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Now open: The Playground Project Melbourne welcomes young – and young at heart! – audiences this school holidays
Ready, set, play! Moonee Valley City Council is thrilled to announce that trailblazing international exhibition The Playground Project Melbourne is now open to the public at Incinerator Gallery. For the next four months, the Australian-first exhibition will delight Melbourne audiences by bringing to life the history of the humble playground, from the 1930s until today….
Bold plan for a better Moonee Valley: Council adopts Budget 2025-26
Roads renewal, kindergartens and sustainability initiatives are among the highlights of the Moonee Valley City Council Budget 2025-26. Adopted at a meeting of Council on Tuesday 24 June, the Budget was shaped by community feedback gathered over a 4-week consultation period in May. The Budget includes $216 million to deliver community programs and support, and…
Council updates, Incinerator Gallery, Media Releases
The Playground Project Melbourne opens this month
Media release The Playground Project set to reveal art and design works by Simon Terrill, Assemble, Mary Featherston, Emily Floyd, and BoardGrove Architects Opening on 28 June 2025 at Incinerator Gallery, The Playground Project Melbourne brings together renowned Australian and international artists and designers to respond to the project from a local perspective with three…
Council updates, Incinerator Gallery, Media Releases
Edwina Green named recipient of the First Nations Playable Public Art Sculpture Commission
Media Release May 2025 Edwina Green named recipient of the First Nations Playable Public Art Sculpture Commission New sculpture to offer a space where children can explore, imagine, and play on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC), and Agency Projects are proud to announce the winner of the First Nations Playable…
Incinerator Gallery, Media Releases
Incinerator Gallery and Monash University’s Faculty of Art Design and Architecture (MADA) reimagine our public spaces by blending art, play, and design
Media release: Incinerator Gallery and Monash University’s Faculty of Art Design and Architecture (MADA) reimagine our public spaces by blending art, play, and design Incinerator Gallery x MADA Talk Series launches trailblazing collaborations with leading international and Australian creative visionaries Gabriela Burkhalter, Daniel Baumann, Mike Hewson, Mary Featherston, Emily Floyd, and others. Incinerator Gallery is…
Council updates, Media Releases
Municipal monitors final report welcomed
Moonee Valley City Council welcomes the final report by the Victorian Government-appointed municipal monitors which reflects the significant work that has been undertaken to enhance good governance. Quotes attributable to City of Moonee Valley Mayor, Cr Ava Adams: “On behalf of Council, I would like to thank Ms Prue Digby and Mr Phillip Carruthers for…
Council updates, Events, Media Releases
Valley Sounds announces stellar 2025 line-up
Moonee Valley will once again come alive at night for its free micro-music festival, Valley Sounds 2025, where music lovers can revel in live performances across the municipality from 23 May – 1 June as part of the Live and Local program. Programmed as part of Moonee Valley City Council’s Igniting Creating Strategy, audiences can…
Council updates, Media Releases
Campaign commitment backs in upgraded community bowls club
Moonee Valley City Council has welcomed a Federal Government election promise to fund upgrades at Essendon Community Bowls Club. The $1.2 million commitment will help transform the current Buckley Park Bowls Club site into a state-of-the-art community sporting facility. Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King and Labor’s candidate for Maribyrnong,…
Airport rail a hard-fought victory for Moonee Valley residents
Moonee Valley City Council is calling for a swift start to Airport Rail construction now that the long-awaited project has been given the go-ahead. A Memorandum of Understanding signed today between Melbourne Airport, the Victorian Government and Federal Government finally gives the green light to a project first announced in 2018. In addition to providing…
Council updates, Incinerator Gallery, Media Releases
Australian-first The Playground Project transforms Incinerator Gallery into interactive play space
Moonee Valley City Council is proud to announce The Playground Project, a trailblazing international exhibition connecting society through art and design and making its southern hemisphere debut at Incinerator Gallery in Melbourne from 28 June to 12 October 2025. The Australian iteration is commissioned by MVCC and incorporates visionary local case-studies in dialogue with leading…