Meeting Date: 24 March 2020 
Meeting Time: 7.00pm 
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 

Temporary changes to Council meetings:

• Public Question Time - At this time anyone asking Council a question as a part of Public Question Time will not be required to present in person. We encourage questions to be provided via email and be received by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. Submit a Public Question Time form.

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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

The Sustainable Gardening Australia, Edible Gardening Seminar Series is a complete home gardening program that will teach you how to grow your own delicious fresh, healthy, and nutritious food at home.

Growing your own food can be not only rewarding and enjoyable but can also save you money as well.

Each seminar will cover a different aspect of growing organic food including soil preparation, pest and diseases and selecting what fruits and vegetables are right for your garden. 

Edible gardening topics

• Tuesday 11 October: Getting Started with Veggie Gardening
  The first step is to want to grow organically, but where do you start? This workshop will set you up to start your veggie gardening journey so you can enjoy the benefits of growing your own fresh, healthy, and nutritious food.
• Tuesday 18 October: Healthy Soil for Produce Gardening
  Healthy soil is full of life and fundamental to the health of our gardens, providing plants with all the nutrients and water they need to grow. Good soil is essential for growing produce.
• Tuesday 8 November: Dealing with Garden Pests without Harsh Chemicals - CANCELLED
  Garden pests can be managed using nature and its resources to strengthen the balance within your garden, avoiding unnecessary chemical use.
• Tuesday 15 November: Composting and Worm Farming
  Using compost, worms, bokashi or chooks to turn kitchen and garden waste into black gold for your garden.
• Tuesday 22 November: Preparing for Summer Harvest
  Everything you need to know to grow fresh produce at home this summer.

Food and gardening swap

Bring along your home-grown foods, seedlings, and other gardening items to share with someone else. The home-grown food and seed swap takes place 20 minutes prior to the start of the seminar. So don't forget to bring your own treats to share.  

This program is part of the wider Spring Outdoors Sustainable Gardening Australia Seminar Series. This series includes seminars and webinars at Nillumbik and Banyule councils.

For a full list of events in this series, download the Spring Outdoors Sustainable Gardening Australia brochure, or visit Spring Outdoors.

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:

• Support services
• Social inclusion 
• Arts
• Sport
• Recreation
• Housing
• Education
• Employment

Celebrating International Day of People with Disability, come along to Inclusive Connections.

The expo, in Function Room 1 and 2, starting at 12.00pm

We'll have many service providers for you to connect with. Discover what services and programs are available for people with disability in Manningham.

Speaker program, in Function Room 3 , starting at 12.20pm 

There’ll be three live talks and a panel on during the event. Topics include:

• Navigating the NDIS, with Christine Scott from VALID
• An easy guide to the Social Model of Disability, with Mark Glascodine
• Inclusive fashion, with JAM the label
• A panel discussion about barriers and enablers to access and inclusion, with the Manningham Disability Advisory Committee

Art exhibition, in the foyer  

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.

This is a mask friendly event and includes a quiet space. 

Join wildlife ecologist John Harris as we undertake a biodiversity survey of 100 Acres Reserve. This community biodiversity survey is part of the global City Nature Challenge (CNC).

How to participate

It is free, easy, and fun to get involved.

Bring your mobile phone or digital camera to take pictures of the wild plants, animals and fungi you see, or make sound recordings of frog or bird calls.

Any observations taken over the four days, need to be uploaded to iNaturalist and included in the City Nature Challenge 2023.

To prepare for the guided walks and talks:

• install the iNaturalist app on your mobile phone and create an iNaturalist account
• make sure your phone battery is fully charged on the day
• wear weather-appropriate clothing, bring a rain/wind-proof jacket, and wear safe, fully-enclosed walking shoes to go in long grass
• bring your own drink bottle and snacks
• become a member of the Melbourne City Nature Challenge project to discover nature in our neighbourhoods

About the City Nature Challenge

The City Nature Challenge runs from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May 2023.

In this worldwide BioBlitz, cities compete to make the most observations of the most species by the most people.

Manningham is collaborating with over 25 local governments to form the Greater Melbourne project.

Last year Greater Melbourne came 33rd from 445 cities for the number of observations made. Hume City came fourth amongst the other local government areas.

Join local ecologist John Harris as he takes you on a journey through Warrandyte State Park’s Fourth Hill.

John will undertake a bird survey and help you identify birds found in the Warrandyte area. 

Walk rating: 3km moderate walk, includes steep and narrow sections, creek crossing, slippery sections and tripping hazards.

Food and snacks

A light breakfast will be provided at the end of the walk. 

If you have any special dietary requirements, we recommend bringing your own food and snacks. 

What to bring and wear 

Bring a water bottle, wear solid shoes, weather appropriate clothing and bring your own binoculars so you don't miss a thing!

Download the Aussie Bird Count Smartphone Application on Android and Apple before the walk and bring your smartphone on the day.

Where to meet

The meeting place will be at Gold Memorial Drive Picnic Ground. 10 minutes before the walk starts.

Please note: the nature walk could be cancelled due to extreme weather.

This event is part our Manningham Spring Outdoors Series, where we offer a range of fun outdoor activities across Manningham.

You can also check what’s happening across other Councils by visiting the Spring Outdoors website.

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Join us for a free session to discover creative cooking for a healthier lifestyle on a budget.

Learn useful and fun kitchen tips and tricks including:

• how to cook exciting dishes using common pantry staples 
• affordable healthy options for snacks and lunches
• meal planning and food storage 
• how to reduce your food waste.

Brought to you by the Manningham Christian Centre, this session will be focused on coming together around good food, and building community.

Registration is required.

We are launching a Meet Up to connect with artists, creatives and arts workers across Manningham.

For our first event, we'll be testing ideas that will form the Arts Action Plan and sharing what we've heard from the community.

All welcome.

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Meeting Date: 26 November 2024
Meeting Time: 7.00pm 
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.         

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Meeting Date: 26 September 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm 
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.         

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During the meeting, Mayor Cr Diamante read out a statement attributed to the Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.  The Statement was taken from a social media page administered by the Corporation. 

After the Council meeting, we were advised that the Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation may update this statement.  The Statement is therefore not included on Council’s website as stated by the Mayor. 

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Join Open Table a not-for-profit community organisation for an informative and fun cooking class showcasing practical ways to reduce your food waste.

Learn how to make gnocchi from stale bread as well as tips and tricks for meal planning and food storage.

Recipe and ingredients list will be provide prior to the class so you can cook along at home!

The Yaluk Langa Community Day at Heide Museum of Modern Art will celebrate the continuing creative culture and traditions of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people , Heide's traditional owners.

Bring your picnic for this free community day, and learn about the Indigenous history of the local landscape and the role everyone can plan in caring for Country.

Wurundjeri Elders will share stories around the cultural practice behind the recent tree scarring and shield projects, funded by Manningham Council, and lead art making activities and the planting of native grasses in Yaluk Langa.

Photograph credit: Clytie Meredith 

Warning: First Nations Peoples should be aware that this exhibition contains images, voices, or names of deceased persons.

Held as part of Manningham's annual National Reconciliation Week program, Serving Country is an exhibition that recognises and acknowledges the valuable contribution of Australian First Nations servicemen and servicewomen who have served, or are serving, in the Australian Defence Force.

For more than a century, First Nations Australians have had a long and proud history of serving in the defence of our nation in many theatres, from South Africa to the present day. Exact numbers are not known of how many First Nations Australians men and women served our nation, as official defence policy in the first half of the twentieth century was aimed at excluding the enlistment of persons “not substantially of European origin or descent”.  The fact that they served at all at a time when they were denied the basic rights of citizenship is significant – a situation not fully corrected until the 1970s.

The Serving Country photographic exhibition shares the lived experiences of Australian First Nations families and individuals who have proudly served and continue to serve in Australia’s Defence Force.

Many returning veterans are still living with the trauma of their experiences in the battlefield.  Serving Country serves as a platform for sharing stories, both inspiring and devastating, of courage and mateship. Sharing stories plays a vital and healing role in Australian First Nations culture.

Serving Country is the creative work of Sydney-based human rights social documentarian and Creative Director of Blur Projects, Belinda Mason and videographer Dieter Knierim. There are currently over 200 photographed portraits printed on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm panels and continues to grow.

Installation view, Manningham Art Gallery. Photo by Charlie Kinross.

Meeting Date: 23 August 2022
Meeting Time: 7.00pm 
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.          

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MBN’s December Business Breakfast has two exciting elements - an interactive mini-trade show themed networking session and a motivational keynote address.

What better way to close our year than by celebrating our successes and kick starting our New Year plans!

Our morning’s networking process encourages open interaction, where members and guests can mingle and chat – and sell the benefits of their business.  

Tabletop space will be available for MBN member’s brochures and special offer flyers – to help start that important conversation leading to lasting connections.

The Manningham Business Network Inc. (MBN) is your local business network that is open to all small and medium businesses in the Manningham area. 

We are funding in person energy advice consultations to help residents make the switch to an all-electric home. The sessions are one-on-one with a qualified energy adviser, and will run for 20 minutes.

 ​On behalf of Manningham Council, Caroline Burgess from Be Comfy will be delivering the consultations. ​These sessions are available at no cost to Manningham residents.

A 20 minute one-on-one advice session can help you:

• discuss ways to make the switch from gas to electricity in your home, tailored to your budget and situation
• reduce your energy use, understand your energy bill, or review your energy plan
• access basic advice on a specific energy efficiency issue.

Community organisations in Manningham are invited to attend this free grant writing workshop.

This session will help grant writers to improve their success rate in grant applications.

It will cover:

• why communicating the value of your project is a good starting point
• understanding funding outcomes and how the project will align with these
• being able to define the project and the benefit it will have for the community
• knowing what is great about your organisation and the reason a community group or non-profit can deliver this project
• understanding grant eligibility criteria
• formulating the project plan and the resources required
• preparing the budget

It is suitable for those who want to apply for our Community Grants Program and have projects under $20,000 with simple specifications.

Non Profit Training will deliver the workshop.

UPDATE: This event has sold out.

Football Victoria will be activating the newly installed dual futsal court at Koonung reserve to teach you how to play street football.

This event is perfect for all street football, futsal and soccer enthusiasts who want to try street football for the first time or enhance their skills and test out the new public outdoor dual futsal court in Manningham.

During the clinic, participants will have the opportunity to learn from experienced Football Victoria coaches who will guide you through various street football techniques, strategies and games.

This clinic is for all levels - beginners and advanced.

Please note: there are two sessions running on the day. Register for the session that matches your age group.

• 10.00am to 11.00am - under 8's and under 10’s
• 11.00am – 12.00pm - under 11’s and under 12’s

Registrations are essential. Numbers are strictly limited.

Appearance and coaching from Daniel Cappellaro - D10

D10 is Daniel Cappellaro, a futsal player, street footballer and coach. Daniel, along with staff from Football Victoria will be joining in both sessions at this clinic.

Daniel has travelled the world playing street football and futsal in the UEFA Futsal Champions League. Daniel has also represented and helped found Western Australia’s most successful futsal club Cambio Cumbre.

Other highlights include AFA Australian Men’s team selection and representing Western Australia at the FFA Nationals. On the East coast of Australia, Daniel played for Melbourne Futsal Club (powered by Melbourne City Football Club), Balwyn Futsal Club and Pascoe Vale Futsal Club, in Victoria’s and Futsal Oz’s prestigious Series Futsal Victoria.

Come along to find out how you can electrify everything to improve your home environment, and ease the burden on your budget.

This webinar will explore essential transition areas including:

• why an all-electric home
• the benefits of getting off gas
• which items need attention
• how to plan your transition
• what assistance and rebates are available.

Our presenter, Ian Moxon, is a seasoned sustainability consultant with over 15 years of experience in this field. He’ll share his extensive knowledge and valuable industry insights into the benefits of changing to an all-electric home.

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.

Bookings are essential.