Re:SPECT: a Space to Pause, Express, Connect and Thrive.
A 6 week creative art therapy group for women recovering from family violence.
The Women’s Re:SPECT program utilises the visual arts, journaling and mindfulness for self-expression to explore themes relating to emotions, values and identity.
Bookings are required.
The Grand Family Funday is an event for all age groups.
It will include fun bowls activities for all the family to enjoy together. Other activities will include a free sausage sizzle, fairy floss, popcorn and tea and coffee.
It is a being held on National Grandparents' Day and is a free event, open to everyone.
This event is supported by Manningham Council.
The Kevin Heinze Grow 2023 Autumn Fair will feature a massive plant sale in our Wetherby Rd, Doncaster nursery.
A huge range of beautiful perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, vegetables and trees will be available for sale to the general public at great value prices.
Entry by gold coin donation. Come along and support a local charity!
Join us at the Wonga Park Community Cottage for our upcoming Makers Market.
Start your Mother's Day shopping and discover local small businesses and their handcrafted wares. Connect with local makers and creatives and like-minded community members.
Enjoy a coffee and live music while you browse our range of local stallholders.
This year Melbourne United Sports and Social Club (MUSSC) Australia Inc. is hosting Festival Of Lights.
Come and enjoy the Festival of Lights and celebrate this great historic event with us. Entry is free and all are welcome to attend.
The night will include music and dancing and lots of Indian street food.
Bring your dandiyas for a fun filled night.
Join a friendly walking group and enjoy good company, fresh air, and green space exposure.
This brisk 50-minute walk around the local neighbourhood starts and finishes at Pines Learning.
Guest speakers will be invited to some walks to share information regarding available supports for carers.
More information at Pines Learning.
Lead by a Bunnings expert, come along to this free 2-hour workshop and learn about how a worm farm can help you create fertile soil to help your plants thrive.
There is car parking available onsite and bus 905 stops at Thompsons Road / Sunhill road bus stop.
As part of the Inspired Living Series, Jesse Glascott and Elle Paton will discuss sustainable building design and tiny homes at the Manningham Function Centre.
Jesse Glascott, is co-founder of the Sustainable Building Alliance, Director of G-Lux Builders and architect of the iconic Warrandyte Panel House. Jesse will discuss what goes into designing and building net zero sustainable homes.
Elle Paton is co-founder of the Australian Tiny House Association. Tiny homes are prefabricated, transportable dwellings that can provide off-grid, eco-friendly and low cost solutions. Elle will share her story of what its like to live in a tiny house.
The Inspired Living Series - keynote speaker events showcases five insightful, not-to-be-missed evenings at the iconic Manningham Function Centre.
The series will introduce you to a diverse line-up of local and international keynote speakers offering unique insights on how we can all shift to a greener future.
Topics range from permaculture to sustainable fashion. Each speaker will inspire and motivate simple, positive lifestyle choices, connection to nature and growing a thriving community in the midst dynamic change.
Power 2 Pedal is a fun and welcoming program, delivered in a safe environment where kids and teens with autism will learn and develop their bike riding skills.
This program will also support people to build their skills and confidence to be able to include bike riding in their everyday life, for example riding to school.
When
Each Monday between 22 April and 27 May 2024 (six week program).
Cost
$90 or participants can use NDIS plans to pay for the program.
Beginners (Level 1)
This level is designed for those who are new to bike riding or those who have been riding with training wheels. Focus areas will be balancing, pedalling, steering and braking.
If your child is a more advanced rider, register for the Level 2 (intermediate) program instead.
Support staff
We recommend all participants have someone with them at the program to support their development one-on-one.
Please note that support staff are not organised through this program. Should participant support be required, please organise this through a disability service provider (such as Leisure Networks).
What to bring
Participants are encouraged to bring their own bike and helmet. If this is not possible and you require access to equipment or you are unsure what level would be appropriate for your child, please phone Tori on 0434 412 989 or email tori.honner@leisurenetworks.org.
Places are limited in this program and registration is required.
Power 2 Pedal is supported by VicHealth in partnership with Aus Cycling, Manningham Council, and the Park Orchards BMX club.
For more information download the flyer below.
Manningham's Healthy Ageing Team in partnership with the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), ScamWatch and the National Anti Scam Centre present a free Scams awareness presentation.
Stop. Better safe than scammed.
Scammers are criminals who use increasingly sophisticated methods to target their victims. In this session, a representative from The National Anti-Scam Centre (also known as Scamwatch), will deliver a free presentation designed to help you identify scams and stay safe.
They’ll showcase some real-life examples, and let you know what to do if you have been targeted. They’ll also provide an overview on how the Centre is working across government and industry to help make Australia a harder target for scams.
Places are limited, so reserve your seat today.
Manningham Council's Healthy Ageing Team in partnership with the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), ScamWatch and the National Anti Scam Centre present a free Scams Awareness Presentation.
Stop. Better safe than scammed.
Scammers are criminals who use increasingly sophisticated methods to target their victims.
In this session, a representative from The National Anti-Scam Centre (also known as Scamwatch), will deliver a free presentation designed to help you identify scams and stay safe.
They’ll showcase some real-life examples, and let you know what to do if you have been targeted. They’ll also provide an overview on how the Centre is working across government and industry to help make Australia a harder target for scams.
Places are limited, so reserve your seat today!
Walking football is specifically designed for people over 50.
It is a social, small-sided, and sustainable version of football played by people worldwide. It is the slower paced version of the beautiful game and the rules have been adjusted to make it social, safe and fun.
Come along to our come and try event to give walking football a go!
No bookings required - just turn up.
Come and try orienteering.
Orienteering is a sport in which participants use a map and compass to find points in the landscape.
Easy courses for beginners with coaching and assistance available on the day.
No equipment required.
Register beforehand or just turn up on the day.
Bring your friends and family along and try something new!
Carers sharing through writing is a free carer's writing group.
It is held in a non-judgmental and safe space led by two experienced facilitators. There will be opportunities to share experiences, coping strategies and problem solving.
The Carers Writing Group will consist of between 6 to 8 carers. Meetings will be held once a week in person, but they will also be offered via Zoom for 6 weeks.
Each session will run for 90 minutes.
After months of weed removal, Andersons Creek Landcare Group is excited to be planting!
We have 1,000’s of grasses waiting to go in the ground. All we need is the person power.
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of planting. You will be part of this great habitat restoration project.
Learn how to make seed bombs with all the nutrients and protection the seeds need to get a great start on life!
Kids will get an introduction to germination, learn the benefits of flowers, and see a demonstration on how to make seed-paper.
Each child will go home with their own seed bombs to add colour and life to their garden or verge.
Suitable for: ages 5 - 12
The Kevin Heinze Grow Spring Fair is back!
Come along for a huge variety of heirloom tomato seedlings, vegetable seedlings, plants, cake stall, coffee cart, BBQ, live music, live radio broadcast from Inner FM, site tours for families and much more!
Join us in supporting a local charity and celebrating spring gardening.
Learn how to make seed bombs for your home or community garden.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll discover how to make seed bombs using native flower seeds and all the nutrients and protection the seeds need to get a great start on life.
Suitable for children aged 5 to 12 years.
Footy 4 Fun inclusion is for children aged 5 to 12 that identify as having a disability.
The program will involve fun and modified AFL and sport activities delivered in a safe and inclusive environment.
All abilities are welcome, no prior experience playing AFL is needed.
Facility is wheelchair accessible.
Plenty of parking available on site.
After last years huge success with High School Muscial, Wendy Samantha Productions are proud to return to the Doncaster Playhouse and perform the next chapter!
Based on a Disney Channel Original movie written by: Peter Barsocchini
Music adapted, arranged and produced by: Bryan Louiselle
Presented by: Wendy Samantha Productions
Come and talk shop with other dressmakers and tailors.
Enjoy making time for your projects, swapping ideas and getting help with fitting.
Bring your sewing machine or over-locker and BYO projects.
We meet on the second Saturday each month. Cost is $9 per session.
There is parking available on site and Bus Route 905 stops at the Thompsons Road / Sunhill Road stop.