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Invitation to Apply for Ongoing Community Facility Use in 2023 – NOW CLOSED

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Interested community groups, small businesses and community agencies are invited to apply in Councils annual expression of interest period for ongoing use of community facilities throughout 2023.

Councils community facilities are suitable for a variety of activities including, meetings, workshops, seminars, active and passive programs, and presentations.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications open 9am Monday 26 September 2022.

Applications close 5pm Friday 7 October 2022.

Interested parties must complete an ‘Application for Facility Allocation Form’. The form and venue information can be found on Council’s website via https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Out-n-About/Community-facilities/Venues-for-hire.  Link will be active at 9am on Monday 26 September 2022.

Applications are for ongoing bookings, a minimum of six per calendar year.

Completed applications must be returned to Council by 5pm on Friday 7 October 2022.

For further enquiries please visit the Melton City Council website or contact the Civic and Community Facilities Team at venues@melton.vic.gov.au.

How Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Victorian State Government will affect ongoing hire bookings.
Melton City Council community facilities operate in line with Victoria State Government Covid-19 restriction advice. During periods of mandatory lockdown, hirers will not be charged by Melton City Council for cancelled bookings as a result of a lockdown. Melton City Council is not responsible for loss of bookings or associated third party costs incurred by hirers due to mandatory lockdowns enforced by the Victoria State Government. The hirer may liaise with the relevant Council officer to organise an alternate time for their cancelled booking.

Paper based applications no longer accepted.
Melton City Council no longer accepts paper-based ongoing hire application forms. Only digital application forms will be accepted. If you need assistance to complete a digital application form, please contact the Civic and Community Facilities Team at venues@melton.vic.gov.au.

Spring School Holiday Activities!

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We’re already more than half way through the year and its time to enjoy the sunshine with our spring school holiday activities!

We’re excited to have you join us throughout the holidays to enjoy a range of different programs and events including a Footy Fun Day, a scavenger hunt, cooking classes, dance workshops, music workshops, yoga, a spring planting session, a healthy spending habits for teens workshop and so much more!

All available programs are listed below and via the programs page of our website. You can also browse the program via PDF. Click the link under each listing below to secure your or your child’s space before they’re all gone! Bookings are now open!

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 

Harry Potter 20 Year Anniversary Special Event 

  • Location: Taylors Hill
  • Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 

MTC Footy Fun Day

  • Location:  Melton
  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All Ages
  • BOOK

MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 

Come & Try: Melton Library Walking Group

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Tai Chi for Beginners

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 11am
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Bollywood Dancing

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 6pm – 7pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 

What’s in the Garden Workshop

  • Location: Caroline Springs
  • Time: 10am – 11.30am
  • Cost: $3 per child
  • Age Group: 2-12 years
  • BOOK

Bicycle Repair Drop-in

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 3pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Paint your Piggybank

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 11am
  • Cost: $5
  • Age Group: 8-12 years
  • BOOK

Bicycle Safety & Confidence Workshop

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
  • Cost: $7 per person
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Laughter Yoga

  • Location: Melton Library
  • Time: 1pm, 1.45pm or 2.30pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Cooking Making & Decorating

  • Location: Strathtulloh
  • Time: 3pm – 5pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: 8-16
  • BOOK

WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 

How to be a Superhero

  • Location: Fraser Rise
  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: 4-7 years
  • BOOK

Wooden Garden Art

  • Location: Harkness
  • Time: 10.30am – 12pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: 5+ years
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Chair Yoga & Meditation

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 1pm – 2pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: 12+ years, adults, seniors
  • BOOK

MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 

Come & Try: Melton Library Walking Group

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Performing Arts Workshop (5-7 years)

  • Location: Timbertop
  • Time: 10am -12pm
  • Cost: $15 per child
  • Age Group: 5 -7 years
  • BOOK

Sushi Making for kids

  • Location: Fraser Rise
  • Time: 11am – 12.30pm
  • Cost: $12 per child
  • Age Group: 7-12 years
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Bluefit Playtime

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: 18 months – 5 years
  • BOOK

Hula Hooping  & Circus Play

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Tiramisu Making for kids

  • Location: Fraser Rise
  • Time: 1pm – 2.30pm
  • Cost: $12 per child
  • Age Group: 7-12 years
  • BOOK

Performing Arts Workshop (8-14 years)

  • Location: Timbertop
  • Time: 1pm – 3pm
  • Cost: $15 per child
  • Age Group: 8-14 years
  • BOOK

Spend Well for Teens 

  • Location: Eynesbury
  • Time: 1.30pm – 3pm
  • Cost: $10 per person
  • Age Group: 12+ years, adults
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Bollywood Dancing

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 6pm – 7pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 

MTC Scavenger Hunt

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: 5-15 years
  • BOOK

Pizza Making Workshop for Kids

  • Location: Kurunjang
  • Time: 1pm – 2.30pm
  • Cost: $15 per child
  • Age Group: 7-12 years
  • BOOK

Choc Mousse Workshop for Kids

  • Location: Kurunjang
  • Time: 3pm – 4pm
  • Cost: $10 per child
  • Age Group: 7-12 years
  • BOOK

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 

Holiday Fun with Bunnings

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: 6-12 years
  • BOOK

Kids Soccer Skills Program (5-8 years)

  • Location: Frontier Reserve Football Oval
  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Cost: $15 per child
  • Age Group: 5-8 years
  • BOOK

It’s Music Time

  • Location: Fraser Rise
  • Time: 10.30am – 11.15am
  • Cost: $8 per child
  • Age Group: 0-5 years
  • BOOK

Come & Try: Chair Yoga & Meditation

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 11am – 12pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: 12+ years, adults, seniors
  • BOOK

Kids Soccer Skills Program (9-12 years)

  • Location: Frontier Reserve Football Oval
  • Time: 12.15pm – 2.15pm
  • Cost: $15 per child
  • Age Group: 9-12 years
  • BOOK

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 

Bicycle Repair Drop-in

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10am – 3pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Bicycle Safety & Confidence Workshop

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
  • Cost: $7 per person
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

Spring Planting Day

  • Location: Kurunjang
  • Time: 10.30am – 12pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

MTC Welcome Walk

  • Location: Melton
  • Time: 1pm – 2pm
  • Cost: FREE
  • Age Group: All ages
  • BOOK

FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 

Paint Your Own Friendly Garden Critter

  • Location: Taylors Hill
  • Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: 6-12 years
  • BOOK

Active Kids Nutrition & Cooking Class

  • Location: Kurunjang
  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Cost: $5 per child
  • Age Group: Parents/carers of children aged 3 – 12 years
  • BOOK

City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival is returning from September 3-10 2022!

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The City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival is returning from September 3-10 2022!
To celebrate this year’s festival, you’re invited to attend our free community launch event!
Join us to enjoy a traditional Welcome to Country, special performances, free show bags, free coffee, subsidised food from onsite food trucks and so much more!
Bring the whole family and enjoy a performance, especially for young children from Hey Dee Ho Educational Services.
Get your face painted by Lisa, our local artist and workshop provider or experience traditional henna painting with Durba.
Have a go at giant bubbles, hula hooping and circus play with Donna from Hoop Sparx!
Enjoy free coffee by Barrel of Beans and try some mouth-watering food options from local business Latin Food and Wines and food truck Mehak Indian Food Service!
Enjoy other exciting music and dance throughout the day from the Greater Western Community Band, Iteka Dance Club and roots folk rock singer-songwriter Bret Mosley!
This is an event not to be missed with something for everyone to enjoy!
You can let us know you’re coming by clicking ‘going’ on this Facebook event.
We look forward to seeing you and your family there and celebrating the launch of this year’s festival!
For more information about the City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival, head to the festival page of our website: https://meltonlearning.com.au/festival/

This initiative has been made possible with the support of the Melton Town Centre Revitalisation Board and funding from the Victorian Government to find out more visit: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Council/Major-Projects/Works-Projects/Melton-Town-Centre-Revitalisation-Project

WHERE: The Amphitheatre, Cnr Palmerston Street & High Street, Melton
WHEN: Saturday 3 September – 11am – 2pm

Walk, Ride & Play in Melton Town Centre with free and low-cost activities!

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Melton City Council invites you to the Melton Town Centre these school holidays to get active and learn about your local community through a series of free and low-cost events and activities suitable for the whole family!

With a range of workshops from laughter yoga, hula hooping exercise, Tai Chi to bicycle safety and confidence and activities such as a family scavenger hunt and a footy fun day, there is something for everyone no matter your age or ability.

All available programs are listed below and via the programs page of our website. You can also download the PDF program flyer to share with your friends and family!

All workshops are free or $7 and under but bookings are essential. Click the link under each listing to register your attendance.

This initiative is part of the Melton Town Centre Revitalisation Project. Learn more about the project via Council’s website.

SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

Footy Fun Day

In collaboration with Melton Central Football Netball Club and Western Bulldogs Football Club

  • Time: From 10am – 12pm with free BBQ lunch to follow
  • Age Group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Police Paddock – 231 – 233 High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 

Come and Try: Melton Library Walking Group

  • Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
  • Age Group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Library and Learning Hub – 31 McKenzie Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Come and Try: Tai Chi/Qigong for Beginners

  • Time: 10am – 11am
  • Age Group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: The Amphitheatre – Corner of Palmerston Street and High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Come and Try: Bollywood Dancing

  • Time: 6pm – 7pm
  • Age Group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Central Community Centre – 239 Station Road, Melton
  • BOOK

TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

Bicycle Repair Drop-in

  • Time: 10am – 3pm
  • Age group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: The Amphitheatre – Corner of Palmerston Street and High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Laughter Yoga

  • Time: 1pm – 3pm
  • Age group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Library Lawn – 90 McKenzie Street, Melton (opposite Melton Library and Learning Hub)
  • BOOK

WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Come and Try: Chair Yoga & Meditation

  • Time: 1pm – 2pm
  • Age group: 12 years and over, teens and adults welcome
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Central Community Centre – 239 Station Road, Melton
  • BOOK

MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

Come and Try: Melton Library Walking Group

  • Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
  • Age groups: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Library and Learning Hub – 31 McKenzie Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Come and Try: Bluefit Playtime

  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Age: Pre-school aged children
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: The Amphitheatre – Corner of Palmerston Street and High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Hula Hooping & Circus Play for the Whole Family

  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Age: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Library Lawn – 90 McKenzie Street, Melton (across the road from the Melton Library & Learning Hub)
  • BOOK

Come and Try: Bollywood Dancing

  • Time: 6pm – 7pm
  • Age group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Central Community Centre – 239 Station Road, Melton
  • BOOK

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

Melton Town Centre Scavenger Hunt

  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Age group: 5 – 15 years
  • Cost: FREE
  • Locations: Melton Civic Centre – 232 High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

Come and Try: Chair Yoga & Meditation

  • Time: 11am – 12pm
  • Age group: 12 years and over, teens and adults welcome
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: Melton Central Community Centre – 239 Station Road, Melton
  • BOOK

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

Bicycle Repair Drop-in

  • Time: 10am – 3pm
  • Age group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: The Amphitheatre – Corner of Palmerston Street and High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

Melton Town Centre Welcome Walk

  • Time: 1pm – 2pm
  • Age group: All ages
  • Cost: FREE
  • Location: The Amphitheatre – Corner of Palmerston Street and High Street, Melton
  • BOOK

FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

Active Kids Nutrition Workshop & Cooking Class

  • Time: 11am – 1pm
  • Age group: Parents/carers/guardians of primary and pre-school ages children
  • Cost: $5
  • Location: Kurunjang Community Hub – 35 Mowbray Crescent, Kurunjang
  • BOOK
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