Choose your live music adventure!

Are you aged 14 to 25 and into music? Great! Join us and get hands-on experience putting on a live gig with some help from people who do it for a living!

You will learn about:

• Audio and lighting production, how to set it up, and make it sound and look great on stage
• What happens behind the scenes in both front of house and back of house, booking and promotion
• What musicians, bands, DJs and duos need to know about working with venues and festivals.

We will finish the day with a showcase event that features YOU (and some very special guests too). Invite your friends and family to see you in action!

Registration is required as spaces are limited.

Join the festive celebrations at Templestowe Village this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Templestowe Village has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Find us near Carlucci's Restaurant on Saturday 20 December 2025.

• Giant Jenga
• Giant Connect 4
• Live illustration
• Live music

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Macedon Square this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Macedon Square has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Saturday 13 December 2025, you'll find:

• Face painting
• Roving elf
• Bubble entertainment
• Live music
• Photo booth

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Park Orchards Village this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Park Orchards Village has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Saturday 20 December 2025, you'll find:

• Face painting
• Live music

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Tunstall Square this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Tunstall Square has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Sunday 21 December 2025, you'll find:

• Giant Jenga
• Giant Connect 4
• Live music

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Jackson Court this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Jackson Court has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Saturday 20 December 2025, you'll find:

• Giant Jenga
• Giant Connect 4
• Bubble entertainment
• Live music
• Roving winter fairy

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Jackson Court this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Jackson Court has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Saturday 13 December 2025, you'll find:

• Face painting
• Roving elf
• Bubble entertainment
• Live music
• Photo booth

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Tunstall Square this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Tunstall Square has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

Coming up on Saturday 20 December 2025, you'll find:

• Face painting
• Roving elf
• Bubble entertainment
• Live music
• Photo booth

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Join the festive celebrations at Templestowe Village this December.

As part of Summer Celebration, discover everything Templestowe Village has to offer by supporting local shops! Explore your favourite stores, indulge in delicious food and enjoy festive activities that make shopping an experience this December. 

On Sunday 14 December 2025, find us at the marquee near Vibrante Restaurant.

• Face painting
• Roving elf
• Bubble entertainment
• Live music
• Photo booth

Make your visit memorable while helping local shops thrive!

Get ready for an action-packed day at this Skate, Scoot, and BMX Competition — Part  1 of the Manningham Skate Park Series!
Proudly presented by Skateboarding Victoria, this inclusive event welcomes participants of all ages and genders. Everyone in the community is invited to come along and join the excitement!

Whether you're a seasoned rider or just starting out, this is your chance to show off your skills, connect with fellow enthusiasts, and enjoy a fun-filled day that celebrates active living and community spirit. Come roll with us and be part of something unforgettable!

Age groups

• 12 years and under
• 16  years and under
• Open age group

Competition times

• Skate at 11.00am
• Scoot at 12.30pm
• BMX at 2.00pm

Bring your own scooter, skateboard or BMX bike. Skateboards will be provided on the day for those that do not have one.

All safety equipment will be provided.

Get ready for an action-packed day at this Skate, Scoot, and BMX Competition — Part  2 of the Manningham Skate Park Series!
Proudly presented by Skateboarding Victoria, this inclusive event welcomes participants of all ages and genders. Everyone in the community is invited to come along and join the excitement!

Whether you're a seasoned rider or just starting out, this is your chance to show off your skills, connect with fellow enthusiasts, and enjoy a fun-filled day that celebrates active living and community spirit. Come roll with us and be part of something unforgettable!

Age groups

• 12 years and under
• 16  years and under
• Open age group

Competition times

• Skate at 11.00am
• Scoot at 12.30pm
• BMX at 2.00pm

Bring your own scooter, skateboard or BMX bike. Skateboards will be provided on the day for those that do not have one.

All safety equipment will be provided.

This event is being delivered by Skateboarding Victoria.

Join this free workshop series for sport clubs.

Explore the six principles of the Fair Access Policy.

Attendees will use the Sport for All Toolkit to create a tailored action plan with practical strategies to implement. 

Facilitated by industry expert Lisa Lymbery, from Victoria University. 

Arrival and check in from 6.00pm, workshop starts at 6.30pm.

• Workshop 1: Principles 1 - 3 and action plan 
• Workshop 2: Principles 4 - 6 and action plan.

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.

Join us this National Recycling Week at our 2025 Inspired Living Series to discover how we can produce less waste for a happier life and a healthier world. 

Lindsay Miles 

Lindsay is an educator, speaker, author and passionate zero waste/plastic-free living advocate who helps others live more meaningful lives with less waste and stuff.

She has been sharing ideas, tips, tricks and strategies on her website Treading My Own Path since 2013. She has published two books ‘Less Stuff’ and ‘The Less Waste No Fuss Kitchen’, detailing simple and practical methods for how to live simply yet richly. Lindsay also presented at the acclimated TEDx Conference, with her empowering talk 'The Non-disposable Life'.

Chris De Fazio

Chris is Visy's Local Government Contracts Manager. Having worked in the recycling industry for 25 years, he knows a thing or two about what really belongs in your household recycling bin. 

Chris works with councils to help educate communities on getting recycling right and will share insights on what can and can't go in your recycling bin, what happens to your recycling after it's sorted, and common recycling myths and misconceptions. 

Inspired Living Series - keynote speaker events

The 2025 Inspired Living Series showcases five insightful, not-to-be-missed evenings. The series will introduce you to a diverse line-up of local keynote speakers offering unique insights on how we can all shift to and embrace sustainability.

Topics range from sustainable food to low waste lifestyles, and each speaker will talk about their journey, and inspire our audience to embrace simple, positive lifestyle choices, connect to nature and foster community for a stronger, more resilient and brighter future.

Registration for this event is required.

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This online program provides an overview of dementia and how to proceed after a diagnosis. The program runs over seven sessions and covers coping with change, relationships and communication, planning for the future and staying healthy.

You will gain knowledge in:

• dementia and related issues such as planning for the future
• strategies for living positively with dementia including support
• the management, reduction and/or prevention of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Suitable for people living with dementia and their family carers and family members. This program is not suitable for professionals employed in the health or aged care sectors.

Dementia Australia's facilitators have specialist dementia knowledge, skills and experience. This program is delivered interactively - you will be encouraged to share your experiences alongside other participants, giving you an opportunity to develop new support networks.

If you register to attend this program you will be contacted by Dementia Australia staff to ensure that the program will meet your needs and that you meet the eligibility requirements.

Kaleidoscope of Characters comprises nine cabaret acts across a season of 7 performances. Each night will feature a group of performers each presenting their self-devised cabaret.

Performance Schedule:

Wednesday 15th November:

• Brotherband with their EP "Little Fish" and Support Act: Charlie McCosh

Thursday 16 November:

• Emily Dingle in Self-Fulfilled Prophecy
• Imogen Whittaker in The Last Word

Friday 17 November:

• Lady Whisper in The Art of Seeking Attention
• Emma Blake in Basic Witch
• Pas x Rory in These Gays, They’re Trying to Murder Me

Saturday 18 November:

• Helmet Von Püsh in Püsh Presents “Taste.”
• Jenn Biggs & Jess May in Body of Work
• Pas x Rory in These Gays, They’re Trying to Murder Me

Wednesday 22 November:

• Emma Blake in Basic Witch
• Latecha Khairy in How Did I Get Here?

- Jenn Biggs & Jess May in Body of Work

Thursday 23 November:
- Imogen Whittaker in The Last Word
- Emily Dingle in Self-Fulfilled Prophecy

Friday 24 November:
- Helmet Von Püsh in Püsh Presents “Taste.”
- Latecha Khairy in How Did I Get Here?
- Lady Whisper in The Art of Seeking Attention."