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Raising Children of Character – FREE 6-week course

Building Resilient Families – FREE 6-week course This program is designed to help you support your children’s wellbeing and improve the whole family’s mental health. Over the course of six weeks, this FREE program will cover strategies to address common parenting roadblocks. You will learn strategies to:  increase resilience  understand and respond more mindfully to…

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FestAble

Moonee Valley’s annual festival to celebrate people of all abilities! FestAble returns to Flemington’s Crown Street Stables on Sunday, 26 November from 11am to 3pm. FestAble is a free event for everyone, to recognise and celebrate the 15% of Moonee Valley’s residents living with disability*, along with their families, carers and friends, in a day…

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Here’s what’s on this week in Moonee Valley

Beat boredom this weekend and discover the incredible events, activities, workshops, and festivals happening in your own backyard, Moonee Valley.

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What’s on this Children’s Week

This Children’s Week, rediscover the joy of play and nature! We’re holding a series of activities and workshops designed to reignite your child’s imagination and bring back the fun.

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MEDIA RELEASE : Buruli Ulcer Alert

Mayor urges people to seek medical advice as cases emerge in Moonee Valley. Moonee Valley residents are being urged to seek medical advice for any non-healing skin sores or lesions, and to reduce their risk of mosquito bites, following an elevated alert of the Buruli ulcer in six suburbs within Moonee Valley and neighbouring council…

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Free training for your pooch

Is your fur baby in need of some discipline training? Learn the fundamental skills of dog ownership at this FREE training by Lost Dogs Home. It’s an easy way to teach your pooch the basics of petiquette. We’ve partnered with Lost Dogs Home to host a FREE dog training session for community members. This session…

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Jive along to Youth Fest ’23

Watch Queens Park turn into a spectacular musical venue as we celebrate Youth Fest! Organised by young people in Moonee Valley, the Valley Youth team have organised a huge festival free for young people in the community. There are so many activities happening for your young one (or yourself!) to take part in and enjoy….

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Roll into our bike workshops

Pull that bike out of the shed, and get rolling into our bike workshops and sessions! If you’re looking for ways yourself or a young one can get involved in physical activity, look no further than our bike workshops! Whether you’re an adult looking to rediscover the joy of bike riding, or a parent looking…

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Give reusable nappies a go

Sick of spending money on disposable nappies? Want to be more eco-friendly? Why not give reusable nappies a go with FREE workshops with the Nappy Project. The Nappy Project offers free resources to make it easier for families to use reusable nappies, saving money and reducing waste. We’re offering FREE workshops to teach parents how…

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Wurundjeri Week 2023 Cultural Event

Wurundjeri Week is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the Traditional Owners of greater Melbourne including Moonee Valley. The Wurundjeri People take their name from the Woiwurrung language word ‘wurun’ meaning the Manna Gum. This is common along ‘Birrarung’ (Yarra River), and ‘djeri‘, the grub which is found in or near the tree. Wurundjeri are…