Keeping the community informed
Meet the Mayor
Meet the Mayor sessions are an opportunity to connect, ask questions and chat about local issues that matter to you. Speak directly to the Mayor of Moonee Valley, Ava Adams, in various locations around Moonee Valley. Upcoming dates and locations: Friday, 10 October| 12-1.30pm Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds (Outside Moonee Ponds Central entrance/Peter Alexander) 80…
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is coming to Moonee Valley!
Soak up the city’s best jazz right here in Moonee Valley as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. This beloved annual festival brings the joy of jazz to the city streets. With over 130 performances and 550 artists, drawing in crowds of more than 60,000 people each year, the festival is taking over Melbourne’s…
Wurundjeri Week 2025
Wurundjeri Week is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the Traditional Owners of greater Melbourne, including Moonee Valley. Join our community in celebrating Wurundjeri Week this August by heading to the Djerring Flemington Hub. Event details Date: Thursday 7 August 2025 Time: 11am-12.30pm Venue: Djerring Flemington Hub Register via Eventbrite What’s on Hear from…
Open House comes to Moonee Valley in 2025
As part of the Open House Melbourne weekend festival, we’re opening our doors to grant exclusive access to three of Moonee Valley’s landmark buildings. Get behind the curtain at the Clocktower Theater, quench your curiosity about the fiery origins of the Incinerator Gallery, and step back in time at the Essendon Historical Society. From Saturday…
What are you waiting for? New interactive theatre performance comes to Avondale Heights Library
What are we waiting for? A train, the dentist, lunch, judgement day, the end? Come along and join in this fantastic interactive theatre performance, where the whole room is a stage and the audience is part of the act. The Waiting Room by Born in a Taxi is a unique, unrepeatable performance unifying an audience…
Council updates, Events, Reconciliation
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2025 in Moonee Valley
This year’s National NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of the week-long celebrations. Held across the country from 6-13 July 2025, NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate the rich and diverse culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations…
Battle of the Bands
Join us for a night where music meets the cosmos, as local emerging bands go head-to-head in a live showdown that’s sure to send shockwaves through the Valley. Want to see electrifying performances and young artists battle it out on the big stage? Valley Youth’s Avenue Productions are putting on an epic showdown at the…
Celebrating Eid al-Adha in Moonee Valley
Eid al-Adha, sometimes known as Eid II or Greater Eid, marks the culmination of the Hajj (pilgrimage) rites at Mecca and is celebrated by Muslims throughout the world. It is a time for prayer, visiting with friends and family, exchanging gifts, and eating together. To celebrate this significant day, we’ll be hosting a free event…
Council updates, Events, Media Releases
Valley Sounds announces stellar 2025 line-up
Moonee Valley will once again come alive at night for its free micro-music festival, Valley Sounds 2025, where music lovers can revel in live performances across the municipality from 23 May – 1 June as part of the Live and Local program. Programmed as part of Moonee Valley City Council’s Igniting Creating Strategy, audiences can…
Women in Business Luncheon 2025
Our 16th annual Women in Business Luncheon is back this May 2025! Grab your diary and lock in Friday, 30 May for our beloved event, featuring special guest Maz Farrelly and host Alicia Loxley. Celebrate our 16th year anniversary of our Women in Business Luncheon. This event is proudly brought to you by the Moonee…