Join experienced tutor, Clare Mannion, in a relaxed and creative environment to enhance your drawing skills.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, our Life Drawing Classes provide a chance to practice sketching the human form from a live model. You will work on the basics of composition, colour and tone to find your own style with Clare.

Standing easels and materials are provided but if you wish to draw with a particular medium, please feel free to bring additional materials.

Please note: a minimum number of participants are required to proceed. Class bookings close 24 hours before the session so be sure to secure your spot early!

Attendance is on a drop-in basis, no commitment needed for future classes. Classes run on the first Thursday of each month until 3 April 2025.

Car parking is available onsite and Bus 905 stops at Thompsons Road / Sunhill Road bus stop.

Find inner peace and engage in constructive mind-body work with this unique class.

Core strengthening work will improve your posture.

Gentle stretching will improve your flexibility and also assist with injury prevention.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

Parking is available onsite and Bus 905 stops at Thompsons/Sunhill Roads.
 

Create your garden to become an inviting space for our local native fauna to thrive in.

In this workshop, learn how to become a ‘Champion for Wildlife’ by incorporating food sources, water, shelter and nesting places in your garden for wildlife.

Presenter: Charlotte Harrison from Sustainable Gardening Australia.

Supper is at 6.45pm, the seminar begins at 7.00pm sharp.

Registration is essential. 

This is the first of a four-part series on Gardening for Biodiversity. The series of workshops is run by Sustainable Gardening Australia and provides tips and tricks to garden for wildlife and support biodiversity in your local area. 

Meeting Date: 24 November 2020
Meeting Time: 7.00pm 
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.           

Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:

• Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber to read your question, your question will be read out by our CEO.  Public Question Time form.

Find out more about Meetings procedures and Public Question Time.

Council meeting livestream

Getting There

By car

Parking available at Manningham Civic Centre

By bus

Manningham Civic Centre bus stop:

Bus route 907 City to Mitcham via Doncaster Rd
Bus route 902 Chelsea to Airport West
Bus route 295 Doncaster SC to The Pines SC via Templestowe

Come and talk shop with other dressmakers and tailors.

Enjoy making time for your projects, swapping ideas and getting help with fitting.

Bring your sewing machine or over-locker and BYO projects.  

We meet on the second Saturday each month. Cost is $9 per session.

There is parking available on site and Bus Route 905 stops at the Thompsons Road / Sunhill Road stop.

A celebration of the birth of Jesus through carols, prayers, and readings. A light, festive supper with non-alcoholic sparkling drinks will follow the service.

Event will be held at East Doncaster Baptist Church. 

To get there: Bus routes 902 or 907 to Tunstall Square Shopping Centre and then it's a 5-minute walk south down Tunstall Road. Limited parking is available on site.

More details at East Doncaster Baptist Church.
 

ACFE Office Administration and Online Programs

This course will provide technical knowledge and skills required to work in an office environment.

You will develop your skills to deliver professional presentations and create portfolios using a variety of Microsoft Office products.

You will be provided with a Learner Workbook.  ACFE funded - 23DSEOFFIESS

Parking is available on site and Bus Route 905  stops at  Thompsons Road / Sunhill Road.
 

Seeing small birds visit our gardens is a wonderful experience and there are many ways we can create our gardens to encourage their visits. 

This workshop will share some of the challenges small birds face in the urban environment and what can be done to create a safe and inviting home for them.  A few of the local small bird champions will also be introduced and the session includes tips for providing food, shelter, water and breeding sites to create habitat for birds.

Presenter: Charlotte Harrison from Sustainable Gardening Australia.

Supper is at 6.45pm, the seminar begins at 7.00pm sharp. 

Registration is essential. 

This is the final session of a four-part series on Gardening for Biodiversity. The series of workshops is run by Sustainable Gardening Australia and provides tips and tricks to garden for wildlife and support biodiversity in your local area. 

In partnership with Manningham Council, EV invites Seniors of Manningham to enjoy a day outing to Puffing Billy in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges.

The event is available to residents of Manningham aged 65 years and over.

Included is bus transport to and from the Dandenong Ranges for a trip on Puffing Billy as well as morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Please note: date may be subject to change, dependent on weather and train bookings.

For more information and to book, please call 9870 7822 or email elizabeth.mcfarlin@ev.org.au

Visit the Heritage Apple Orchard to tour the Heritage Orchard, and meet the friendly volunteers from the Heritage Fruits Society.

See what is on offer, ask questions and join in!

Getting there:

• Travel by car - Park in the public area near the Cafe.
• Nearest bus service stop - Newmans road shops Templestowe, it is a 1km walk to the Orchard.
• Enter Petty's Orchard corner Monckton Road and Homestead Road Templestowe. Look for the white Marquee.

Wear firm footwear and sun protection. Bring a water bottle!

Snap Steps to Cure is a fundraising charity walk aimed to raise funds for cancer research in Tour de Cure's mission to find a cure. 

Please join Snap Heidelberg and Ringwood for this family friendly event and walk for a cure!

10.00am start - Victoria Street playground side. 

Join us as a participant walker, sponsor or donate today!

Registration is free. Register now.

Parking is available onsite. The main carpark is on Victoria Street.

There is also ample street parking available on neighbouring streets. Those who decide to take public transport, the bus stop is on Victoria Street.

 

In partnership with Manningham Council, EV invites Seniors of Manningham to enjoy a day outing to pick some summer berries and cherries at Blue Hill, Silvan.

The event is available to residents of Manningham aged 65 years and over. Included is bus transport to and from the berry farm, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Attendees can choose to purchase some of the berries at farm prices.

Please BYO hat, sunscreen and water bottle for this outing.

Please note: date may be subject to change, dependent on weather.

For more information and to book, please call 9870 7822 or email elizabeth.mcfarlin@ev.org.au

The term ‘heart attack’ is frequently used in the media, but do you actually know what it means, how it might affect you and what you can do to avoid it?

Heart disease is by far the most common cause of death in Australian adults.

This 2-hour session will explain in simple terms exactly what ‘heart disease’ and ‘heart attack’ mean and how and why they occur. You'll also learn what the main risk factors are and how best to minimize your risk.

There is parking available onsite and regular public transport by bus adjacent at The Pines Shopping Centre.

Manningham Concert Band is presenting our 2023 Gala Concert, in our 49th year, and it is truly out of this world.

Our Gala theme this year is Beyond Our Earth - because who really knows how many other Earth's exist?

No space themed concert would be complete without contributions from the absolute masters, Gustav Holst and John Williams.

Also featured will be other well-known composers that you may not realise composed 'space' music, including:

• Richard Rodgers
• Johann Strauss
• John Philip Sousa

Parking and transport

On-street parking is available. Limited off-street parking is available. 

If arriving by bus, take the 902 and get off at the Doncaster Rd/Church Rd stop. From there it is a short two minute walk to the venue.

Join a free tour to explore the Bio Gro organics facility.

Discover where Manningham’s food and garden waste is transformed into compost as part of our Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) service.

You can see first-hand how your food and garden waste is processed with the chance to ask questions along the way.

Important information:

• Closed-toe shoes must worn on the day.
• Participants must be 18 years or older.
• Please note that there are stairs leading to the decontamination line, which may not be suitable for individuals with limited mobility.

Where to meet:

The tour includes bus transport to and from the Bio Gro organics facility in Dandenong South.

The tour will depart and return to the Manningham Civic Centre at 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108.

Registration is essential as spots are limited. 

Older adults in Manningham are invited to join this supported public transport experience to East Melbourne for a lunch and garden outing.

Let us support you to travel to Bulleen Park and Ride bus depot, and then via public transport to Sir Osborn Cafe and Parliament Gardens.

How does it work?

Attendees will be picked up from their homes by EV community transport. They will be dropped off at Bulleen Park and Ride where they will take public transport to the Sir Osborn Cafe and Parliament Gardens. 

After lunch, attendees will then take public transport back to Bulleen Park and Ride, where they will be picked up by EV community transport and dropped home.

Time:

• Pick up from home approximately 9:00am
• Dropped off at home approximately 2:00pm

Cost: $5 booking fee plus $3 for Seniors Myki Card (purchase own lunch).

Registration

Registration is essential and places are strictly limited.

Call EV Community Transport on 9870 7822 to register or for more information.

Join us for the opening celebration for wonguim wilam, our community park and play space that has been five years in the making!

We'll have a BBQ, coffee and cakes, speeches and live music. 

This is a free event and no registration is required.

For more information about the upgrade, visit our wonguim wilam Your Say page.

Our event program:

11.00 am – Our event begins with free coffee and a BBQ

11.20 am – the official proceedings will commence

11.45 am – the celebration continues with musical entertainment

1.00 pm – the end of the event

Event update

The weather may be rainy, so please bring wet weather gear.

If you can, bring along your reusable coffee cup and water bottle for drinks! We’re offering free coffee, and the park has drink taps to refill your water.

We’ll be closing the wonguim wilam car park before and during the event, so please allow some extra time to find parking if you plan to drive.

We encourage you also to consider sustainable transport options such as walking, riding a bike, catching the bus or carpooling.

We look forward to seeing you there!