Home Harvest Manningham is a monthly home gardening series to inspire you to grow your own delicious fresh food at home.

Gardens are the natural habitat for all types of insects – the good, the bad and the ugly.

Integrated Pest Management aims to manage pests using a mixture of physical, cultural, and biological control methods, with low impact chemical being used as a last resort.

This session will cover:

• an introduction to Integrated Pest Management 
• being a detective – identifying the culprits
• beneficial insects versus pests
• using barriers and cultural strategies
• when to consider garden chemicals
• an introduction to companion plants to help control garden pests and diseases
• common garden pests and control options.

Food swap from 6.45pm, session starts at 7.00pm.

This event is part of our Inspired Living Series. This series showcases an exciting range of fun and sustainable activities and events for all ages, supporting sustainability at home, in the community and at work.

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Home Harvest Manningham is a monthly home gardening seminar series that will teach you how to grow your own delicious fresh food at home.

Karen Sutherland has a lifelong passion for growing her own food. In this seminar Karen will share with you her expertise in incorporating a bush tucker garden at your place.

This session will cover:

• the best bush food plants for gardens in Manningham
• which plants to pot vs those to plant in the ground
• basic growing information
• the basics of harvesting bush 'tucker'
• simple uses for both fresh and dried plants.

Start your passion for native edibles such as lemon and cinnamon myrtle, native thyme and sage, peppers, mints, fruits and berries.

Food swap from 6.45pm, session starts at 7.00pm.

Registration is recommended but not required.

This event is part of our Inspired Living Series. This series showcases an exciting range of fun and sustainable activities and events for all ages, supporting sustainability at home, in the community and at work.

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There is a huge array of nutritious and delicious Asian vegetables that thrive in Melbourne over autumn and winter. 

Come along and learn from Connie Cao, passionate home gardener and author of 'My Asian Veggie Patch' about how to grow, care for, harvest and cook with these unique herbs and vegetables.

The seminar begins at 6.30pm, or join us from 6.15pm for our monthly food swap, where you can bring and trade homegrown produce, cuttings, seeds, gardening magazines, jars, ferments and more!

About Home Harvest: Home Harvest is a free, complete home gardening program that runs monthly from February to December. It aims to educate and inspire residents to grow their own organic, nutritious and delicious produce at home. The series hosts seminars, question and answer time, on-site activities and food swaps! 

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In celebration of International Permaculture Day, join Kat Lavers, a renowned permaculturist and owner of iconic garden 'The Plummery', to explore the incredible world of edible perennials beyond rhubarb, artichokes and asparagus. We will also discuss how to maximise yields through clever crop choice and parts of plants you may not realise are edible (and delicious).

The seminar begins at 6.30pm, or join us from 6.15pm for our monthly food swap, where you can bring and trade homegrown produce, cuttings, seeds, gardening magazines, jars, ferments and more!

About Home Harvest: Home Harvest is a free, complete home gardening program that runs monthly from February to December. It aims to educate and inspire residents to grow their own organic, nutritious and delicious produce at home. The series hosts seminars, question and answer time, on-site activities and food swaps! 

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Are you intrigued by electric vehicles (EVs) but not yet clear about whether owning one will be a practical choice, of benefit to your household and help you to take action against climate change?

This information session will cover all aspects of EV ownership and help you understand:

• how an EV compares to a petrol-based car, in terms of price, running costs, travel range and longevity
• how and where to charge an EV - and how much electricity it will take
• the emissions and resource-use of EVs, compared to other modes of transport
• how you might future-proof your home for an EV, by installing or increasing rooftop solar
• what changes we might anticipate in the EV market over the coming years
• your eligibility for rebates

All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!

This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.

To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.

This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.

The Clothing Exchange believes that looking good shouldn’t cost the earth.

Swapping is a clever and thrifty way to update your wardrobe without hitting the shops. It saves you pennies and the planet too!

Eligibility
To participate you must drop clothes off. For each item you drop off you will receive a token which can then be used to select another item. A maximum of eight items per person will be accepted.

Please note: the clothes drop off starts at 12.00pm and the clothes swap exchange starts at 1.00pm.

What we accept

We will only accept items that are:

• clean, folded or pressed
• good quality with a long potential lifespan
• free of faults or with minor faults that are easy to repair (for example, a missing button)

The best items to swap are good quality garments that you once loved but are no longer your favourites or perhaps no longer fit you perfectly. This way, you’re giving them a second life with someone new who will treasure them.

Whatever you swap, please make sure you are emotionally detached from the item, as once it has been swapped you cannot change your mind.

What we don't accept

We will not accept:

• anything pilled, smelly or too far from perfect
• undergarments
• swimwear
• tracksuits

Please note: we have quality screening processes at our events.

Any items left over after the event finishes are donated to a local charity.

What amazing biodiversity is in your area? We'd love to know!

By the end of October, the natural world is on full throttle. Flowers are blooming, insects are emerging, birds are singing, and reptiles are coming out of their winter hibernation. It makes sense for the Southern Hemisphere to observe life at this time of year.

The purpose of the Great Southern Bioblitz is to highlight the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime. Also, to engage the public in science and nature learning, using the citizen science platform iNaturalist.

To participate in the event you will need to download the iNaturalist app on your device.

• iNaturalist app for Android
• iNaturalist app for Apple

#ManninghamGirlsCan

Try out the popular 7-a-side game. It is a smaller pitch size, a simplified alternative with no offside rule ideal for recreational games. 

Two friendly referees will be available to facilitate. 

Don’t feel like playing. No worries. Drop in and help out with team administration or simply support the players. Get amongst it. 

Open age group.

Registrations are preferred. Please register your attendance by emailing secretary@mcsafootball.org.au

What should I wear? Clothes that allow you to move around comfortably and runners.

What should I bring? Drink bottle.

Come and try hockey with your first session free of charge.

Whether you're trying hockey for the first time, a beginner player or returning after some time away from the sport. Come and try this new program aimed at women and girls, ages 12 to 99 years.

Any fitness level, no prior experience needed, no uniform required. 

What to wear: comfortable clothing and closed toe shoes.

What to bring: all equipment will be provided. It is recommended you bring your own mouth guard. Mouth guards can be purchased from a chemist. 

No registration required.

#ManninghamGirlsCan

Come along to this indoor Go Soccer Mums program.

Designed specifically for women, GO Soccer Mums is all about having fun, meeting new people, and learning basic football skills in a social, judgement-free environment.

It's not just for mums - but for all women, from all walks of life! It doesn't matter if you have never kicked a football before. Absolutely no experience in necessary - anybody can take part.

Mums are welcome to bring their young children or babies if required. There will be a comfortable space for feeding and changing babies. Prams are welcome in the stadium.

#ManninghamGirlsCan
 

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 Pines Shopping Centre is kicking-off the holiday season with a Santa arrival for the whole family!

Join us in getting into the Christmas spirit, as Santa arrives on a blue train at the Priceline entrance of the Centre. 

Mrs Claus, Rudolph, Frosty, Paw Patrol's Chase and Marshall and friends will be there to help celebrate too. Plus, there'll be entertainers, free train rides, and live music to put you in the festive mood.

Santa will arrive at 10.00am and take his seat at the Santa set near Kmart. All other characters will continue to roam until 1.00pm.

For event details, view the Pines Shopping Centre.

Free Basketball clinic hosted by Michele Timms and supported by some of the best local female players in Manningham.

This training session is guaranteed to make you smile and sweat in the best way possible!

Open to females of all abilities and fitness levels. Bring your mum, daughter, sister, girlfriend or friend.

There will be an opportunity at the end of the session for a Q and A with Michele Timms. 

#ManninghamGirlsCan

Celebrating women and girls of all shapes, sizes, skill levels and abilities. Women supporting women in their pursuit of mind and body wellness, giving it a go and setting the example to our girls about maintaining an active lifestyle.

Come and Try Netball.

Come down and join the Donvale Netball club for a free session at the Templestowe Netball Courts complex.

Discover your passion for netball or make a return to the game that caters for all levels of players. 

No registration required - just rock up.

Session times:

• 5 - 11 years of age: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
• 11- 13 years of age: 5pm - 6pm
• 13 - open age: 5.30pm - 7pm

What to wear: active wear and sneakers

What to bring: a drink bottle

This unique and fun dance session is designed to engage the mind and body to improve and enhance mind-body health.

This is an adult/open program for females during This Girl Can Week.

Multicultural dance for wellbeing is based on the principles of neuroplasticity and the proven benefits of dance.

This program incorporates breathing techniques to calm the mind, and an exercise routine to develop strength, flexibility and fitness of the body. It also includes creative dance and music from different cultures to create a space to express yourself, as well as providing opportunities to make new social connections.

No previous dance experience is required.

Registrations are essential.

Instructor: Anjali Sengupta

What amazing biodiversity is in your area? We'd love to know!

By the end of October, the natural world is on full throttle. Flowers are blooming, insects are emerging, birds are singing, and reptiles are coming out of their winter hibernation. It makes sense for the Southern Hemisphere to observe life at this time of year.

The purpose of the Great Southern Bioblitz is to highlight the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime. Also, to engage the public in science and nature learning, using the citizen science platform iNaturalist.

To participate in the event you will need to download the iNaturalist app on your device.

• iNaturalist app for Android
• iNaturalist app for Apple

Mind Calm will be facilitated by group therapists and is suitable for those who are new to meditation and people who wish to explore or extend their current practice.

• Discover what mind stilling methods work for you. 
• Experience mindfulness.
• Learn breathing techniques.
• Practice different types of meditation.

This event has a series of four sessions.

Getting there

Located on Doncaster Road between Westfield and the Manningham Council Civic Centre, MC2 is conveniently accessible by public transport.

There are ample parking spaces on site including 4-hour parking underneath the building.  Access to level 1 via the lift or via stairs in the front foyer.

Whether you've never picked up a tennis racquet, played years ago and want to start playing again, or just looking to have some fun, take a free tennis coaching lesson from our professional head coach Peter.

All ages and skill levels welcome to come along and enjoy our family friendly facilities.

Tennis is great for the mind, body and soul and very social. It's a great way to meet new friends.

Please note: registrations are essential. Register your interest via email to wongaparktennis@yahoo.com.au.

Come join in the fun at the ever-popular Manningham Family Festival at Finns Reserve - presented by Rotary Manningham City.

This annual community event features kids' attractions like pony rides, a jumping castle, a merry-go-round, and a baby animal farm.

On stage, we celebrate our community’s talent with performances from over 100 local adult and children's entertainers.

There are also 50 community and craft stalls, and a wide selection of food stalls to enjoy.

This day is always fun for all the family, from babies and toddlers to bigger children, teenagers, parents, grandparents and even the dog!