Designed to provide a calm and relaxing environment, during Sensory Quiet Time, we will:

• Keep the lights dimmed to reduce visual stimuli.
• Turn off the spa jets to minimise noise and vibration.
• Refrain from making PA announcements unless there is an emergency.
• Encourage all patrons to keep noise to a minimum.

Sensory quiet time starts Sunday 13 July 2025 and will be running every Sunday between 3.00pm to 4.00pm transforming our indoor pool into a sensory-friendly space

Patrons need to pay entry to the centre. Adult and concession prices available. See the Active Manningham website for more information.

As part of Manningham Council's Community Training Program, we invite members of community organisations to find out more about our Community Grants Program.

This session will provide information on the Community Development, Arts, Festivals and Events and Healthy Ageing grant categories.

Interested representatives from community organisations are encouraged to attend this information session.

Community organisations could include:

• community and children’s services
• seniors clubs
• sports clubs
• recreation and leisure groups
• arts and cultural groups.

There will also be an opportunity to receive early advice regarding your proposed activity from Council officers.

The session will cover:

• grant categories
• eligibility
• key dates
• how to apply
• required information
• assessment criteria.

Come down and try Hockey!

Women and girls Hocket program will run from October to November.

Sessions will include 10 minutes of coaching and skill development at the beginning, followed by half pitch fun social matches.

For ages 14 plus years, adult women and mums! This is a great chance for Mums to play with their daughters - whether the Mum is new, or daughter is new, or both are new!

Beginners are welcome. New players can borrow a stick and shin pads.

Mouthguards are required which can be purchased from a pharmacy or chemist.

Participate in the full 8 week program for $100 or $15 per session.  

Have you had enough of rising energy bills? Do you feel like your bills are swallowing up your earnings?

It's time to take control! This webinar, ‘Reduce Your Energy Bills!’ is your ticket to a smart, more affordable and comfortable home. Learn how to create an efficient haven that nurtures your family, benefits your wallet and cares after the planet.

Connect with the best! Learn how to find the right energy plan and how to choose between the fog of so many offers. It may be confusing to navigate but we can help you knock down those overpriced bills!

See the power and direct the current! Learn about simple energy monitors that show you real-time energy usage. We'll show you how these clever tools reveal appliance costs and makes it easy to manage them.

Get practical - get rewarded! We highlight the best energy efficiency methods tailored for Australian homes. From insulation, draught proofing, windows and appliance upgrades, we'll show you where to start, what elements deserve attention now and how to optimize your appliances for results.

Don't miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your home and embark on a journey towards a more energy-efficient future.

Our presenter, Ian Moxon, is a seasoned sustainability consultant with over 15 years of experience in this field and 20 years living ‘Off-Grid’. He’ll share his extensive knowledge and valuable industry insights into the benefits of installing solar power and solar batteries at your 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.

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, includes steep and narrow sections, creek crossing, slippery sections and tripping hazards.

What to bring: solid shoes, weather appropriate clothing, a water bottle and your own binoculars. Light breakfast will be served after the walk.

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

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

Connect to the river paddling gentle moving water.

Practice ecological thinking floating on the Birrarung. Through the prism of birds and fish, learn to use relationships to find joy playing with forces beyond our direct control. 

We will begin our dance on the Birrarung upstream of the Warrandyte bridge.  When we are feeling confident the group will negotiate its path downstream and pull out before Pound Bend.

After the activity we will all take a 20 min stroll back to the starting point.

Location: The Birrarung just upstream of the Warrandyte Bridge

Duration: 90 min

Prepare: Dress for the conditions, spray jacket,  shoes to get wet, keep cup, good energy and open minds.

All paddling gear and safety provided.

Come join Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elders Uncle Bill Nicholson Jr and Uncle Dave Wandin at Currawong Bush Park. Learn about the significance of scar trees, the traditional practices of creating a scar tree and the tools used. 

The Uncles will answer questions about the importance of connecting with Country.

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to start time. Come prepared and dress for the weather on the day, including closed-toed footwear.

Bring a snack and water bottle for morning tea.

Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.

In the event of extreme weather, this event will be cancelled. 

Currawong Bush Park is protected habitat, dogs are not permitted in the park at any time.

This event is part of Manningham's 2024 Spring Outdoors Series.

Introducing The Thrive Program – an empowering program of self-discovery and reconnection with community for women aged 60 plus.

“Thrive” will foster a supportive community of like-minded women on the shared path to personal growth and fulfillment, and a life filled with purpose, positivity, and authentic connections.

This free 5-session program is designed specifically for women aged 60 plus (living in Manningham) who are ready to embrace the next chapter of their lives with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Our aim is to empower participants to connect with true self, strengthen bonds within the local Manningham community and cultivate a deeper sense of belonging and fulfillment.

We are currently taking expressions of interest and invite eligible participants to apply. 

To apply, please call  9842 6726 or complete the online enquiry form on our website. 

Come and see the Exhibition of Costumes, featuring an extensive collection of costumes dating from the Victorian era.

This exhibition is run by the Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society, as part of the Manningham Heritage Festival.

Join us as we officially open Pettys Reserve following major upgrade works!

Enjoy loads of FREE family fun including:

• sausage sizzle

• face painting

• temporary tattoos

• roving entertainment

• watch a NPL2 game - Manningham United Blues FC vs Werribee City FC

• see a children’s all abilities session in action, hosted by Macedon Blues United FC.

• plus soccer personalities and more!

Upgrade works at Pettys Reserve have included construction of:

• purpose built, full size floodlit synthetic soccer pitches

• a pavilion, including spectator area

• an asphalt car park

Come along and check them out!

This project has been delivered by Manningham Council in partnership with the Victorian Government.

Become a scientist this spring and help our scientific community record valuable information about Platypi in Manningham.

PlatypusSPOT is a citizen science platform that gathers information from the community on platypus occurrence. Locals know their area and we want to tap into your knowledge. PlatypusSPOT brings together all that valuable information in one publicly accessible website.

Platypus are difficult to study in the wild and we know very little about how platypus populations are faring. Platypus and their habitat are vulnerable to a variety of natural and man-made threats that are increasing with climate change and population growth. Understanding the distribution and occurrence of platypus is essential to develop effective conservation strategies with waterway managers.

To participate in this event, download the PlatypusSPOT app on your device.

• For android phones
• For Apple phones

Warrandyte Neighbourhood House and the Warrandyte Arts Association will be joining forces to launch National Recycling Week on Sunday 6 November 2022.

This fun community day has been funded by a Manningham Community Grant and will include:

• sustainability workshops and demonstrations
• an exhibition of artwork using recycled materials
• The Repair Café
• Warrandyte Potters
• musical entertainment and theatre
• food and drinks

National Recycling Week, established by Planet Ark in 1996, is held every year during the second week of November.

Excessive consumption is a key driver of environmental change. It points to the need for increased understanding of the environmental impact of everyday items and how we can alter our behaviour and choices. Making our households and communities sustainable will enable us to adapt to a carbon constrained world.

GO Soccer Mums is an introductory football program designed specifically for women, where participants can have fun, meet new people, and learn basic football skills in a social, judgement-free environment!

This summer break we are offering a free multi-week program for you to try the program for the first time or return to keep up your skills and maintain your psychical activity level in the off season.

Many participants may be busy with children on school holidays so we are also offering a free football clinic for kids!

This will run parallel to or GO Soccer Mums session for boys and girls aged five years to 12 years old.

Stuart Myers of Equiculture is delivering this two-part evening workshop on keeping horses and land healthy and happy. 

The Equiculture program is loved by horse owners throughout Australia (and beyond!) as an evidence-based approach to keeping horses and land healthy.
Topics covered:

• Horse health, behaviour and welfare
• Grazing management for pasture and soil health
• Managing equine obesity and laminitis
• Manure and parasite management
• Property designs for healthy horses and healthy land
• Reducing farm labour to increase quality time with your horses

Please note: this is a consecutive two-part program, not the same program on both days. Participants must attend both evening sessions.

There is also a full-day workshop in Hurstbridge if you are unable to attend the two-part evening workshop.

Catherine Opie has an international reputation as one of the leading photographers of her generation. The exhibition at Heide combines key works from across her oeuvre with a focus on notions of affiliation.

It traverses Opie’s early, most recognisable works exploring constructions of gender and sexuality, through alternative conceptions of the nuclear household—chosen family portraits that transcend traditional familial ties—to more recent musings on solidarity and collective action in the face of proliferating global crises.

In 1994, Heide exhibited eighteen of Opie’s portraits in the exhibition Persona Cognita, curated by Juliana Engberg. That exhibition represented Opie’s first showing in Australia, and now almost three decades later Heide will host the first survey of the artist’s work in this part of the world. 

Catherine Opie - Oliver in a Tutu. Image courtesy of the artist.

Manningham Concert Band is presenting our 2023 Gala Concert, in our 49th year, and it is truly out of this world.

Our Gala theme this year is Beyond Our Earth - because who really knows how many other Earth's exist?

No space themed concert would be complete without contributions from the absolute masters, Gustav Holst and John Williams.

Also featured will be other well-known composers that you may not realise composed 'space' music, including:

• Richard Rodgers
• Johann Strauss
• John Philip Sousa

Parking and transport

On-street parking is available. Limited off-street parking is available. 

If arriving by bus, take the 902 and get off at the Doncaster Rd/Church Rd stop. From there it is a short two minute walk to the venue.

The Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be. A suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town.

You can count as many times as you like over the week, we just ask that each count is completed over a 20-minute period.

The data collected assists BirdLife Australia in understanding more about the birds that live where people live.

You can record your bird count via a webform, or using the Aussie Bird Count app.

• Aussie Bird Count app for Android
• Aussie Bird Count app for Apple

For more information go to the Aussie Bird Count website.

Join tennis champion and Australian Open broadcaster, Jelena Dokic as the keynote speaker at Doncare's International Women's Day charity luncheon.

Enjoy sparkling and canapes on arrival plus a two-course meal and wine at the stunning Bramleigh Estate. 

All funds raised support Doncare Community Services. Doncare has been serving the Manningham community since 1969. By attending this event, you will be supporting woman and children recovering from family violence, and helping families to access financial and material aid and counselling services in Manningham.

The event is proudly supported by our sponsors - Bramleigh Estate, Bendigo Banks, Doncaster East and Templestowe Village Community Bank Branches, CoreDNA, LogIn Systems, Luxury Escapes and the Australian Wine Tour Company.

Join Volleyball Victoria and volunteers from Maroondah Volleyball in these school holiday clinics. These clinics are for beginners or those with some volleyball experience.

Program information

• this clinic is for primary school aged children
• suitable for all genders.

Terms and conditions

• Participants must be Manningham residents to qualify for the subsidised rate of $15. All other participants will be charged $60.
• To be eligible for the discounted ticket you must show a current ID with an address that has a Manningham postcode.
• Eligible families can apply for multiple children. Only one session application at the discounted rate can be submitted per child per program.

How to apply

To secure one of the low-cost places, register your interest via the Maroondah Volleyball website.