Winter 2026 School Holiday Activities

Posted on 12 June 20266 July 2026 by Alison La Rose

Looking for something to keep your child occupied during the Winter school holidays? Several of Council’s community centres are buzzing with fun workshops sure to keep your child entertained and learning.

BOOKINGS

Bookings in our Winter school holiday activities open 9am on Tuesday 16 June 2026.

TUESDAY 30 JUNE

Scavenger Hunt Bike Ride – BOOKED OUT

Join us for an exciting bike ride through the picturesque surrounds of Eynesbury whilst going on an adventurous scavenger hunt!

Location: Eynesbury
Time: 10am – 1pm
Cost: Free
Age Group: 10-14 years
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WEDNESDAY 1 JULY

Indigenous Art Workshop for Kids – BOOKED OUT

To celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC Week, Melton City Council are hosting a hands-on indigenous art workshop for kids.

Location: Fraser Rise
Time: 10am – 11.45am
Cost: $5 per child
Age Group: 6 years +
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THURSDAY 2 JULY

Youth Musical Theatre Workshop – BOOKED OUT

If your child loves dancing and acting or struggles with shyness, Melton Performing Arts are delivering a free musical theatre workshop tailored to children aged 5-16 years!

Location: Mt Atkinson
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: Free
Age Group: 5-16 years
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DIY Car and Drive-In Cinema Experience – BOOKED OUT

Cold weather? No worries! Join us in the warmth of Eynesbury Discovery Centre for a free creative and cosy movie experience these school holidays!

Location: Eynesbury
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: Free
Age Group: 4-10 years
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Build a Bird Feeder Workshop – BOOKED OUT

Join our friends from Bunnings Warehouse these school holidays as they guide your child to create their very own bird feeder station!

Location: Taylors Hill
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Cost: Free
Age Group: 8-14 years
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WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

NAIDOC Week Indigenous Experience – LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Celebrate NAIDOC Week these school holidays at our exciting Indigenous Experience by Didgeridoo Australia!

Location: Weir Views
Time: 10am – 10.50am
Cost: Free
Age Group: 5-12 years
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Boomerang Painting Workshop – BOOKED OUT

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, Melton City Council are hosting a hands-on boomerang art workshop alongside an introduction to Australian Indigenous history.

Location: Taylors Hill
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Cost: Free
Age Group: 6 years +
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FRIDAY 10 JULY

Produce Bag Making Workshop

Join us these school holidays during Plastic Free July to create your own reusable produce bags to take home.

Location: Kurunjang
Time: 9am – 12pm (drop in any time)
Cost: Free
Age Group: 7 years +
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Term 3 2026 Programs & Events

Posted on 9 June 20262 June 2026 by Alison La Rose

Can you believe the year is already halfway over? Get ready to make the most of the second half of the year and book your spot in an upcoming term 3 program!

Whether you’re looking to learn something new, get active, meet people in your community or reignite a favourite hobby, we have a program for you. Choose from a diverse range of activities including arts and crafts, cooking, sewing, health and wellbeing, gardening and much more.

Places are limited and popular programs often fill fast, so don’t miss out. Start exploring today and secure your spot for term 3.

View all available programs across the municipality or browse activities at your local community centre.

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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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WEIR VIEWS

Weir Views 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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Youth Football Program for Girls coming to Eynesbury!

Posted on 19 May 202619 May 2026 by Alison La Rose

A girls’ youth football (AFL) program is coming to Eynesbury! Led by Back 2 Basics, an organisation founded by AFLW premiership athletes Jasmine Garner and Ash Riddell, and with support from the Eynesbury Football & Netball Club coaching team, the program will empower young athletes to focus on basic skills, play with confidence and most importantly, have fun whilst playing football.

The program is aimed at girls aged 10-16 years old. No minimum skill level is required and the best thing, registrations are just $20 for the full 8-week program!

To sweeten the deal, Rotary Eynesbury are putting on a free barbeque dinner after the first session! This exiting program is the perfect opportunity for your child to learn new skills, both sporting and otherwise, whilst making new friends within the Eynesbury community and surrounds.

PROGRAM DETAILS

SESSION DATES: Wednesdays from 10 June – 5 August (no session on 8 July)
- The first and last sessions will be delivered by Jasmine and Ash from Back 2 Basics. The remaining 6 sessions will be delivered by Eynesbury Football & Netball Club
SESSION TIMES:
- Session 1 & 8: 6.15pm – 7.15pm
- Sessions 2-7: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
LOCATION: Eynesbury Recreation Reserve – 3 Avoca Street, Eynesbury, 3338
COST: $20 per child

REGISTRATIONS

To register your child’s place in this exciting program, visit the Eynesbury Football & Netball Club website.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the program, please contact the club’s Football Director, Ryan Sutcliffe via phone or email.

Email: football@eynesburyfnc.com.au
Phone: 0413 986 020

This program is delivered in partnership between Melton City Council and Eynesbury Football & Netball Club.

Olives to Oil is back for 2026!

Posted on 12 May 202614 May 2026 by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council is partnering with CERES to deliver Olives to Oil, an annual community initiative bringing people together to harvest unused olives from neighbourhood trees and receive pressed olive oil in return.

To take part in this exciting program, pick olives from nearby tress in your garden, street, or neighbourhood, before bringing them along to one of the designated drop-off point days. There are three drop-off points located across the neighbouring Cities of Brimbank, Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.

Drop-off days run from 11am – 2pm at the following locations:

Sunday 17 May – Outside Visy Cares Hub, 80B Harvester Rd, Sunshine
Sunday 24 May – Newport Community Hub, 13/15 Mason St, Newport
Sunday 31 May – McNish ‘Dinosaur Park’ Reserve, Court St, Yarraville

Important: You must have a ticket before arriving at any of the drop-off locations to allow the team to prepare for your harvest’s collection.

Once dropped off, the olives are pressed into oil, which is then returned to those who contributed at the special Collection Event to be held on Saturday 18 July at Burnside Children’s and Community Centre!

This initiative celebrates and highlights the importance of local food in our communities as well as recognising the wonderful heritage of diverse food cultures.

Visit the CERES website to learn more.

Visit the booking website to book a ticket for a drop-off day.

IDAHOBIT 2026

Posted on 25 April 20267 May 2026 by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council will recognise the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), at several workshops aimed at celebrating our LGBTQIA+ community. A series of street flags will also fly throughout Melton and Caroline Springs.

Observed annually on 17 May, IDAHOBIT seeks to raise awareness of discrimination faced by LGBTQIA+ communities and to celebrate progress toward equality.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

Polymer Pride Jewellery Workshop

Get creative and make your own wearable pride! In this free, beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll use polymer clay to design and create earrings, pins, or key rings inspired by rainbow and pride flag colours — or anything that reflects you.

WHERE: Melton Central Community Centre
WHEN: Sunday 17 May
TIME: 10.30am – 12pm
COST: Free
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Queer Canvas Embroidery Workshop

Express your creativity by putting paint to canvas before being guided to stitch powerful queer messages, symbols and designs that feel meaningful to you. You’ll walk away from this session with new artistic skills and an art piece worth displaying at your home.

WHERE: Melton Central Community Centre
WHEN: Sunday 17 May
TIME: 1pm – 2.30pm
COST: Free
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Increasing LGBTQIA+ Inclusion | Professional Development for Service Providers

In this practical session, local service providers will upskill in critical support areas including understanding why inclusion matters, how to use inclusive language, and other strategies that can be applied in your work.

This session will be facilitated by Delsi (they/them), a queer, non-binary educator and LGBTQIA+ inclusion specialist with over 15 years of experience across community, education, and organisational change.

WHERE: Weir Views Children’s & Community Centre
WHEN: Tuesday 19 May
TIME: 11am – 12.30pm
COST: Free
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Neighbourhood House Week Scavenger Hunt

Posted on 14 April 202616 April 2026 by Alison La Rose

Get ready to explore your local community! To celebrate Neighbourhood House Week, Neighbourhood Houses in the City of Melton are hosting an exciting scavenger hunt competition! Collect a gameboard from your closest registered Neighbourhood House and complete the activities for your chance to win a share in $380 worth of prizes!

How to Play

Pick up a scavenger hunt gameboard between 1pm – 4.30pm from Monday 11 May – Friday 15 May. Complete each challenge on the gameboard before returning it to the staff at your closest location before 4.30pm on Friday 15 May.

Prizes

The first 10 participants to complete their gameboard and return it will receive a special showbag! Each completed gameboard will also give you an entry into the major prize draw where you will have the chance to win 1 of 3 great prizes!

1st prize: $100 Coles voucher and $50 Melton Learning Directory credit
2nd prize: $80 Coles voucher and $50 Melton Learning Directory credit
3rd prize: $50 Coles voucher and $50 Melton Learning Directory credit

Prizes will be drawn and winners notified on Friday 22 May 2026.

Bonus entries

Don’t stop at one location, grab a gameboard from any or all other locations, the more gameboards you complete, the more chances you have to win!

Locations

Stevenson House: 10 Stevenson Crescent, Caroline Springs
Fraser Rise Children’s & Community Centre: 46 City Vista Court, Fraser Rise
Taylors Hil Youth & Community Centre: 121 Calder Park Drive, Taylors Hill
Eynesbury Discovery Centre: 479 Eynesbury Road, Eynesbury
Hillside Community Centre: 71 Royal Crescent, Hillside
Melton South Community Centre: 41 Exford Road, Melton South
Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services: 239 Station Road, Melton

Questions?

To learn more about this competition, please contact us via phone or email

9747 7200 (ask to speak to someone from the Community Participation and Partnerships team)
mld@melton.vic.gov.au

Term 2 2026 Programs & Events

Posted on 24 March 202624 March 2026 by Alison La Rose

Great news, bookings in Melton City Council’s community centre-based programs and events for term 2 2026 are now open!

Join us to sharpen your sewing skills, improve your health and fitness, discover your artistic ability, learn to cook new delicious meals, join a community garden, plus so much more. There’s something for everyone, no matter your age, ability or interest.

Spaces in many of our programs fill quickly, so it’s best to plan ahead and book early to avoid disappointment. Bookings are now open!

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.