Support is available at every stage of your child’s life and development.

The Health and Wellbeing Strategy outlines how we will continue to work with our community and partner organisations to ensure our residents are healthy, safe, resilient, connected and included. Seven priority areas have been identified to promote a Healthy Community:

• improving social and emotional wellbeing
• increasing healthy eating
• increasing active living
• increasing adaptation to the health impacts from climate change
• reducing injury and harm
• preventing family violence
• increasing connection and engagement of community life.

Find the resources below curated specifically for helping parents, guardians and families.

Reconciliation Manningham Group

Reconciliation Manningham is a small, committed group working to advance reconciliation through partnerships between Aboriginal people, Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council, Manningham Council and the local community.

The group aims to preserve, protect and promote respect for, and pride in our Australian Aboriginal culture and heritage. They achieve this through offering a host of activities, programs, events and services that directly involve, support and include Aboriginal people.

Through Heritage Week, Reconciliation Week and other key times throughout the year, the group leads local Indigenous heritage walks and history presentations, and are also available to present indigenous history education within local schools. Fascinating information about local sites of significance and the process of reconciliation is presented on their website. New members are welcome.

View the available options below to learn more about your property's rates and valuations.

We support families with children aged from birth to school age. Our specialist staff will guide you through your early parenting years to provide free support for your child’s development, growth, nutrition and general wellbeing.

Learn more about Maternal and Child Health Services.

Is your child unwell? 

To reduce risk of spread of infection, we request that families do not attend if parent or child/ children are unwell.

To reschedule your appointment, please call 9840 9188. 

Information for parents with infants and young children relating to MCH services is found at Maternal and child health services - Better Health Channel.

You may also contact the 24 hour Maternal and Child Health Line on 13 22 29 or contact your local GP.

Attend a Parenting Seminar

Our parenting seminar series provides parents with the tools to be well informed and involved in their children’s lives.

Other useful resources

• Find a community playgroup
• Better Health Child App
• Download the Victorian Government MCH app
• Visit Raising Children website
• Download Kids health information fact sheets
• Call the 24-hour Maternal and Child Health Line

Not sure how to dispose of unwanted items?

Check out our A-Z waste and recycling guide or contact us.

Setting up a new business is an exciting and challenging time with many things to consider such as budgets, staffing, branding, operations and marketing.  It's important to think about the big picture and how you would like to grow into the future.

Below you'll find a range of resources, tools and information available to support all types of local businesses.

We operate and have established a large number of internal advisory groups and other committees. We are also a member of or associated with a number of external bodies and committees.

The table below shows the members appointed to each committee. These appointments are reviewed on an annual basis.

All current appointments were made by Council on 26 November 2024.

The State Government has now commenced works for the North East Link Program (NELP).

For NELP and construction information and updates, call 1800 105 105 or visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/north-east-link-program

The project will include construction of the North East Link Tunnels, which will connect the Metropolitan ring road (M80) and Eastern Freeway (M3), as well as:

• the completion of the Ring Road in Greensborough 
• an overhaul the Eastern Freeway
• Melbourne’s first dedicated busway
• the North East Trail – more than 34km of walking and cycling paths.

North East Link is split into five construction packages, with the following three located in Manningham:

• Central/tunnels
• South
• East

Sports and recreation

Bulleen Park

Bulleen Park is being upgraded to support sporting clubs during the construction of North East Link. 

Future redevelopment of Bulleen Park will allow for continued use of the sporting and recreation facilities during the delivery and following the completion of the North East Link Program (NELP).

The redevelopment will result in a major upgrade to the football (AFL) and cricket facilities and include:

• two new replacement pavilions
• realignment and redevelopment of the three existing sports ovals
• upgrades to sports field lighting, cricket nets, and fencing
• planting of new trees and vegetation
• upgrading playground equipment and park amenities
• reconfigured car parking.

The project is expected to be completed by 2028. During this period, NELP will continue to provide user groups with construction updates to keep the community informed of progress and milestones.

Bulleen Park FAQs for sporting clubs, March 2025

Powerful Owl Park

Manningham's newest and much anticipated soccer facility, Powerful Owl Park is now completed.

Development Victoria worked in conjunction with North East Link Program (NELP) to deliver the facility to ensure community impacts are minimised by changes at Bulleen Park.

We will manage the facility on behalf of NELP, as part of the overall management of Manningham sporting reserves, and in accordance with required conditions of use.

The new sporting facility will include:

• three soccer fields (two natural turf and one synthetic pitch)
• a sports pavilion with tiered seating and player change rooms, umpire and first aid amenities
•  176 car park spaces
• a nature play area; and,
• walking and cycling connections to the Yarra River.

We worked diligently alongside North East Link Program and the State Government for a commitment to deliver the facility and to ensure community impacts are minimised by changes at Bulleen Park.

Powerful Owl Park FAQs, July 2024

Park and Ride

Doncaster Park and Ride

Doncaster Park and Ride will be upgraded as part of NELP. We are advocating that the Doncaster Busway (including the Bulleen Park and Ride) be designed to operate and function as part of a network-wide Bus Rapid Transit system. This is beyond the busway corridor that is proposed along the Eastern Freeway between Hoddle Street and Doncaster Road.

We are also advocating for the State Government and NELP to amend the NELP Doncaster Park and Ride reference design to a mixed-use transit-oriented development. 

At this stage the State Government has only committed to a like for like upgrade, which will result in the reconstruction of the Park and Ride to be retained as a carpark only.

Bulleen Park and Ride

Bulleen Park and Ride is now open. The new bus station on the corner of Thompsons Road and Kampman Street in Bulleen is the first part of the Eastern Express Busway – Melbourne's first dedicated busway from Doncaster towards the city and features:

• parking for 370 cars 
• bike storage
• pick-up and drop-off bays
• a 5000 square metre green roof.

Templestowe Road 

We have successfully negotiated for the Victorian Government to commence detailed planning work and a business case for the duplication and upgrade of Templestowe Road (from Bridge Street to Thompsons Road). This will include shared pedestrian and bike paths along the north side.

Environment

Tree planting

NELP will plant two replacement trees for every tree removed during construction of the project.

A key objective for Council is to ensure that the loss of tree canopy and vegetation is minimised and mitigated. We're working closely with NELP to identify appropriate locations for early tree planting to occur to allow the new canopy to establish. Some early planting has already occurred across various locations in Manningham, including Katrina Reserve (Doncaster) and Finns Reserve (Lower Templestowe).

Council has planted more than 500 trees since 2022 within various reserves in Manningham on behalf of NELP. We will continue to support the early planting program.

River Red Gum, Bulleen

The historic 300 year old River Red Gum on Bridge Street in Bulleen is in close proximity to major North East Link works and must be protected. This tree is a local landmark, pre-dates European settlement and is an important example of our environmental heritage.

We will continue to regularly attend when works are being undertaken near the tree to ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are undertaken.

Air quality and noise

We are continuing to advocate to NELP and other State authorities to ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to mitigate the air quality impacts of the project on the health and wellbeing of the local community.

We are also working closely with NELP to ensure that noise associated with construction is mitigated as far as practicable. Any noise emitting works that may exceed noise levels are also planned to occur either during the day or early in the night, as far as practicable. Affected residents are also notified prior to the works that noise may occur during a time period with a direct NELP contact provided to them to call where concerns are raised.