Manningham is celebrating a new chapter in its history with the official opening of the new Schramms Cottage Museum and Visitor Centre in Doncaster East.
The existing historic complex, including Schramms Cottage, is open every Sunday, 2:00pm to 5:00pm and is available mid-week for local school excursions.
We've been advised today that due to a nation-wide shortage, our provider is unable to provide Auslan interpreters for this event. We apologies for any inconvenience.
Are you a person with disability? Are you on the NDIS or not on the NDIS? Perhaps you're a carer, friend, family member, or just interested in disability inclusion?
Do you want to know more about local opportunities for people with disability and how to remove barriers to inclusion?
The expo includes:
Celebrating International Day of People with Disability, come along to Inclusive Connections.
We'll have many service providers for you to connect with. Discover what services and programs are available for people with disability in Manningham.
There’ll be three live talks and a panel on during the event. Topics include:
Art by world renowned artist with disability, Alan Constable, in the foyer of the Civic Centre. This exhibition will run from 17 November to 17 December.
After the event, break for some dinner and then come back at 6.30pm to watch the screening of Australian disability advocacy film Defiant Lives, at Doncaster Library!
This is a mask friendly event and includes a quiet space.
If you have any questions, or need to request a language interpreter, please contact us on 9840 9333 or at manningham@manningham.vic.au.
If you need a language interpreter, please request this before 28 November 2022.
Love basketball or netball? Grab some mates and head down to DISC for some casual shooting these school holidays.
When: Anytime during opening hours, subject to court availability
Age: All ages and families
Bookings: Based on court availability, encouraged to call ahead. Check court availability.
Half-court bookings from $25.60 and casual shooting from $6.00.
We’re celebrating 10 years of MC Square (Manningham City Square) with an anniversary event in December.
There’ll be fun for the whole family, including:
This is a free event, and no registration is required.
We’re seeking community feedback on a proposal to rebuild Gum Nut Gully Preschool at a new location in Doncaster East.
The proposal would see the preschool move from 58-60 Larnoo Drive, Doncaster East, to Corsican Reserve, 400m away at 12 Corsican Avenue.
Gum Nut Gully Preschool is managed by an independent, not-for-profit committee of parents and carers and was built in 1987.
The building is now reaching its end of life, and to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality early childhood education in the area, we are planning for the future of this important service.
We’re partnering with the Victorian Government through its Building Blocks program to replace the building with a new two-room modular facility, providing places for 66 children.
This would enable the kinder to meet demand for free 3 and 4-year-old kinder programs in the area.
However, site investigations have found it is unviable to build the modular preschool at its current location in Larnoo Drive due to a range of site complexities including the topography, environmental considerations and planning controls.
Nearby Corsican Reserve has been identified as the best alternative for the preschool rebuild. It’s only a short walk to Mullum Mullum Linear Reserve, allowing the preschool to continue with is popular bush kinder program.
If the project proceeds, and preschool relocates, the existing preschool site in Larnoo Drive will be retained for community use.
We want to hear your thoughts on the proposal. Share your feedback by completing our survey at Your Say Manningham until 11.59pm, Tuesday 2 September 2025.
Wonga's Artist Celebration (WAC) is fun evening out for the whole family.
The Wonga Park Community Cottage will open its doors to our youth community to host a special evening showcasing local artistic talent, including music performances, art exhibitions, stand-up comedy and more.
There will also be a selection of food trucks providing an assortment of tasty snacks and dinner options.
We invite all youth aged between 13 and 24 and their families to join in the fun.
This is a drug and alcohol-free event.
Visit our website and Facebook for more information and updates.
This event is sold out. Tickets won't be sold at the door.
Get ready to lighten up your evening with plenty of entertainment, activities, delicious food and dancing!
Presented by the Australian Indian Cultural Society Incorporated (AICSI).
Rotary Manningham City have joined with the Mental health Foundation, Australia to promote the importance of Youth Mental Health in association with the Manningham Family Festival at Finns.
Come along and have a great day at the festival and register for the Walk for Youth Mental Health.
This is a free inclusive event, open to all ages.
We recommend families visit a range of childcare services to choose the most suitable one for your child’s needs.
Here are some questions to ask yourself when choosing a childcare service:
Contact us for more information on childcare in Manningham.
Visit Manningham Maps to find a local Childcare centre near you or check the list below:
Early Years at MC Square
Early Years offers full time care from birth to 5 years of age. We are the only Manningham Council owned early childhood education and care service.
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| Bulleen Kids Early Learning Centre | 60 Manningham Road, Bulleen | 9850 2791 |
| Creative Play Childcare and Early Learning Centre | 1 Templestowe Road, Bulleen | 9852 3277 |
| Moresby Avenue Child Care and Early Learning Centre | 6 Moresby Avenue, Bulleen | 9850 7755 |
| Wonderworld Early Learning Centre | 106 Templestowe Road, Bulleen | 9850 1777 |
| Kids Academy Bulleen | 54 Thompsons Road Bulleen | 70205356 |
| Nido Early School Bulleen | 29 Manningham Road Bulleen | 90391922 |
| Dandelion Childcare and Early Learning Centre | 37 Manningham Road Bulleen | 90857611 |
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Aquarena Aquatic Centre Childcare Centre |
139 Williamsons Road, |
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| 104 Church Road, Doncaster |
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Doncaster Early Learning Child Care Centre |
20 Turana Street, |
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1 Lauer St, Doncaster |
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MyKidz Early Learning Centre |
97 High Street, |
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6 High Street, |
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| Creative Play Early Learning Centre Doncaster | 522-524 Doncaster Road Doncaster | 98482157 |
| Playhouse Early Education and Care | 70 Tram Road Doncaster | 90184070 |
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Good Start Early Learning Centre |
76-78 Andersons Creek Road, |
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A.C.E. Child Care Centre |
2 Renshaw Street, |
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Deep Creek Childcare Centre |
510-518 Blackburn Road, |
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Doncaster East Day Care and Kindergarten |
84 Blackburn Road, |
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Kids Academy Doncaster East |
952-954 Doncaster Road, |
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Busy Bees at Doncaster East |
160 Andersons Creek Road, |
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Minikins Kindergarten and Child Care Centre |
13 Leeds Street, |
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MyKidz East Doncaster |
81 George Street, |
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Pines Learning Childcare Centre |
520 Blackburn Road, |
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Guardian Childcare and Education Doncaster East |
100 Deep Creek Drive, |
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| Bambini Early Learning Centre | 1 Fullwood Parade Doncaster East | 96993980 |
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Donvale Early Learning Centre |
11 Mitcham Road, |
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| Nido Early School Donvale | 318-320 Springvale Road Donvale | 85939434 |
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Templestowe World of Learning |
247-249 High Street, |
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Journey Early Learning Childcare Centre |
271 Thompsons Road, |
9005 4650 |
| Templestowe Kids Early Learning Centre | 11-13 Herlihys Road Templestowe Lower | 98520710 |
| Templestowe Montessori Academy Childcare Centre | 36-38 Parker Street Templestowe Lower | 1300000162 |
| Alpha Omega Early Education | 1 Hillcroft Drive, Templestowe | 9846 3592 |
| Cuddly Bear Templestowe Early Learning Centre | Corner Swilk and Parker Streets, Templestowe | 9846 4011 |
| Grow Early Education Templestowe | 1 Niland Rise, Templestowe | 1300934769 |
| Leading Bees Montessori and Early Learning centre | 14 Aloha Gardens, Templestowe | 9008 7277 0434 555516 |
| Paisley Park Early Learning Centre | 239 Foote Street, Templestowe | 1800 724 753 |
| First Steps Early Learning Journey | 58-60 Smiths Road, Templestowe | 83722012 |
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Warrandyte Child Care and Preschool Centre |
2 Masonic Avenue, |
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Wonga Park Community Cottage Child Care Centre |
Unit 1, 9-13 Old Yarra Road, |
Find all childcares, schools, kindergartens and more within Manningham
Join us for Arabic stories and rhymes to support families with young children who wish to maintain a family language or learn an additional language.
Storytime sessions support literacy development, social skills and group learning, all while exploring health and wellbeing themes.
Who: For children aged one to five years.
When: Every third Thursday of the month at The Pines Library.
Cost: Sessions are free to attend, and no registrations or library membership are required.
The Arabic Storytime session is a part of the Government Multicultural Storytime grant which will help our local libraries deliver Storytime programs for babies and young children in Arabic and Italian in Manningham.
Join us, with your children (from newborn and upwards), to dance and have fun with residents.
Be a part of the singalong with songs from The Wiggles to Elvis!
A musical playgroup for the young and young at heart to sing, dance and make music together.
Percussion instruments will be provided.
Some parking is available on site, with off street parking also in the area.
Join us for Arabic stories and rhymes to support families with young children who wish to maintain a family language or learn an additional language.
Storytime sessions support literacy development, social skills and group learning, all while exploring health and wellbeing themes.
Who: For children aged one to five years.
When: Every third Thursday of the month at The Pines Library. Every first Tuesday of the month at a local community venue.
Cost: Sessions are free to attend, and no registrations or library membership are required.
The Arabic Storytime session is a part of the Government Multicultural Storytime grant which will help our local libraries deliver Storytime programs for babies and young children in Arabic and Italian in Manningham.
Join us for Italian stories and rhymes to support families with young children who wish to maintain a family language or learn an additional language.
Storytime sessions support literacy development, social skills and group learning, all while exploring health and wellbeing themes.
Who: For children aged one to five years.
When: Every second Tuesday of the month during school terms at Bulleen Library.
Cost: Sessions are free to attend, and no registrations or library membership are required.
The Italian Storytime session is a part of the Government Multicultural Storytime grant which will help our local libraries deliver Storytime programs for babies and young children in Arabic and Italian in Manningham.
Join us for Italian stories and rhymes to support families with young children who wish to maintain a family language or learn an additional language.
Storytime sessions support literacy development, social skills and group learning, all while exploring health and wellbeing themes.
Who: For children aged one to five years.
When: Every second Tuesday of the month during school terms at Bulleen Library. Every fourth Tuesday of the month at a local community venue.
Cost: Sessions are free to attend, and no registrations or library membership are required.
The Italian Storytime session is a part of the Government Multicultural Storytime grant which will help our local libraries deliver Storytime programs for babies and young children in Arabic and Italian in Manningham.
In this stunning new exhibition by artist Katrin Koenning, she intimately explores connection and belonging through a deeply personal and immersive constellation of images drawn from the artist’s archive across time and space.
Artist Biography
b. 1978. Dortmund, Germany. Lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.
Pursuing intimacy and interconnection, Koenning's work centers practice as relational encounter, exploring themes such as community, kinship, grief and love. In extended image-dialogues, Katrin uses fragments and slippages to suggest narrative spaces and communities that are allied, fluid and multiplicit. Many of her series render non-human human entanglement.
Her work is regularly exhibited in Australia and internationally including in presentations at the National Gallery of Victoria and the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne; Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney; the Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne; Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai; Chobi Mela, Bangladesh; and Paris Photo. Her work is held in numerous institutional and private collections and has been published in The New Yorker, Vogue.com, Zeit Magazine, The Guardian, Esquire Italy, Der Spiegel, Yucca Magazine, California Sunday and many other places.
Katrin Koenning, yanakie (one), 2021, archival pigment print, 40cm x 30cm, Ed. 1/6 +2AP. Image courtesy of the Artist.
Join this local community festival for a fun family day out with activities, food and entertainment, concerts, waterslides and whacky races.
Other events include a billy cart derby, kids' market, battle of the bands, a film feast, Rotary Art Show and so much more.
For more information, go to the Warrandyte Festival website.
Note: this year's festival will not run on Sunday.
With over 70 stallholders, discover handmade wares and produce, enjoy local buskers and have a family day in beautiful surrounds.
First Saturday of the month, 8.00am to 1.00pm (except on days with a fire danger rating of catastrophic).
There are two markets held in December, and no market in January.
For more information, visit Warrandyte Riverside Market.
Markets run throughout the year in different locations across Manningham. Find one near you.
Join us as we gather to honour the courage and sacrifice of our servicemen and women.
The service will commence at 10:30am, followed by refreshments.
Veteran guest speakers: SGT Eamon Hale and Mrs Andrea Rode.
All veterans, families, and members of the community are warmly invited to attend and pay their respects.
Lest We Forget.
Decorate a boomerang shaped cookie in traditional colours.
No bookings required. Limit to 200 per day
Come and join us for a day of exploration at Gateway Lighthouse Church's Open Day!
Step into a world of wellness, community, and healthy lifestyle as we open our doors to welcome all with family activities and free health checks.
Enjoy delicious vegetarian food stalls, a fun photo booth, and car wash for a cause. All profits raised will go to Indonesian Advent Care Foundation supporting an orphanage in Monado, Indonesia.