Tag: Family & Parenting

Neighbourhood House Week Scavenger Hunt

Posted on 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 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.

 

VIEW ALL PROGRAMS

CAROLINE SPRINGS

STRATHTULLOH
DIGGERS REST
EYNESBURY
FRASER RISE
HILLSIDE
KURUNJANG
TAYLORS HILL
AINTREE/ROCKBANK
MELTON
HARKNESS
TRUGANINA (Mt Atkinson)
BURNSIDE

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  

Term 4 2025 Programs & Events

Posted on by Alison La Rose
Bookings in Council’s community centre based programs and events for term 4 2025 are now open!
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The programs you’ve come to know and love will be returning including our popular exercise classes, gardening groups, creative programs, kids’ activities, craft groups and more. With something new and exciting always on offer, you’ll find other special events and workshops like a mental health awareness session, mandala art therapy, CWA baking demonstration, plus lots more.
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Click the link below to browse all term 4 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

STRATHTULLOH
DIGGERS REST
EYNESBURY
FRASER RISE
HILLSIDE
KURUNJANG
TAYLORS HILL
AINTREE/ROCKBANK
MELTON
HARKNESS
TRUGANINA (Mt Atkinson)
BURNSIDE

2025-26 Access to Early Learning (AEL) Professional Development Series

Posted on by Alison La Rose

Melton City Council is pleased to present its 2025/26 professional development calendar for early years educators working in the City of Melton.

 

With a focus on family-centred, child focused, and strength-based strategies these engaging sessions are free to attend.

 

Providers participating in this professional development series include:

 

Melton City Council’s Access to Early Learning (AEL) 2025/26 professional development series is for Early Childhood Educators working within the City of Melton. All sessions are delivered online. Registrations are essential.

 

WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2025

Responding to Resistance to Gender Equity

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 15 October
  • BOOK NOW

 

WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025

Body Safety: Deepening the Conversation

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 12 November
  • BOOK NOW

 

WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY & 4 MARCH 2026

Challenging Conversations with Parents & Carers

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 7.30pm (2 x 1hr sessions)
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 11 February
  • BOOK NOW

 

THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026

Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 12 March
  • BOOK NOW

 

WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2026

Confidentiality & Courageous Conversations

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 29 April
  • BOOK NOW

 

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2025

Culturally Responsive Practice: Family Violence

  • WHERE: Online
  • TIME: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
  • COST: Free
  • REGISTRATIONS CLOSE: 3 June
  • BOOK NOW

Musical Development for Pre-schoolers

Posted on by Alison La Rose

Hey Dee Ho are returning to Thornhill Park and Truganina in term 3! With sessions built to engage and dazzle your pre-school toddler, you and your child are in for a fun and exciting morning each week at our ‘Music’ and ‘Sing & Sign’ programs.

 

‘Music with Hey Dee Ho‘ encourages children to learn the concepts of beat, rhythm, tempo, pitch and dynamics in a play-based environment, whilst ‘Sing & Sign with Hey Dee Ho‘ encourages your child to learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language) through song, dance and play!

 

Both programs are suitable for children aged 0-5 years and at under $10 per session, they’re an affordable way to make memories with your child.

 

Visit our website for more information and to book. Sessions will begin from 28 July.

 

Music with Hey dee Ho

  • WHERE: Thornhill Park
  • WHEN: Mondays from 28 July
  • TIME: 10am – 10.45am
  • COST: $45 for 6 weeks ($7.50 per session)
  • BOOK

 

Sing & Sign with Hey dee Ho

  • WHERE: Truganina (Mt Atkinson)
  • WHEN: Thursdays from 31 July
  • TIME: 10am – 10.45am
  • COST: $52.50 for 7 weeks ($7.50 per session)
  • BOOK

Melton Learning Directory website has re-launched!

Posted on 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.

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