Heatherdale Community Action Group

Elwynne Kift, a member of the Heatherdale community has said, "Sharon works hard for the community knowing its issues." A resident first contacted Cr. Partridge regarding the noise that was coming from Eastern Recycling in Heatherdale Rd on the Maroondah Council side. After listening to the gentleman's concerns, Cr. Partridge contacted fellow councillor Chris Aubrey they both visited him that night to determine the extent of the noise and air pollution.
Many years of action against CMA saw the company taken to VCAT on numerous occasions. Now residents can look forward to the relocation of the noisy shredder to Dandenong South with the remainder of the company operations following within the next few years.(updated July 2012)



The noise created by the operations of this company have made it unbearable at times for the residents living in the area. In January 2004 the Heatherdale Action Group was born. Cr.Partridge's first protest march was from The Manhattan Hotel to Eastern Recycling accompanied by politicians Tony Robinson and Phil Barresi who walked on that day with their children and the members of the community who would become very much involved in the now formed Heatherdale Community Action Group

Sharon Partridge has vowed  to continue her invovlement in the Heatherdale Community Action Group and continue to fight against noise and air pollution throughout the City of Whitehorse.

Mitcham Primary

This is the site for the New Performance Theatre at Mitcham Primary School.

During my Presidency of the Mitcham Rotary Club (2007/2008) our group allocated money  from the Farmer's Market gold coin donations to fund a sound system for the school's completed Performance Theatre. This is one example of Rotary supporting the Whitehorse community.

The completed Performance Centre.

Simpson Park

In 2003 there were plans to build a pavilion at Simpson Park on Cochranes Road Mitcham.

 Cr. Chris Aubrey and I stood firmly against the original proposal due to the likelihood that lights and organised sporting activities would overtake the use of this area for passive recreational activities.



We did not oppose the notion that sporting clubs needed additional facilities but we were aware of the desire of local residents to preserve the park for activities such as kite flying, dog walking and informal playing of sport by their children.
The park was saved from becoming a full time sporting facility and  improved drainage and a small pavilion were approved.
The original sheds were ear marked for removal, to be replaced by a lock- up community meeting room with new toilets for the use of co-existing users of the park.

Although this was approved back in 2004 it takes an inordinate amount of time to get things delivered.

This photo from 2008 shows that there had been no progress regarding the community meeting room, although drainage works had been completed.

Finally in 2012, the small pavilion has been erected and the oval has recovered from harsh years of drought. Chris Aubrey and I can rest assured that the local community will make good use of this facility that we advocated for so many years ago when we were councillors. (updated Sept. 2012)

Mullauna Books 2008

Sharon is pictured here with Mullauna Secondary College captains Mathew Catarinich and Jenna Carter.
A donation of books to the college from Rotary Mitcham will help the students understand the role of Rotary as a service club in the community at large.

Letter from a Springfield resident

4 Adam St
Nunawading
3131 Vic
4/12/05

Dear Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity to express sincere thanks to Cr. Sharon Partridge who did not retain her seat at the recent council elections. The energy and heart that she put into her role as councillor over the past three years is inspiring and greatly appreciated by the groups that she supported.

Residents and community groups who have worked closely with Sharon will know that she is a tireless worker and champion of the under privileged in the community. She has stood up as an opponent to overdevelopment throughout our entire city as demonstrated by her stance on the Colombo St Towers; to name one.

Her support for many groups such as Reach Out for Kids, the Winter Sleepout for the Homeless and Pay it Forward youth team, are testament to the way she has inconspicuously worked for the young of our city.

As a teacher I fully understand how vital the support of such groups is to improving the quality of life for our disadvantaged youth across this city; they are our future.

In my observation, Cr.Partridge has shown that representation is not just taking care of roads, rates and rubbish. I commend her for the courage that she has shown throughout her term; often against strong resistance from others in chamber.

I regret that this truly independent voice for locals seems to have fallen victim to the flaws of the preferential system. I and many other voters were unaware of the implications of this process and the way votes are transferred from the candidates that we have chosen as first and second preference. Many voters like myself may feel that we were duped by the system.

I hope that Cr.Partridge will grant us an opportunity at the next election to reinstate her as our independent voice for the community.
Yours sincerely
Barbara Wandoch

Uplift Project

Sharon Partridge on behalf of Rotary Mitcham helping Liz Barker with Uplift project - Bras for
our overseas neighbours

Big day for Rotary. Pre opening of the freeway beyond Springvale Rd through to Ringwood. Rotary cooked over 6tonne of sausages. It was great to be invovled as a Rotarian but I still will always regret the tolling of this road which I stood against.

Victorian Womens Petition Centenary 2008

In an extraordinary effort to gain the right to vote for all Victorian women, a handful of dedicated women took to the streets in 1891 to collect signatures for a petition to present to the Parliament of Victoria. The result was an impressive collection of close to 30,000 signatures from women from all walks of life.

Its tremendous length earned it the name of the ‘Monster Petition'.Now one of the State's archival treasures,the original petition is approximately 260 metres long and 200mm wide.

Victorian Womens Petition 2008

Celebrating 100 years since Victorian women won the right to vote
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/womens-suffrage-petition