Cultural & First Nations - Melton Learning

NAIDOC Week 2025

Posted on 10 June 20258 July 2025 by Alison La Rose

To celebrate NAIDOC Week (6-13 July) in 2025, Melton City Council is hosting a series of family friendly events and activities across the City of Melton.

Children can enjoy an interactive session with an Indigenous person from Didgeridoo Australia, learning about indigenous culture through song, dance and story. Our boomerang art session is also perfect for curious kids. Families are invited to contribute to a community mural, whilst adults can try the art of basket weaving.

NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth (naidoc.org.au).

TUESDAY 8 JULY

Indigenous Basket Weaving Workshop

WHERE: Caroline Springs
TIME: 5pm – 7pm
COST: Free
AGE GROUP: Adults
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WEDNESDAY 9 JULY

Indigenous Experience for Kids – CANCELLED

WHERE: Strathtulloh
TIME: 12pm – 12.50pm
COST: $5 per child
AGE GROUP: 5-12 years

Indigenous Boomerang Art Workshop

WHERE: Eynesbury
TIME: 5pm – 7pm
COST: Free
AGE GROUP: 6 years and over
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SATURDAY 12 JULY

Indigenous Community Art Workshop & Celebration

WHERE: Fraser Rise
TIME: 1pm – 3.30pm
COST: Free
AGE GROUP: All ages
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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.