Category: Competitions

Atherstone Traffic School Family Fun Days

Posted on by Alison La Rose

Please note: this event is now at capacity and bookings have closed.

 

Melton City Council is thrilled to invite local children and their families to a series of Family Fun Days at the Atherstone Traffic School throughout November!

 

Join us for a fun-filled day of skill building and free food and activities for the whole family! Both events will feature:

  • Free wood-fire pizza
  • Free coffee
  • Free face painting
  • Free smoothie bike competitions
  • Free kids’ painting workshop
  • Free bike servicing, plus bike riding and maintenance education!

 

WIN A $500 VOUCHER

All attendees will have a chance to win 1 of 10 $500 vouchers for John’s Cycling Warehouse! Simply fill out the pre-event survey on this webpage AND the post-event survey on the day to go in the draw.

 

The surveys are just 7 short questions and should take less than 3 minutes to complete!

 

Both events are free to attend, however, bookings are essential.

 

Bring along your bicycle, tricycle, or scooter and helmet for use of the traffic school. Please note: Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.

 

EVENT DETAILS

  • LOCATION: Atherstone Traffic School (266 Bridge Rd, Strathtulloh VIC 3338) 
  • EVENT 1:   
    • DATE: Friday 7 November  
    • TIME: 4pm – 6pm  
  • EVENT 2: 
    • DATE: Saturday 29 November  
    • TIME: 11am – 1pm  

2023 City of Melton Christmas Lights Competition

Posted on by Alison La Rose

To celebrate the upcoming festive season, we’re giving you the chance to share in $900 worth of prizes by decorating your house with festive light displays!

To enter, simply submit a photo of your house beautifully decorated under any of the following competition categories.

  • Most TRADITIONAL Light Display
  • Most COLOURFUL Light Display
  • Most ENERGY EFFICIENT Light Display

You can enter any or all categories you think apply to your festive display. Submissions can be made via the form on this webpage.

Submitted entries will be judged by a competition panel and a winner selected for each category. Each winner will receive a $250 voucher to a local restaurant to enjoy a meal with family and friends and each runner up will win a $50 Bunnings Warehouse voucher. Competition open to City of Melton residents only.

Competition Timeline
  • Competition opens 9am Monday 27 November.
  • Competition closes 5pm Friday 15 December.
  • Winners will be notified by Tuesday 19 December.
Christmas Light Safety

Each year Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) responds to electrical incidents caused by faulty or non-compliant electrical equipment, including Christmas lights and decorations.

When putting up and using Christmas lights and decorations ESV have some safety tips to ensure your Christmas doesn’t end in disaster. You can read these tips via the ESV website.

Pictured: 2022 ‘Most Traditional Light Display’ Winner

Click here to view form.

Harmony Week Children’s Poster Competition – NOW CLOSED

Posted on by harry

Celebrate Harmony Week by showing us what harmony and diversity means to you for a chance to win an array of art supplies!

To enter, simply design a poster that celebrates diversity and brings together the community from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.

Melton Central Community Centre is hosting a series of open studio time where you’re welcome to come and work on your artwork for your entry. Book your space at these open studio times here.

The competition is open to City of Melton residents under 8 years age group and the 8 – 12year age group. Prizes will be awarded for these two groups.

Entry forms can be picked up from the Melton & Caroline Springs Libraries, your local Community Centre or downloaded here.

Posters must be A4 or A3 size only.

Posters with entry forms must be submitted by Friday 10 March 2023 to either the Melton & Caroline Springs Libraries.

Winners will be announced at Melton City Council’s Harmony Day Festival on Saturday 18 March at the Willows Historical Park, Melton. Each winning artwork with have their pieces displayed at the Harmony Day Festival.

For more information, contact us on 9747 7200 or visit your local community centre or library.

Good Luck!

2022 Melton City Christmas Lights Competition – NOW CLOSED

Posted on by harry

To celebrate the upcoming holiday season, we’re giving you the chance to share in $1000 worth of prizes by decorating your house with festive light displays!

To enter, simply submit a photo of your house beautifully decorated under any of the following competition categories.

  • Most TRADITIONAL Light Display
  • Most COLOURFUL Light Display
  • Most ENERGY EFFICIENT Light Display

You can enter any or all categories you think apply to your festive display.

Submitted entries will be judged by a competition panel and a winner selected for each category. Each winner will receive a $250 voucher to a local restaurant to enjoy a meal with family and friends and each runner up will win a Hamper! Competition open to City of Melton residents only.

Competition closes 5pm, Monday 12 December. Winners will be notified by Thursday 15 December.

Christmas Light Safety

Each year Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) responds to electrical incidents caused by faulty or non-compliant electrical equipment, including Christmas lights and decorations.

When putting up and using Christmas lights and decorations ESV have some safety tips to ensure your Christmas doesn’t end in disaster. You can read these tips via the ESV website and PDF via the links below.

Community Art Competition

Posted on by Alison La Rose

In celebration of the revitalisation of our Melton Town Centre, we’re giving you the chance to win over $1400 worth of prizes in our community art competition!

To enter, simply create an artwork that speaks to the theme of ‘My Melton, My Community’. Inspiration for the theme might include depicting what the community of Melton means to you, your favourite places in the Melton Town Centre, the people that make up the Melton community, the sky is the limit!

Melton Central Community Centre is hosting a series of open studio time where you’re welcome to come and work on your artwork for your entry. Book your space at these open studio times here.

Winners will be announced at the City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival launch event in September. Each winning artwork will have their pieces displayed in High Street shop front windows.

Registration and entries open Monday 20 June and close Friday 19 August 2022.

Entrants of all different ages, abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to enter this competition, however, you must be a resident of the City of Melton.

For more information and to enter visit the Melton Conversations website.

2022 International Women’s Day Competition

Posted on by Alison La Rose

To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), not only do we have a full suite of free events and activities on offer from 5 March, we’re also giving you the chance to win!

The theme for this year’s IWD is #BreaktheBias. Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field.

For your chance to win, show us what a City of Melton free of gender bias looks like to you. You can show us by drawing a picture, recording a video, taking a photo, writing a paragraph, whatever takes your fancy!

Anyone who resides in the City of Melton can enter, no matter your age or gender.

Three prizes are up for grabs across three different age groups including:

  • 18 years and over: 1 x $50 voucher to a local business
  • 12-17 years: 1 x $50 voucher to a local business
  • up to 11 years: children’s craft pack worth $50

To enter, fill out the form found on this page.

Entries close 5pm Wednesday 9 March. Winners will be notified via email on Thursday 10 March.

Click here to view form.

COMPETITION CLOSED: Melton Learning Directory Christmas Lights Competition

Posted on by Alison La Rose
Thank you to everyone who entered our Christmas lights competition, all entries were fierce competitors making the job of our panel extremely hard!
Congratulations to the following winners who will all be taking home a $250 voucher to a local restaurant.
  • Most Colourful Display: Anne from Harkness
  • Most Traditional Display: Olivia from Caroline Springs
  • Most Energy Efficient Display: Kelli from Melton
Thank you again to all that entered and Merry Christmas from the Melton Learning Directory team!

Christmas Light Safety

Each year Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) responds to electrical incidents caused by faulty or non-compliant electrical equipment, including Christmas lights and decorations.

When putting up and using Christmas lights and decorations ESV have some safety tips to ensure your Christmas doesn’t end in disaster. You can read these tips via the ESV website and PDF via the links below.

COMPEITITON CLOSED: Enter our Halloween Makeup Competition to win!

Posted on by Alison La Rose

To celebrate our video tutorial with Skye Drake MUA, we’re giving you the chance to win one of 20 Halloween packs delivered straight to your doorstep! Prize packs include a face painting pallet, trick or treat bucket and a range of other Halloween goodies.

To enter simply snap a picture of your best ghoulie face and/or Halloween costume, you could even get the whole family involved!

Send your photo to us via direct message on our Facebook page or via email.

In your entry include your

  • name
  • age
  • phone number
  • address

For inspiration to create your spookiest look you can watch Skye’s Halloween makeup tutorial on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/VlY7js6hvhk

Entries close 8am Thursday 28 October. Winners will be notified on the morning of Friday 29 October. Prizes will be delivered contactless to the winners’ doorstep later the same day.

Strictly one entry per person. Entrants must reside within the City of Melton. Open to all ages.

Tik Tok Dance Competition

Posted on by Alison La Rose

To celebrate our online Tik Tok Dance school holiday activity, we’re giving you the chance to win 1 of 3 $40 EB Games gift vouchers!

To be in the draw to win, simply learn a new dance routine of about 30 seconds and film yourself performing the dance before sending it into us! You can send your video via email or Facebook message.

Together with your entry tell us your

  • Name
  • Age
  • Suburb
  • Contact email

Any type of dance routine is welcome including routines popular on Tik Tok, routines found on other platforms or even one you make up yourself!

Open to residents of the City of Melton only. One entry per household. All ages and group routines welcome.

Entries close 5pm Tuesday 12 October. Winner will be announced on our Facebook page on Wednesday 13 October and directly contacted by our team.

Watch our ‘Fluid Art’ video for your chance to win!

Posted on by Alison La Rose

To celebrate our brand new YouTube video as part of our September 2021 school holiday activities, we’re giving you the chance to win one of 20 fluid art packs to make your very own fluid art painting! Prize packs contain a canvas, 4 pouring paints, stirrers and mixing cups, everything you will need to create your colourful masterpiece.

To enter, watch our fluid art tutorial video on our YouTube channel and answer these 3 simple questions:

  1. What substance/s can you use to thin your paint out for fluid art?
  2. What is the name of the fluid art technique Carly uses in the video?
  3. Name ONE other fluid art technique (hint: Carly mentions a number of them towards the end of the video)

Send your answers to us by sending us a message via our Facebook page or via email:

Along with your answers, include the below information in your entry:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Address
  • Email Address

Entries with correct answers to all 3 questions will go into the draw. Entries close at 5pm on Sunday 26 September. Winners will be notified and prize packs delivered on Monday 27 September.

Entries open to City of Melton residents only. Any age welcome. One entry per household.

Good luck and happy watching!

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