Adult Learning - Melton Learning

Come & Try Sessions at Thornhill Park

Posted on 25 February 202525 February 2025 by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council is hosting a series of ‘Come & Try’ sessions at Thornhill Park Children’s & Community Centre!

Take the opportunity to give these popular exercise programs a try before committing to a full program. Sessions are suitable for adults of all abilities and fitness levels.

Bookings are now open and expected to fill fast, click the links on this webpage to secure yours before they’re all gone!

Participant enrolment and feedback from these sessions will help assess community interest in yoga, meditation and Pilates programs at Thornhill Park for Term 2 2025.

Come & Try | Yoga for Everyone

DATE: Tuesday 18 March
TIME: 11am – 12pm
COST: $5 per person
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Come & Try | Mat Pilates for Everyone

DATE: Tuesday 25 March
TIME: 10am – 11am
COST: $5 per person
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Come & Try | Breathwork & Meditation

DATE: Tuesday 1 April
TIME: 10am – 11am
COST: $5 per person
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Gifts of Experience: Sharing Skills, Stories and Connection

Posted on 21 February 202527 February 2025 by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council is inviting our over 55’s community to share their talents, wisdom and gifts in a week long celebration of learning, connection, and fun!

We are seeking expressions of interest from individuals who would like to run a one-off workshop for other members of our community. To be delivered from one of our community centres, we are open to hearing your workshop ideas, the possibilities are endless! Whether you have knowledge and information to share, practical skills to showcase or a passion you enjoy chatting about we want to hear from you.

All materials required to deliver your workshop will be provided, and our team are available to offer support and guidance in workshop planning and delivery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to share your passion, skills, and talents, to try your hand at delivering a workshop and connect with your community.

Workshops will be held during National Volunteer Week from 19 – 25 May 2025. Novice facilitators as well as seasoned professionals are welcome to apply.

For further details and to apply to deliver a workshop please refer to the expression of interest form. Expression of interests close Friday 21 March, 5pm.

Click here to view form.

2025 Community Partnership Program: Expression of Interests now open

Posted on 17 February 202517 February 2025 by Alison La Rose

Is your community group or organisation interested in building connections, cultural learning, promoting mutual respect and partnering with diverse groups on a shared project? Be a part of Melton City Council’s award-winning Community Partnership Program (CPP)! It supports partnerships between local community groups, organisations and service providers that will benefit the broader community.

The CPP is designed to assist participants undertake community workshops or projects that will benefit the City of Melton community. We encourage our diverse and under-represented communities to take part in this program and build their confidence in working together on projects that help their respective community.

Council is now welcoming expressions of interest (EOI) from local community groups, organisations, and service providers to participate in the 2025 program.

We strongly recommend potential applicants read the program guidelines before submitting an EOI. The guidelines can be found on Council’s website. Applications can be made via this webpage as well. EOI’s close Monday 17 March 2025.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the CPP team via email: cpp@melton.vic.gov.au

Melton Learning Directory website has re-launched!

Posted on 16 January 202517 January 2025 by Alison La Rose

Council is pleased to let you know that the Melton Learning Directory website has re-launched today! We are elated to bring you this new and improved platform making it even easier to find and book into local learning programs, social activities, special events and so much more.

Features of the new website aim to enhance your user experience and include things like

Easy browsing of available programs with intuitive filtering by things like age, price, location and more
Streamlined ticket purchasing
Addition of accessibility icons for locations and programs making it easy to plan your visit, plus so much more

NEW BRAND DESIGN AND WEBSITE URL

You’ll also notice a new look and feel to the Melton Learning Directory brand across our website, social media, eDM and printed collateral in community centres, bringing this important sub-brand of Council into the modern age. We’ve also made the switch to a new URL: meltonlearning.vic.gov.au, further strengthening our connection as a local government initiative. Redirections are in place if you happen to click on an old website link so never fear, you’ll always make it back to the new website destination.

EXISTING WEBSITE ACCOUNTS

If you have an active account on our old website, these details will have been carried over to the new website including your login details, however, if you previously had other participants added to your account (e.g. children and other family members), these will need to be added in again. Don’t forget that you need to be logged in and your account details need to be up to date and all fields filled out before you can make a purchase. If you need any assistance with the website or with making a booking, please contact us.

TERM 1 2025 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!

If you’ve been waiting to make a booking into your favourite program for term 1 2025, bookings are now open!

You’ll find all of the familiar classics like yoga, gardening, sewing, art classes, exercise programs, cultural and family social groups and more. We’re also pleased to offer new and exciting opportunities to learn including immersive art programs, women’s social groups, engaging information sessions, free hearing checks plus lots more.

Visit the ‘What’s On’ webpage now to find your next learning opportunity and to secure your space.