Keeping the community informed
7 food safety tips for the festive season
Having a food filled Christmas? Learn the basics of food safety this festive season and beyond with these tips! Food poisoning is a risk all year round, the festive season is always a higher risk period with more food being consumed. Bacteria can multiply easily and reach unsafe levels when the temperature rises, resulting in…
Council updates, Family, Media Releases, Valley news
Celebrating ‘neighbourhood spirit’ in Moonee Valley
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Moonee Valley Neighbourhood Spirit Awards. Do you know someone who makes a positive difference in your neighbourhood? Someone who is always going that extra yard to help a neighbour, a charity, a sports club? Someone who just makes Moonee Valley a better place to be? Then it’s time…
Jingle all the way to Carols in Queens Park
One of Australia’s leading singing stars, Silvie Paladino, and rising pop sensation Tahlia Eve will be among the feast of talent at Moonee Valley’s favourite festive community event, Carols in Queens Park. The annual event so dear to the hearts of Moonee Valley residents returns to the park in the heart of Moonee Ponds on…
FREE recruitment day for early childhood educators
Keen to launch your career in early childhood education? Come along to our FREE recruitment open day on Monday, 20 November! Moonee Valley City Council invites you to our special Early Years Recruitment Day! It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with Council’s Early Years Leadership team and discover what possibilities lie ahead. We welcome those…
Council updates, Family, Parks and open spaces
How to be a responsible dog owner
It’s no secret our pooches and fur babies love visiting our parks and gardens as much as we do. Whether you’re enjoying some sunshine, going for a stroll, or taking it easy at home, we’re sharing some top tips on how you can be a responsible dog owner. To keep our community safe, it’s important…
Get SPOOKY this Halloween in Moonee Valley
The Halloween festive season is upon us! It’s time to don your most freaky costume, eat too many lollies, and enjoy our spooktacular events. Eager to join in the frightly fun this Halloween? We’ll be setting up some activation events for young people in two of Moonee Valley’s parks to celebrate the spooky season. Whether…
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…
Council updates, Events, Family
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…
Council updates, Events, Family
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.
Council updates, Events, Family
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.