Keeping the community informed
This is how a council grant helps reunite family violence survivors with their pets
A Moonee Valley City Council grant is empowering a local community organisation to keep family violence survivors connected with their much-loved pets. In 2022, Second Chance Animal Rescue received a four-year Partnerships Grant for its Safe House for Pets Program, which assists people fleeing violence to continue caring for their pets. The supports are also…
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…
Ascot Vale Library is reopening!
We are thrilled to announce that renovations are complete at Ascot Vale Library and the branch will reopen on Monday 28 July. While the historic facade of the building has been retained and refreshed, the interior has been transformed and extended into a welcoming, sustainable, and accessible space that supports learning, creative programs and community…
Budget 2025-26 adopted at Council Meeting
Moonee Valley City Council is pleased to announce that the Budget for the 2025/26 financial year and the Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29 have both been adopted by Council on Tuesday, 24 June. We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback during our community consultation period for the Draft Budget and Draft Revenue and…
Your wrap of Moonee Valley City Council meeting | Tuesday 24 June
Missed this month’s Moonee Valley City Council Meeting? Below is a summary of items debated and endorsed. Remember: you can attend Council Meetings in-person or tune into the livestream via the MVCC website. The video recording remains available at the conclusion of the meeting, as do Agendas and Minutes from past meetings. Budget 25/26 –…
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…
Essendon tree added to the National Tree Register
A tree in Moonee Valley has just earned state significance and been added to the National Tree Register of Significant Trees in recognition of its impressive size and ecological value. Located at 60 Thorn Street, on the corner of Thorn and Richardson Streets, Essendon, the eucalypt reaches 24.5 metres high and a spread of over…
Sponsorship EOI – Battle of the Bands
We are seeking expressions of interest from music industry businesses or organisations who would like to support Valley Youth’s upcoming Battle of the Bands event by contributing to the prize pool for the performers. Delivered in collaboration with Council’s Amplify committee Avenue Productions, this event aims to enrich the community with live music and creative…
Vale Malcolm Ward
Moonee Valley City Council is mourning the passing of our valued colleague and friend, Malcolm Ward. For the past decade, Malcolm was an integral part of our Economic Development team, spearheading our vision to be a small business-friendly city. He will be remembered as a hard-working and kind colleague with a gift for connecting people…