Come and meditate in motion with a low-impact, mind-body exercise, which can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance.
World Tai Chi Day is on Saturday 30 April and to celebrate, we're running a series of free outdoor Tai Chi and Qigong sessions for adults.
These two sessions will be at Mullum Mullum Reserve. They're one hour long, and facilitated by experienced instructor, Suzette Hosken, from Jade Lady Tai Chi & Qigong.
Delivered by Proud2Play, this free session will help prepare participants with an introduction to LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport and movement settings.
This session is ideal for those organisations, sports clubs or individuals who have never engaged in LGBTIQ+ inclusion, or recently started working with LGBTIQ+ communities.
Key learnings in this session include:
Join our local Land Restoration Guides, Alan Noy and Glenn Jameson for an interactive walk in 100 Acres Reserve, and for a summary session in the study room. Learn how to successfully tackle weeds and support local wildlife on your block. Become empowered to collectively regenerate our native bushland and help it thrive, so that you can improve the natural beauty of where you live.
This workshop is FREE and take home notes will be provided.
Wear shoes and clothing appropriate for a bush walk and the weather on the day.
Bring a water bottle and a notepad and pen.
Free light lunch provided.
Location will be provided upon registration
Children experience a range of emotions and challenges that they need help to understand. We can help them improve communication, build positive relationships and strengthen resilience by creating opportunities within families.
The Strengthening Families webinar looks at building the social and emotional wellbeing of family members with a focus on pre-school and primary school aged children.
This session is for professionals and service providers that work with families and young children.
Date: Tuesday 31 August
Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
Venue: online
Bookings are essential.
The link for the webinar will be sent to you on the day of the event.
If you are a parent or carer, please see Strengthening Families webinar - for parents and carers.
These webinars are delivered in partnership with Emerging Minds and Manningham, Monash, Kingston, Knox, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges councils.
Are you a parent or carer and not sure how to talk to your young person about vaping?
Join a panel of experts as they unpack the known health implications of vaping and what the recent legal reforms will mean for young people.
This online seminar will also cover ways to facilitate conversations, strengthen communication and minimise harm when talking about vaping with the young people in your life.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and will be given information about where to go for further help.
This event is a collaboration with Manningham, Monash, Kingston, Boroondara and Yarra Ranges Councils.
Meet the panel members
Sharon Torpey from Drug Education Australia
Sharon Torpey is the Founder and Director of Drug Education Australia, a leading provider of high quality, factual drug education. Sharon is a qualified Physical Education and Health Teacher, with 25 years’ experience connecting with young people and their parents.
Amanda Low from Healthy Communities Coordinator, Prevention Division at Quit
With a background in Public Health and as the Healthy Communities Coordinator at Quit, Amanda Low leads prevention strategies to reduce harm caused by smoking and vaping within communities and settings.
Join this free and informative webinar on the concept and practice of affirmative consent to learn about recent changes to Victorian law regarding consent within sexual relationships.
The webinar will be presented by a panel of local experts, including Chanel Contos, Executive Director of Teach Us Consent.
Teach Us Consent is an organisation that provides holistic consent education and advocacy for structural reform to prevent normalised sexual violence.
Registration is essential to attend.
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Complaints help us improve our policies, practices and the way we deliver our services.
Your feedback provides us a valuable opportunity to review our policies, practices and the way we deliver our services, and to make changes where necessary.
A range of information, resources and services are available for people with disabilities.
Our Social Planning and Community team work across departments, with Manningham’s libraries and leisure centres to strengthen inclusion of all Manningham residents.
Contributions from those who are interested in disability services and initiatives within Manningham are welcome. Manningham community members who have a disability are also invited to share their experiences to better inform Council policy and practice.
Find out how to apply for an accessible parking permit and how much it costs
The role of the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) is to provide Council with direct access to a group of people who have a diverse understanding of living with a disability in Manningham. The Committee is a group of dedicated people who are advocates for increasing disability inclusion in Manningham.
Get advice on inclusive employment, whether you are looking to employ people with disabilities or if you are a person with disability looking for work.
International Day of People with a Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December each year.
IDPwD is a United Nations sanctioned day that is celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with a disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions.
Use the links below to access local services for people with disability.
For national services, view the Wellbeing support page.
Our bi-monthly Community Strengthening e-newsletter aims to build resilient and vibrant communities by keeping you informed about programs, services, council projects, opportunities and important news for local community groups and organisations.
Do you need to receive the e-newsletter in another format? Contact us on 9840 9333 or email spcs@manningham.vic.gov.au.
We are proud to deliver over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. Discover our community, heritage and surrounds. Learn what drives our strategic vision - and how we do it.
Learn more about your property's rates and valuations.
Find information on our policies.
Find information on our strategies and action plans.
There’s something for everyone in Manningham. From sacred sites of the area’s First Peoples to the early gold mining settlements, the local area has a bit of everything for you to appreciate and enjoy.
We are committed to developing and fostering partnerships with not-for-profit groups and organisations whose work enriches the municipality and is consistent with our vision.
We are committed to managing our city’s infrastructure efficiently and sustainably to better meet the needs and expectations of our growing community.
Our capital works program brings this commitment to life by managing the maintenance and improvement of council assets, facilities and community spaces through a number of key projects.
View all planning applications on our planning applications portal. You can view details of lodged applications such as the location of proposed land development or use and the outcome of any assessment of an application.
Use the search fields to find applications of interest.
Enter the application number to directly access the application details otherwise you can search by address.
Manningham Council must fulfill the requirements of the Information Privacy Act 2000 which is applied so far as is reasonably practicable to personal information held on public registers. Under the Information Privacy Act 2000 it may be an interference with the privacy of an individual for a person to search through the names, addresses and other information held on the Planning Applications Portal in order to identify and market products or services to a section of the portal that meets a particular socioeconomic profile.
Consequently, a condition of use of the Planning Applications Portal is that you will not facilitate direct marketing to a property where an entry for that property does not show consent to receive direct marketing at that address.
On Friday 8 September our community came together with Mayor Cr Deirdre Diamante to be a part of this glamorous night.
Partnering with MannaCare, the Mayoral Charity Gala has raised awareness and funds for initiatives to support those in our community touched by dementia.
Our partner MannaCare are still taking direct donations.
All proceeds will go to creating a dementia-focused initiative in Manningham.
Donate directly to our partner, MannaCare.
If you have any questions about donating directly, please contact our events team on 9840 9333 or at events@manningham.vic.gov.au
Is now the right time to go electric?
Join Rotary Manningham City for an Electric Vehicle Expo, vehicle display and free seminars.
Local dealerships and importers, as well as members of the Australian EV Association (AEVA) and EV owners, will bring along hybrid and electric vehicles for you to inspect and explore.
The range includes Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Subaru, Honda, Chery, GWM, Nissan, MG Ringwood, Toyota YV, Renault, EV Automotive van, Ford Mustang Ringwood, Tesla Owners Club, Peugeot Balwyn, BYD, Polestar, Volvo, Zeeker, and others. EV charging companies will also be on hand.
Where else can you see all these EV’s in one place at one time!
Event details
The Expo and car show will be held between 10.00am and 4.00pm in the Manningham Civic Centre carpark.
The seminar program will be held at Manningham Civic Centre in the reception area on Level 1, at the times listed below.
The seminars are free, but bookings are essential.
Seminar 1: Electric Vehicles industry trends, the key issues, and myths, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
11.00am to 12.30pm
Seminar 2: Electric Vehicle Charging at Home and on the Go
1.00pm to 2.30pm
The Electric Vehicle Expo and Seminars are brought to you by Rotary Manningham City, supported by Manningham's Community Grants Program.
For more information, go to Electric Vehicle Expo.
Come along to this webinar to hear from the founder of Plastic Free July, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz.
Rebecca will talk about how this inspiring movement grew from just a handful of people, to 140 million people worldwide.
Learn how you can be part of this community change as Rebecca shares solutions and stories from people making small steps to reduce plastic waste. Together we can make a real difference in Victoria in 2023, beyond the plastic bans.
Have a FOGO question? We’ve got the answer.
Not quite sure how the new FOGO service works?
Drop in to one of our casual online Q and A sessions where our friendly staff will be available to answer any of your queries.
有关于FOGO的问题吗？我们有答案。
不太清楚新的 FOGO 服务如何运作？
欢迎参加我们的在线问答环节，我们友善的工作人员将回答您的任何疑问。
有關於FOGO的問題嗎？我們有答案。
不太了解新的FOGO服務如何運作？
歡迎參加我們的網上問答環節，我們友善的工作人員將回答您的任何疑問。
Have a FOGO question? We’ve got the answer.
Not quite sure how the new FOGO service works?
Drop in to one of our casual online Q and A sessions where our friendly staff will be available to answer any of your queries.
Please note: this session will be run in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
We encourage community members to join the Wonga Park CFA for this Bushfire community meeting.
This session covers fire safety essentials information including:
We encourage community members to join the Wonga Park CFA for this Bushfire community meeting.
This session covers fire safety essentials information including:
Greythorn Bowls welcomes you to a free family and friends fun day.
Come along for fun bowls activities for all the family to enjoy together, including:
This event is suitable for all age groups.
No bookings required. Flat soled shoes recommended for playing.
To celebrate National Recycling Week, we are hosting an online Q and A session about all things waste.
Not sure what item goes into each bin?
Get confused about what can and cannot be recycled?
Would you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry?
Come along to our friendly Q and A session so we can answer all of your queries and dispel any myths!
To celebrate National Recycling Week, come along to our information session about all things waste.
Not sure what item goes into each bin?
Get confused about what can and cannot be recycled?
Would you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry?
Come along to our friendly session so we can answer all of your queries and dispel any myths!
