Join Veronica from A Hand to Help as she shares tried and true methods to help:
Plus, how to recycle to reduce landfill in a mindful and thoughtful way, and part with possessions while reflecting on the memoires they evoke.
This is a free event, however registrations are essential.
Contact Pines Learning to register.
All gardens begin with fabulous soil.
In this workshop we will take a deep dive into the world of soil and how to care for it. There are many simple ways to improve the soil in your garden and enable a productive and beautiful garden for all to enjoy.
This workshop will introduce you to the science of soil and provide tips and tricks on how to improve soil for a wildlife garden and benefit the environmental.
Bring a sample of your own soil to test pH.
Presenter: Charlotte Harrison from Sustainable Gardening Australia.
Supper is at 6.45pm, the seminar begins at 7.00pm sharp.
Registration is essential.
This is the second seminar of a four-part series on Gardening for Biodiversity. The series of workshops is run by Sustainable Gardening Australia and provides tips and tricks to garden for wildlife and support biodiversity in your local area.
Seeing small birds visit our gardens is a wonderful experience and there are many ways we can create our gardens to encourage their visits.
This workshop will share some of the challenges small birds face in the urban environment and what can be done to create a safe and inviting home for them. A few of the local small bird champions will also be introduced and the session includes tips for providing food, shelter, water and breeding sites to create habitat for birds.
Presenter: Charlotte Harrison from Sustainable Gardening Australia.
Supper is at 6.45pm, the seminar begins at 7.00pm sharp.
Registration is essential.
This is the final session of a four-part series on Gardening for Biodiversity. The series of workshops is run by Sustainable Gardening Australia and provides tips and tricks to garden for wildlife and support biodiversity in your local area.
By going all-electric and improving the efficiency of your home, you can improve comfort and lower your energy bills.
Solar Savers is a local government initiative that helps residents go electric with trustworthy suppliers and quality products.
The Solar Savers program is expanding to provide greater choice, with more products and suppliers.
Join a series of informative webinars during August 2025 to learn about the exciting new offerings.
Session 6: Home energy assessments (Scorecard assessments)
In this presentation, you'll learn what is involved in a home energy assessment, how they work and the benefits of having one done. You will also hear from Solar Savers' panel of trusted suppliers, who will answer common questions about home energy assessments.
Registration is essential.
Join us at further sessions throughout August:
| Solar, Batteries, and Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers | Tuesday 19 August, 7:00pm |
| Heat Pump Hot Water Systems | Wednesday 20 August, 12:00pm |
| Split Systems (Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning) | Thursday 21 August, 12:00pm |
| Induction Cooktops | Tuesday 26 August, 12:00pm |
| Insulation and Draught Proofing | Wednesday 27 August, 7:00pm |
Electrify Your Life
This event is part of our Electrify Your Life program, which supports residents to go all-electric at home, creating a brighter Manningham. Learn how to make the switch at Electrify Your Life.
Manningham residents have achieved impressive environmental gains since introducing our Food Organics Garden Waste (FOGO) service, cutting the waste sent to landfill by half and more than doubling our organic waste.
In the first year of FOGO, more than 24,600 tonnes of food and organic waste has been composted – that’s equivalent to the weight of 10 Mullum Mullum Stadiums.
This significant reduction in landfill is helping reduce climate emissions, contributing to a healthier environment and resilient community.
It will also minimise the impact of the rising landfill levy, which is set to increase by an estimated 30 per cent in July 2025.
Manningham’s accomplishments can be attributed to the community’s commitment to working together toward environmental sustainability.
Residents are being encouraged to stay FOGO focused and continue their efforts to protect the environment for future generations.
This involves placing the correct items in FOGO bins and only using the certified lime green compostable liners.
Eligible items for FOGO bins include food waste, grass clippings, prunings, weeds, leaves and other garden waste. Each Manningham household can collect a free roll of 150 compostable liners (approximately one year’s supply) at the Manningham Civic Centre or Council Depot.
For more information, visit manningham.vic.gov.au/FOGO
Stay up to date with the latest council and community information and news translated into our top languages other than English.
We have translated some our most important information into our most used languages. You can read about waste and recycling, planning and permits, parking, roads and footpaths, family services and more.
Communicate with us through the Translating and Interpreting Service if you do not speak or understand English.
Have a great story? Get in touch with us and share your club or community groups story for our eNews or Manningham Matters.
Enjoy a breakfast with the birds morning walk with Josh Revell from Wildlife Experiences.
John will be undertaking a bird survey and will guide you to identify birds found in the Warrandyte area.
The walk will be a 2km moderate walk. BYO binoculars.
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:
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.
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.
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
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.
The Digital Accelerator Program is offering free hands-on workshop to local Manningham-based businesses.
Join us for this Q and A session on understanding Instagram.
This session is for people who attended our Digital Accelerator Program workshop: From Zero to Insta-Hero - understanding Instagram for business newcomers.
It's your chance to get additional support with tailored advice from the facilitator, Kirri Romero from The Online Fix.
Come along and ask all those questions that have come up as you apply all your learnings.
Don't miss this chance to deep dive or get advice and ideas specific to your business to support you with your marketing activities.
Session is run online, via Zoom.
Book your spot!
About the speaker
Kirri Romero, Director and Chief Digital Strategist, The Online Fix
Kirri Romero is the lead digital strategist and principal consultant at the Online Fix, a strategy, mentoring and upskilling digital consultancy. Kirri has over 20 years of experience working in all facets of online, creating successful online experiences working in a variety of industries, from finance to education, food, fashion and health industries. She is a top-rated mentor and training facilitator for the Digital Solutions program, Business Resilience Program and Partners in Wellbeing program. Kirri has her own mentoring client book, she helps hundreds of businesses each year with their digital marketing strategy and tactical help to take action on their marketing.
Her foundational knowledge was gained during the formative years of growing the digital presence of Australian Super to what you see today and continues now with her own multi-channel marketing consultancy servicing a range of clients. As a result, her strategy and solutions work are grounded in up to the minute practical experience gained from operating the field.
The digital know how gained from years of working online and her in-depth understanding of the online environment has made her adept at adapting to the unfolding trends of digital while being able to quickly show her clients how to take advantage of the ever-changing environment.
This exhibition is no longer showing in the Manningham Art Gallery.
Ramak Bamzar, a Melbourne-based Iranian photographer, blends art historical influences with a meticulous focus on colour, texture, and lighting. Her work explores themes of gender identity, geographical determinism, culture, and environment, all characterised by thoughtful compositions.
In these striking works, the Moustachioed Women and Rhinoplastic Girls from Bamzar’s 2022 series burst out of their imprisoning frames to capture a moment in the ongoing struggle, intertwining with the essence of Iranian culture and heritage. Through the integration of poetic motifs, epic themes, and historical allusions, the images go beyond mere documentation, offering a profound insight into the resilience and determination of Iranian women.
The Vigil – Crying for a Man I Never Met, 2022. Ramak Bamzar. Image courtesy of the Artist.
