARD – Robert Chong and Helen Harris
MORACK WARD – Raylene Carr and Mark Lane
RIVERSDALE WARD – Sharon Ellis and John Koutras
SPRINGFIELD WARD – Philip Daw and Ben Stennett

For more details go to http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=2260
http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=2315


Monday, June 23, 2008

Did you know?

Did you know that the Whitehorse News is accessible through the Whitehorse Council Website.
Go to Publications and Policies link - click on Whitehorse News.
The Whitehorse News is a monthly Council newsletter delivered to all households in Whitehorse.
Back copies from 2005 onwards are available from the website. Fulltext and in colour.


Monday, May 26, 2008

Database tips

1. Did you know that once you have retrieved an article in a database that the article can be e-mailed?. This may be particularly useful if a student has accessed articles in the library and has no money for printing. These can be e-mailed fulltext ,citation only. or citation and abstract. E-mailing of these articles can be carried out on all PCs, not just the e-mail PCs.
2. Some databases i.e.- ANZ ref, Masterfile and General Onefile offer translation of search fields in another language . Click on Language tab or preferences.
3. Click on "New features" tab for changes to EBSCO databases. Learn about their enhanced search features and one step alerts.