Keeping the community informed
FestAble 2022 – event highlights
We were thrilled to welcome back Moonee Valley’s annual event for people of all abilities, FestAble, to the Crown Street Stables and Coronet Park on Sunday 27 November. From face painting to ‘Sensitive Santa’, from silent disco to Chinese Lion puppetry, plus netball, football, music, dancing, art, panel discussions, conversations, a smoking ceremony and smiles…
Essendon Interim Kindergarten Building Installed
The Essendon interim Kindergarten facility is in place! The two-room modular building was installed on Thursday 27 October 2022 on the Essendon Keilor College site in McCracken Street, Essendon. Remaining onsite works will take place over the next eight weeks and final landscaping will continue over the summer. The interim kindergarten caters to the needs…
Council updates, Family, Valley news
Teach a young person or newly-arrived migrant how to drive
Learning to drive is a rite of passage, but, if you don’t have access to a car or know someone who can teach to you, it’s almost impossible to move to ‘P’ plates. We have two driving programs that get learner drivers on the road. The TAC L2P program for young people and, Transurban’s DriveLink…
New pump track for Moonee Valley to ride, scoot and skate
A new pop-up modular pump track has just arrived in Moonee Valley. Suitable for bikes, scooters and skateboards, the highly anticipated pump track is located at Montgomery Park in Essendon.
Have your say on getting to and from school!
Help us improve safety around schools in Moonee Valley by telling us how your family gets to and from school. Better Moves Around Schools is a partnership between Council and school leaders to reduce road safety issues around schools and encourage walking and cycling. Have your say by telling us how your family travels to…
Hop into the Easter School Holidays
Kids and young adults will have plenty of activities and programs to keep them entertained in Moonee Valley these school holidays. Moonee Valley Mayor Samantha Byrne said that the school holidays are a great opportunity for children of all ages to stay active, learn something new and expand their minds. “We have a great range…
Council updates, Events, Family
What’s on during Cultural Diversity Week?
Cultural Diversity Week (19 – 17 March) invites us to reconnect, share and express ourselves through this year’s theme; ‘Connecting Through Culture’. Moonee Valley is home to people from all corners of the world. It’s multiculturalism that creates the flavours, colours and sounds that makes our neighbourhood unique and special. It’s also a time for…
Council raising rainbow flags and lighting up Clocktower for Midsumma
Rainbow flags will be waving across Moonee Valley for the next couple of weeks as Melbourne celebrates Midsumma Festival 2022, an arts and cultural festival bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists, performers, communities and audiences. Council will also be showing support by lighting the Clocktower Centre, located in the heart on Moonee Ponds…
Family, Sustainability and environment
Summer in the Valley – Fun for everyone!
There is something for everyone to enjoy this February and March, with a series of free events celebrating the Moonee Valley community, culture, music and art as part of Summer in the Valley. There will be a series of highlight events, including the return of the Artist and Makers market at the Incinerator Gallery, a…
Summer Outdoor Activations
Moonee Valley is continuing its Outdoor Activation Program into 2023.
Council believes it is more important than ever to continue to provide safe spaces for the community to enjoy.