Tag: Health & Wellbeing

Youth Football Program for Girls coming to Eynesbury!

Posted on 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.

 

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

Olives to Oil is back for 2026!

Posted on 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 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
  • BOOK
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
  • BOOK
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
  • BOOK

 

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

Melton City Girls Can 2026

Posted on by Alison La Rose

Following a successful pilot in 2025, Melton City Council is excited to bring Melton City Girls Can back in 2026.

 

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.

 

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Local sporting groups and clubs across the City of Melton are partnering with Council to deliver a series of free ‘Come and Try’ sessions, aimed at giving participants the opportunity to try a new active outlet with no commitment. All sessions are free, however, bookings are essential. To learn more about each session, click through to the session you’re interested in below.

 

SESSIONS

More sessions will be added to this list in the lead up to MCGC 2026.

 

Tennis

Cardio Tennis for Women & Girls | Diggers Rest

  • Thursdays: 12 March – 19 March: 5.30pm – 6.30pm – MORE INFO
  • Sundays – 15 March – 22 March: 10am – 11am – MORE INFO

Cardio Tennis for Women & Girls | Caroline Springs

  • Friday 13 March: 6.50pm – 8pm – MORE INFO
  • Wednesday 25 March: 6.50pm – 8pm – MORE INFO

Tennis for Women & Girls | Kurunjang

  • Sunday 22 March: 11am – 4pm – MORE INFO

Martial Arts

Taekwon-do for Women & Girls | Melton South

  • Wednesday 25 March & Monday 30 March: 5pm – 6.30pm – MORE INFO

Cricket

Cricket for Girls | Hillside

  • Tuesdays: 24 February – 10 March: 5pm – 6pm – MORE INFO

Netball

Netball for Women | Toolern Vale

  • Thursday 12 March: 6pm – 8pm – MORE INFO

Netball for Girls | Aintree

  • Wednesdays: 25 March – 8 April – MORE INFO

Football (AFL)

Football (AFL) for Girls | Toolern Vale

  • Wednesday 25 March: 6pm – 8pm – MORE INFO

Football (AFL) for Girls | Aintree

  • Wednesday 25 March: 5.30pm – 6.30pm – MORE INFO

Soccer

Westside Strikers Girls Cup | Caroline Springs

  • Sunday 12 April: 8.30am – 2.30pm – MORE INFO

Term 1 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 1 2026 are now open!

 

Start off the new year by sharpening 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 1 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

Free Gardening Workshops and Groups

Posted on by Alison La Rose

Winter is the perfect time to start thinking about how to get your edible garden in tip top shape for growing season!

 

Throughout July and August, we’re delighted to be bringing you a series of free workshops where you can gain valuable knowledge, practical tips, and confidence to apply what you’ve learned in your own garden. Whether you’re looking to develop edible garden beds, prune your fruit trees to promote growth or even use your home produce for a delicious winter soup, we have something for you! 

 

All workshops are free to attend, however, bookings are essential.

 

Free Home Gardening Workshop + Harvest Swap

At this special event, expert community gardening guru, Jono Ingram of We Love Aintree, will host a free gardening workshop, empowering local green thumbs to optimise their gardening practices at home.  

  • WHERE: Caroline Springs
  • WHEN: Wednesday 30 July
  • TIME: 10am – 11.30am
  • BOOK

Soup Soiree + Harvest Swap

Its soup season! Join us at this special soup soiree event where you’ll learn how to make a nutritious, low-cost soup using produce straight from your (or our community) garden, led by Western Health. 

  • WHERE: Kurunjang
  • WHEN: Thursday 31 July
  • TIME: 10am – 11.30am
  • BOOK

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop + Free Coffee!

Looking to plant fruit trees at your home or need tips on how to tame your established fruit trees in your garden? Expert community gardening guru, Jono Ingram of We Love Aintree, is here to share his expert tips and tricks! Plus, enjoy a free coffee brewed by Jono himself from his onsite coffee cart.

  • WHERE: Kurunjang
  • WHEN: Thursday 7 August
  • TIME: 10am – 11.30am
  • BOOK

Djerriwarrh Produce Swap

Are you passionate about growing your own fruits, vegetables, herbs and seedlings? Do you have extra produce from your garden you would like to swap? Bring along your excess fruits, vegetables, herbs, seeds and seedlings to swap and share with others.

  • WHERE: Melton
  • WHEN: Thursday 28 August
  • TIME: 10am – 12pm
  • LEARN MORE

Free Community Gardening Groups

Melton City Council facilitates two gardening group programs at the Stevenson House and Kurunjang Community Hub, community gardens. Each week, group members come together to grow fresh produce and maintain the gardens surrounding the centres. Learn a variety of gardening skills like propagation, drought and frost resistance, planting for the right season, weed management and loads more in a fun and relaxed format. 

 

The groups are free to attend and run on a term basis. Term 3 2025 begins in late July, however, you can join at any time. Find out more information by clicking the links below.

 

Stevenson House Gardening Group

  • WHERE: Caroline Springs
  • WHEN: Wednesdays from 23 July
  • TIME: 10am – 12pm
  • LEARN MORE

Kurunjang Community Gardening Group

  • WHERE: Kurunjang
  • WHEN: Thursdays from 24 July
  • TIME: 9am – 12pm
  • LEARN MORE
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