The Toongabbie Township Group (TTG) is a group of residents or property owners who advocate for and/or organise activities within the Toongabbie township that:
- Allows for sharing of information, ideas and learnings between all members and community
- Facilitates effective planning, development and implementation of community projects
- Work in partnership with other local community groups and associations
Achievements of the TTG in 2024 included:
- ANZAC Day Dawn Service
- Completion of the Toongabbie Cenotaph project and official opening ceremony in July 2024. A huge congratulations to Scott Mitchell for leading this impressive project.
- Published the Toongabbie News. Thank you to Shazelle Witt for your time volunteering as the editor. The newsletter is printed by MJB Printing in Toongabbie with a grant from the Latrobe City Council.
- Maintained the Toongabbie website (https://toongabbie.vic.au) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/toongabbie.vic.au)
- Provided Information Packs for new and existing residents (these are available at the Toongabbie General Store)
- Continued to engage in excellent discussions with Cowwarr artist Jo Caminiti who is creating Railway Dog sculptures for Glengarry, Toongabbie and Cowwarr. The Toongabbie dog will be placed at the old Toongabbie Railway site.
- Connected Ambulance Victoria and Heart Foundation with community groups to deliver the Heart Safe Community imitative at the Toongabbie Primary School Fete and Lions Club Twilight Market.
- Supported the Lions Christmas Market with free facepainting and acoustic music (Latrobe City Grant)
The TTG welcome new members who also want to keep Toongabbie a great place to live! Community members are also welcome to attend the meetings without formally joining the group. Please contact Cassandra (0411 422 173) or email toongabbietg@gmail.com for more information and meeting dates.
