The Maroondah Exchange is an independent, hyper-local newsletter dedicated to what’s happening in and around the City of Maroondah.
It curates and shares practical, relevant, and timely local information — from events, food, and community happenings to local business highlights, council updates, and cost-of-living insights — all in one place.
The Exchange exists to save locals time, support local businesses, and strengthen community connection by cutting through noise and focusing only on what matters locally. No algorithms. No clickbait. Just useful, human-curated local information delivered directly to your inbox.
Whether you’re looking for what’s on this weekend, where to eat, what’s changing locally, or which businesses are worth knowing about, The Maroondah Exchange is designed to be your go-to local briefing.
The Maroondah Exchange is created by Garth Lategan, a local resident with a long-standing connection to the Maroondah community.
Garth has over a decade of experience across events, education, and community-focused projects, working with councils, festivals, educators, and local organisations. He brings a practical, people-first approach to everything he builds — with a strong belief that local communities work best when information is accessible, trusted, and genuinely useful.
The Maroondah Exchange was created out of a simple frustration: important local information is often scattered, buried, or hard to find. This newsletter exists to fix that — by gathering the best local insights, events, and stories into a single, reliable weekly source.
This is not a media company chasing scale. It’s a local project built for locals.