July 2025 School Holiday Activities

Posted on 24 June 20258 July 2025 by Alison La Rose

It’s mid-year already! As the second term of the year comes to a close we’re excited to have your child join us at a Council community centre for some fun activities over the July school holidays!

Council will also celebrate NAIDOC Week in July, you’ll see a combination of indigenous inspired activities on offer to your child amongst other interactive, fun sessions.

All available activities are listed below, via PDF flyer and via the programs page of our website.

Bookings are essential for each session. Click the link under each listing below to secure your or your child’s space before they’re all gone!

WEDNESDAY 9 JULY

Taekwon-do for Kids – SOLD OUT!

Location: Strathtulloh
Time: 10am – 10.45am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 5-10 years
BOOK

Indigenous Experience for Kids – NAIDOC WEEK – CANCELLED

Location: Strathtulloh
Time: 12pm – 12.50pm
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 5-12 years

Indigenous Boomerang Art Workshop – NAIDOC WEEK

Location: Eynesbury
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Cost: Free
Age Group: 6 years and over
BOOK

SATURDAY 12 JULY

Indigenous Community Art Workshop & Celebration – NAIDOC WEEK

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 1pm – 3.30pm
Cost: Free
Age Group: All ages (families encouraged)
BOOK

THURSDAY 17 JULY

Fiction Factory with Hey dee Ho – LAST SPACES REMAINING!

Location: Truganina
Time: 10am – 10.45am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 4-9 years
BOOK

Dance Crew – Jazz Dance for Kids – LAST SPACES REMAINING!

Location: Brookfield
Time: 10am OR 11am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 5-7 years OR 8-12 years
BOOK 5-7 YEARS
BOOK 8-12 YEARS

Term 3 2025 Programs & Events

Posted on 17 June 20257 July 2025 by Alison La Rose

Bookings in Council’s community centre based programs and events for term 3 2025 are now open!

You’ll find all of your favourites like sewing, yoga, kids’ programs, music groups, and Zumba returning in July. You’ll also find a range of community gardening groups across the municipality including in Caroline Springs, Kurunjang and our newest community garden in Aintree plus so much more. No matter your age, ability or interest, there’s something for everyone at a community centre near you..

Click the link below to browse all term 3 programs across the City of Melton, or, find your closest centre in the list below to browse programs at a location near you..

VIEW ALL PROGRAMS

.CAROLINE SPRINGS

Stevenson House
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Brookside Children’s & Community Centre
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STRATHTULLOH

Bridge Road Children’s & Community Centre
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DIGGERS REST

Diggers Rest Sport& Community Pavilion
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EYNESBURY

Eynesbury Discovery Centre
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FRASER RISE

Fraser Rise Children’s & Community Centre
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HILLSIDE

Hillside Community Centre
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Banchory Community Centre
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Parkwood Green Community Centre
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KURUNJANG

Kurunjang Community Hub
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TAYLORS HILL

Taylors Hill Youth & Community Centre
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AINTREE/ROCKBANK

Timbertop Children’s & Community Centre
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Thornhill Park Children’s & Community Centre
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MELTON

Melton Central Community Centre
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HARKNESS

Arnolds Creek Children’s & Community Centre
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TRUGANINA (Mt Atkinson)

Mt Atkinson Children’s & Community Centre
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BURNSIDE

Burnside Children’s & Community Centre
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Reconciliation Week 2025

Posted on 20 May 202523 May 2025 by Alison La Rose

Reconciliation Week | 27 May – 3 June 2025

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Reconciliation Australia tell us that the National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.

Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us. Twenty-five years ago, Corroboree 2000 brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous leaders in a historic call for reconciliation. We continue that work in 2025, inviting all Australians to join us in Bridging Now to Next – building a more united and respectful nation.

Council is hosting a range of activities to mark this important week and invite local people to get involved.

Little Wombats | Indigenous Workshop for Pre-schoolers

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Time: 12.30pm – 1.15pm
Location: Brookfield
Cost: Free
BOOK

A cultural immersion workshop designed to introduce young learners to the beauty, depth, and diversity of Aboriginal traditions through hands-on activities, storytelling, art, and music.

Reconciliation Week Community/Flag Raising Event

Date: Friday 30 May 2025
Time: 10am – 12 noon
Location: Melton
Cost: Free
INFO

Join Mayor and Councillors to commemorate Reconciliation Week. The event will include great visual displays, an official flag raising ceremony, First Nations musical performers, a Mayor’s speech and key note speaker Thomas Mayo, a human right advocate, author and signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Light refreshments will be served after the official proceedings and the Blak Brews coffee van will be in attendance. Bookings not required. All welcome!

Indigenous Culture Celebration

Date: Friday 30 May 2025
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: Aintree
Cost: Free
BOOK

Step into the rich traditions of Aboriginal culture through a hands-on “Show and Tell” experience—packed with incredible artefacts, stories, and fun facts. Children will feel the rhythm and energy as they learn a traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander song, groove to cultural music, and journey through the wonder of stories.

Introducing Melton City Girls Can!

Posted on 25 March 20258 April 2025 by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council is proud to launch Melton City Girls Can (MCGC) in April 2025. MCGC will celebrate, support and create new opportunities for people who identify as women and girls in the City of Melton to participate in sport and active recreation.

Inspired by VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign and delivered in partnership with local sports clubs and community groups, MCGC aims to enable women and girls to get active in ways that work for them. Whether it’s a little or a lot, what matters is moving your body and having fun – on your own terms, in your own way. Learn more about why Council supports this initiative on the main website.

Free Events

Many free opportunities to try something new are available throughout April 2025. Click on the link under each event below for more information and to book.

Come & Try: Cardio Tennis for Women

WHERE: Caroline Springs
WHEN: Tuesday 8 April
TIME: 7pm – 8.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Taekwondo for Girls | Eynesbury

WHERE: Eynesbury
WHEN: Tuesday April 8 & Wednesday April 9
TIME: 4.30pm – 5.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Fishing for Women

WHERE: Harkness
WHEN: Sunday 13 April
TIME: 10am – 1pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Target Shooting for Women

WHERE: Brookfield
WHEN: Sunday 13 April
TIME: 11am – 2.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: AFL Umpiring for Women & Girls

WHERE: Diggers Rest
WHEN: Wednesday 16 April
TIME: 6pm – 7.15pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Taekwondo for Girls | Melton South

WHERE: Melton South
WHEN: Tuesdays from 22 April or Wednesdays from 23 April (2 sessions each)
TIME: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Tennis for Junior Girls

WHERE: Hillside
WHEN: Tuesdays: 22 April – 6 May (4 weeks)
TIME: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Footy for Junior & Senior Girls with AFLW Stars

WHERE: Diggers Rest
WHEN: Tuesday 22 April
TIME: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
MORE INFO

Positive & Inclusive Umpiring Workshop

WHERE: Diggers Rest
WHEN: Wednesday 23 April
TIME: 6pm – 7.30pm
MORE INFO

Come & Try: Bollywood Zumba for Women

WHERE: Kurunjang
WHEN: Tuesday 29 April
TIME: 10.30am – 11.30am
MORE INFO

Mind & Body: Empowering Women through Movement

WHERE: Mount Atkinson
WHEN: Tuesday 29 April
TIME: 12.30pm – 2pm
MORE INFO

April 2025 School Holiday Activities

Posted on 25 March 202525 March 2025 by Alison La Rose

As the first term of the year comes to a close we’re excited to have your child join us for some fun activities over the Easter school holidays!

Join us throughout April to enjoy a range of different programs and events including a magic show, circus skills workshop, native animal encounter, origami workshop, live music concert and more!

All available programs are listed below, via PDF flyer and via the programs page of our website. Click the link under each listing below to secure your or your child’s space before they’re all gone!

MONDAY 7 APRIL

Origami Workshop or Kids

Location: Hillside
Time: 10am – 11am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 6-12 years
BOOK

TUESDAY 8 APRIL

Dazzling Dan Magic Show | 3-5 years

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 10am – 10.45am
Cost: $4 per child
Age Group: 3-5 years
BOOK

Dazzling Dan Magic Show | 6-9 years

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 11am – 11.45am
Cost: $4 per child
Age Group: 6-9 years
BOOK

THURSDAY 10 APRIL

Cupcake Decorating for Grandads & Grandchildren

Location: Burnside
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
Cost: $10 per family
Age Group: 8-12 years
BOOK

Make & Create Easter Workshop

Location: Eynesbury
Time: 10.30am – 12pm
Cost: $15 per child
Age Group: 6-12 years
BOOK

MONDAY 14 APRIL

Little Feet Live Music | 0-3 years

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 10am – 10.45am
Cost: $4 per child
Age Group: 0-3 years
BOOK

Little Feet Live Music | 3-6 years

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 11am – 11.45am
Cost: $4 per child
Age Group: 3-6 years
BOOK

TUESDAY 15 APRIL

Circus Skills Workshop

Location: Taylors Hill
Time: 10am – 12pm
Cost: $10 per child
Age Group: 8-12 years
BOOK

WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL

Jaws, Claws, Scales & Tails

Location: Hillside
Time: 10am – 11am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 3-12 years
BOOK

Term 2 2025 Programs & Events

Posted on 21 March 202525 March 2025 by Alison La Rose

Bookings in Council’s community centre based programs and events for term 2 2025 are now open!

You’ll find all of your favourites like sewing, yoga, kids’ programs, music groups, and Zumba returning in April.

If you’re on the lookout for something new you might find excitement in our new puzzle and book exchange in Hillside, our all abilities social group in Harkness and our immersive art program in Thornhill Park. You’ll also find a new community gardening group in Aintree in addition to our other gardening groups in Caroline Springs and Kurunjang.

Click the link below to browse all term 2 programs across the City of Melton, or, find your closest centre in the list below to browse programs at a location near you..