Youth events and activities

Upcycle a container, get creative with your design, and plant a new green friend to take home! A fun, eco-friendly activity for all skill levels.

How it works:

• Select a container and a plant
• Get creative! Decorate your new plant pot – all materials provided
• Use modelling clay to make a plant tag and accessories for your pot
• Get planting!

What’s provided:

• Plants
• Containers for upcycling
• Gloves, potting mix, and planting tools
• Materials to decorate your new pot- paint markers, ceramic and permanent markers, twine and ribbon, beads and gems.
• Modelling clay
• Information and tips about keeping your plant healthy

Please note

To create a safe space for young people, this Valley Youth activity is for 12-25 year olds only. Parents & carers are asked not to attend. Support workers are encouraged to attend if participants have support needs. Please let us know upon registration.

All Valley Youth activities are all facilitated by trained Youth Workers. If you wish to meet our friendly staff before the event, you are welcome to arrive up to 15 minutes early.

Accessibility

We aim for our events to be as accessible as possible. The Valley Youth Space is wheelchair accessible and there are accessible and all gender bathrooms on site. If you would like to discuss accessibility needs and how we can support you please get in touch with us by calling (03) 9243 1225 or emailing us at youth@mvcc.vic.gov.au.

Code of Conduct – Participant Expectations

All programs are fully supervised by Valley Youth staff, however staff are unable to prevent young people from leaving the activity and are not responsible for them once they leave the activity space.

All Valley Youth activities are strictly drug, alcohol, smoke and vape-free. These items are not permitted at any activity. Participants must not attend activities in an intoxicated state or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If a young person arrives intoxicated or with prohibited items, they will be asked to leave the activity immediately. We will follow up with a conversation involving the young person and their parent/guardian to discuss their suitability for future participation.

As a participant in a Valley Youth activity, you are responsible for ensuring your behaviour does not make others feel unsafe or compromise the safety of the group. While Valley Youth will always do its best to manage challenging situations, serious misbehaviour may result in removal from the activity. In such cases, your parent/guardian will be notified, and arrangements will be made for you to be transported home at their expense.

Participants are expected to treat equipment respectfully and keep activity spaces clean and tidy.

Parent/Guardian Expectations (for those under 18)

By allowing your child to attend a Valley Youth activity, you authorise staff to obtain necessary medical assistance in the event of illness or accident, as advised by medical professionals, and agree to cover any associated medical costs.

If your child is found to have prohibited items, requires medical attention, or is removed from the activity due to behavioural concerns or breaches of the Code of Conduct, you are expected to collect them promptly or cover the cost of their transport home.

You agree to cover the cost of any damage or loss caused by your child to equipment, property, or individuals during the activity.

During activities, photos and videos may be taken for use in promotional materials by Valley Youth and Moonee Valley City Council.

Privacy Statement

The personal information provided on this form has been collected by Moonee Valley City Council for the purpose of gaining informed consent to take and use any photograph, footage or audio of you at the event specified in the form.

The personal information will be used by Council for that primary purpose or directly related purposes. The personal information collected will not be disclosed unless required by law. If the information is not collected you will not be included in any photograph, footage or audio.

You may apply to Council for access to and/or amendment of the information on this form and such requests should be made to Customer Service on 9243 8888.

Valley Youth acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land this workshop will take place on and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Elders past and present.

Further Questions?

Our team are here to help and would love to chat! Please get in touch with us by calling (03) 9243 1225 or emailing us at youth@mvcc.vic.gov.au.

Join Anglicare’s ParentZone, Victoria Police, the Transport Accident Commission and the Department of Transport and Planning for a short webinar on parenting young people with e-rideables.

E-rideables like e-scooters and e-bikes are growing in popularity. They’re a great way to travel and a sustainable way to get around our city.

However, it’s important that our young riders have the skills to ride responsibly and safely. From understanding significant risks to navigating peer pressure, parents and other caregivers can be a crucial source of support and information for young people around e-rideables.

The webinar is a great opportunity to hear from experts and to share your own insights about e-rideables, the law, and better understanding teen behaviour.

Register now to secure your spot!

Accessibility information: The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, which supports live captioning. The content will be varied with different presenters speaking and presenting visual material. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience towards the end of the session.