Keeping the community informed
Council updates, Family, Valley Youth
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.
Fireworks 2021 to showcase Moonee Valley’s young and emerging creatives
Fireworks 2021 will feature the impressive works of 32 shortlisted Year 11 and 12 students who live, work or study in Moonee Valley. The annual VCE art prize and exhibition runs from Friday, 10 December 2021 to Sunday,16 January 2022 and gives shortlisted students the opportunity to showcase their work in a professional gallery setting….
Events, Family, Media Releases
Spring into the school holidays
Moonee Valley kids and youths can enjoy the spring school holidays with a fun and exciting range of online activities planned to keep them busy!