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The Pines Learning and Activity Centre

Our Pines Learning and Activity Centre is ideal for meetings, conferences, functions or family occasions and can be hired until 11.00pm, seven days a week. It is located next to the Pines Shopping Centre.  ...

Our Pines Learning and Activity Centre is ideal for meetings, conferences, functions or family occasions and can be hired until 11.00pm, seven days a week. It is located next to the Pines Shopping Centre. 

Hosting a birthday party? Our facilities cater for children aged 12 years or under and adults aged 22 years and above.

Take our virtual tour of The Pines Learning and Activity Centre.

 

How much does it cost?

We have a pricing structure to suit your needs. Bookings during the week are for a minimum of 2 hours, and 4 hours during the weekend.

If you book more than 10 times during a year, you are eligible for the regular hirer rate.

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Function room - Casual hirer $116 per hour $199 per hour
Function room - Regular hirer $38 per hour $51 per hour
Meeting room - Casual hirer $50 per hour $56 per hour
Meeting room - regular hirer $31 per hour $42 per hour

A set bond will be required two (2) weeks prior to your event date.  The amount varies per venue and further information will be provided upon booking.  All bond refunds are processed within ten (10) business days post event.

Make sure that you and your attendees are covered by public liability insurance. We can help to organise this for you.

 

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Take our virtual tour of The Pines Learning and Activity Centre, or contact our friendly staff with your questions on 9840 9458 or venues@manningham.vic.gov.au.

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Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Awards
… Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Awards Explore works acquired through the Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award, representing a range … finish will force the viewer to engage with the work as an active and intimate participator, so they observe themselves …

The Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award supports Victorian studio ceramics and acknowledges the special place ceramics have in the Manningham region.

The biennial acquisitive award and accompanying exhibition celebrates the best in contemporary Victorian ceramic art practice from across the state. Works acquired through the award form part of the Manningham Art Collection and are subsequently displayed in public buildings throughout the municipality, including Manningham Art Gallery exhibitions.

The Manningham Art Collection includes almost 30 ceramic artworks acquired through the Award since 2009, representing some of the best contemporary ceramic work in Victoria. 

The award is currently not running, please keep up to date with Arts Manningham news, opportunities, and events via our Facebook page and newsletter.

Past winners and acquisitions

Title Description Year

David Ray
WILD
2017
Earthenware, decal enamel gold, hand built
48 x 40 x 36 cm
Winner of the 2017 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"Within my work I apply critical comment to contemporary consumerism and the less reputable aspects of our national identity through often flamboyant baroque creations. WILD explores the juxtaposition between the perception of the beautiful and the ugly. Decoration is incorporated within the body of the work, weaving, twisting and turning, with a confounding plethora of images, motifs and decals – the ‘glamour of the artificial’ colliding, almost in total meltdown. The hand of the artist is never far from one’s consciousness when viewing my work, which is intentionally imperfect, asymmetrical and sometimes seemingly top heavy. Also lingering in one’s awareness is the nature of ceramics; usually pristinely designed and immaculately fashioned and fragile. These two opposing qualities are a reaction to the overriding influence of machines as opposed to the natural." - David Ray, 2017.

 

Tim Clarkson
Washed Away
2017
Earthenware, hand built
45 x 60 x 40 cm
2017 Merit Award Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Skepsi Gallery

"Some say the world is getting hotter, some say this is due to mankind’s impact upon the earth, yet others refuse to acknowledge that the environment around us is changing and in a rapid way. With more information and knowledge at our fingertips than ever before, why is it that many of us just don’t see the impact our actions are having on the world around us? With each day, we are given the opportunity to do something about it, yet for something so critical to our future survival, there is little being done about it. Since 1992, melting ice from both poles have been responsible for a fifth of the global rise in sea levels, with the polar ice sheets melting faster in the last 20 years than in the last 10,000. The work titled Washed Away looks at how other inhabitants of this world are suffering the consequences of our own actions. Global warming is altering key habitat elements that are critical to wildlife’s survival and putting natural resources in jeopardy. Studies have projected that the Arctic could see its first ice-free summer as soon as 2020." - Tim Clarkson, 2017.

 

Magdalena Dmowska
Still Life
2017
Mid-fire clay, underglazes, porcelain slips, hand built, plaster monoprint
Dimensions variable
2017 Merit Award Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"When approached in the round, my ‘still life’ of ceramic forms references domestic objects, architecture and the body, whereas from a distance it references painting. Painting is confined by its frame, or self-contained by its edge as it encounters the wall, while ceramic objects work in the round, hence they frame themselves as the ‘clothing of emptiness’. I want my work to show the special power of ceramic forms through their association with tactility and the familiar, as they create intimacy with the viewer, contrary to the experience of separation associated with painting. My work explores the manipulation of familiar forms in order to move the viewer’s attention towards the metaphysical aspects of ceramic objects soothingness and lastingness, the metaphor for the perceptible representing the immaterial. I want the viewer to think about the inside of the closed forms, to embark on a journey of discovering what is really present in the space – the still life of ceramic forms translated into abstract painting. Beyond the art gallery, ceramic objects are perceived through their socially embedded meaning associated with function. My work demonstrates that ceramic forms can operate as hybrids, referring to the function while completely abandoning it in order to embrace the container as the ‘ultimate form of abstraction’." - Magdalena Dmowska, 2017.

 

Bridget Foley
Shifting Sands
2017
Porcelaneous stoneware, nickel yellow glaze, wheel thrown, reduction fired to 1300⁰C
Dimensions variable
2017 Merit Award Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"The movement of the glazes and the irregular line that moves around the vessels where the glazes overlap evokes the shifting lines of sand that occur when tides come in and out. I have spent many hours walking along the beaches on the Surf Coast of Victoria. These experiences get expressed in the work I make." - Bridget Foley, 2017.

 

Eva Glac
Corymbia Pectus
2017
Porcelain, raku, clear glaze, crackle glaze, gold luster, pink oyster, wood, polyclay, wax, handbuilt
Dimensions variable
2017 Merit Award Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"Duality and duplicity, the agony and the ecstasy of reproduction and sexuality. A species may employ illusory tactics for its reproduction and survival. Unwitting suitors and would be predators see what they want to see or are tricked into seeing. However, no human is a tool for someone else’s purpose. They are not owned, exchangeable or reduced to mere flesh. Body parts are beautiful and are not things without personality or dignity. We are slowly adapting to survive the verbal and physical abuse that is the result of objectification. Will we change physically, behaviorally or physiologically? The Eucalyptus flower buds are for your viewing, but do not ever touch the Corymbia ficifolia without my permission." - Eva Glac, 2017.

 

Dean Smith
Pine Forest
2015
Fine white stoneware, metallic glaze with fused enamel
49 x 30 x 10 cm
Winner of the 2015 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Alcaston Gallery

"This artwork focuses on the link between the worked ceramic form and the disquieting landscape near my home. The gold-mining activity of the past has left the landscape disordered and jagged. The jagged line is echoed not only in the topography and quartz reefs but in the dry, brittle vegetation - the bare twigs whose reflections are amplified and multiplied in the dams and reservoirs. These observations are worked into my ceramic form as surface markings, through scoring and drawing with enamels and palladium. The landscape has contrasts of light and shade, past and present. The tannin-stained dams, the shadowy pine plantation, unearthed metal relics, scorched white bones and unexplained objects, sounds or past movements. My vessel-like form refers to the randomness and order I see in this particular landscape - the unexpected elements translated through strong contrasts and subtle nuance in the sculptural form." - Dean Smith.

 

John Dermer
Salt Glazed Porcelain Vessel
2015
Porcelain, salt glaze
34 x 20 x 20 cm
2015 General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"I have pursued the demanding and often frustrating discipline of salt glazing for almost fifty years. Couple this with my preference for working with porcelain, and the potential complications are amplified. However, this is a conscious choice I make and not some perverse form of self-inflicted pain! After much experimentation with various clay bodies I find that the porcelain provides me with a clean palette and a fine surface which underlays, and integrates with, the materials I apply to react with the salt. For my purposes the clay body is as integral to the form as it is to the nature of the surfaces I seek - it does not remain hidden as with most conventional glazing and firing techniques. I view the salt kiln as an extension of my hands. It is a final tool in the process of making pots. Unlike alternative glazing techniques, salt glazing requires a huge investment in time and money through the construction, maintenance and firing of these dedicated kilns. It is not a ceramic field to be taken lightly. Over the years I have persistently endeavoured to push the boundaries in order to break away from the universally accepted limitations of the salt glazing process. After relentless experimentation and research, many disastrous failures, kiln calamities and some lucky mistakes I have been able to achieve surface textures and colours that are totally unique in the history of salt glazing. However, this pot presents a surface that I have never seen or achieved previously. I also fear I may never again! My aesthetics are a reflection of the traditions and values of the Leach-Hamada movement. I believe in a balanced form, an honesty of process towards materials and a respect for the timelessness of presence. When this pot emerged from the kiln I was both stunned and elated. The proud, organic forms and the subtle nuance of colour and surface texture appear to have been born and not created. They have integrity, beauty and presence. They encourage me to continue to seek the magic pot. A pot that will live far beyond me, but would proudly occupy any place along the historical timeline." - John Dermer.

 

Kate Jones
My Fake Name
2015
Terracotta, slip, glaze
73 x 70 x 45 cm
2015 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"The combination of painted surface and sculptural form creates an ambiguity that questions assumptions about both genres. This allows the work to sit in a liminal space that affords a realm of possibility in which new configurations of ideas and relations can occur." - Kate Jones.

 

Irianna Kanellopoulou
Wild Things Roam
2015
Ceramic, glazes
29 x 29 x 12 cm
2015 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"My practice is largely involved with the creation of individual ceramic forms that create a narrative and explore issues of identity, (dis)placement, unity and movement. I often utilize collected images and objects of our environment and popular culture to explore the persona and emotional associations with our immediate environment and memories, real and invented. I am interested in using the figure as a cultural object to project a narrative of surreal reality; a super reality. The work is infused with symbolism and it personifies imaginary dialogues, deliberately shifting relationships while drifting in and out of an augmented reality. Different characters and personalities are captured in a fleeting moment to reveal a network of masked identities, fragmented conversations and hidden emotions. Focusing on the micro the work draws our attention to the small details which are often overlooked. This microcosm, at times humorous and bizarre, highlights the transformation and personification of such images as a means of making sense of our surroundings, our environment and ultimately ourselves. Drawing inspiration from 18th century European porcelain, the work fuses the traditional with the modern and utilizes traditional techniques that are rapidly being lost through modernization." - Irianna Kanellopoulou, 2015.

 

Susan Robey
Campanile
2015
High fired earthenware, handbuilt ceramic paperclay
32 x 13 x 12 cm
2015 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy of the artist

"As an architect and ceramic artist I use architectural imagery to make ceramic objects that are about the boundaries between one kind of space and another - outside and inside, hollow and solid, open and enclosed. I play with mass and scale in both form and surface texture and make reference to architectural elements such as walls, windows and columns. With soft, flexible cast clay slabs, I draw on my detailed understanding of architectural structures to construct thin walled objects with the lightness of paper but the solidity of buildings. I have adapted builders' techniques to my handbuilding processes including the use of formwork and the application of carpentry joints such as the mitre and the dowel. I use the static and inert in architecture to create the illusion of animation. I want the objects I make to be challenging and ambiguous." - Susan Robey.

 

Prue Venables
Porcelain Sieve No. 1
2015
Jingdezhen porcelain, fine silver
12 x 26 x 12 cm
2015 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Mossgreen

"A search for simple, quiet, innovative forms to be held and used; the translucency of porcelain with light dancing on the sprung tension of a rim, the softly melting body inviting touch; even the frustration of failure - all motivate my work. The procedures and intelligence of making hold my attention. I delight in the relationships that spring and develop between objects as they stand together like elements of musical harmony. From the shadows that form between them to the implied movements across spaces, they dance. An exploration of technical invention with origins in both studio and industrial spheres now enables handles to be fired separately, suspended, to be joined later. Such high risk practice leads to objects that have a sense of impossibility and without the encumbrances of limitations defining them even while they are still an idea. Silver components extend formal possibilities and facilitate the strengthening of joints between sections. The silver material and new techniques has enlivened my understanding of the porcelain I thought I knew so well." - Prue Venables.

 

Petrus Spronk
Landscape of the Mind
2013
Clay, smoke, flames
16 x 26 x 26 cm
Winner of the 2013 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"My new series of work is concerned with the magic of the firing process. The throwing of the bowls is the same, though more refined. The burnishing of the bowls is the same, though more refined. The preparation for firing is as it has always been, but more finely skilled. With this work it is the firing process in the wood-fired kiln where the emphasis lies: the enriching of a surface imbued with flame and smoke markings, extracting from the kiln is visual magic, enhancing the work with kiln mysteries, painting the surface of the bowl with a brush loaded with fire and smoke, creating landscape images in its primal form, returning to the source, something raw with something refined, and there lies the necessary tension in the work; the tension which gets the attention." - Petrus Spronk.

 

Alan Constable
Not titled (Blue Concertina Camera)
2013
Ceramic, glaze
25 x 28 x 15 cm
2013 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Arts Project Australia

Constable’s sculpture is a lyrical interpretation of a technical instrument and the artist’s finger marks can be seen clearly on the clay surface like traces of humanity. In this way, Alan Constable’s camera can be viewed as an extension of the body as much as a sculptural representation of an object.

 

Neville French
Mungo Light 7
2013
Porcelain
24 x 28 x 25 cm
2013 Award General Acquisitions
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Mossgreen

"My work involves an exploration of elemental porcelain vessels. Through each work, I try to distil an essence of place and evoke notions of quietude and transcendence through the expressive use of glaze and its relationship to form, space and light. The Willandra dry lakes region in southern New South Wales is a World Heritage site of profound significance for its record of geological evolution and human cultural record of earliest Australians. At Lake Mungo the land has been sculpted by climatic changes spanning millennia and the vast basin, silent spaces and ephemeral effects of light, weather and time, inspire my current work. In response to this extraordinary Australian landscape – a place of great spiritual significance – I have gently altered this wheel thrown piece to evoke a poetic sense of the vast topography whilst extending the glaze matrix to achieve subtle shifts in the colour and light on the form." - Neville French.

 

Terunobu Hirata
Facetted Vases with Triangular Top
2013
Stoneware
29 x 22 x 22 cm
2013 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"For more than 30 years, I have lived in Australia after leaving my home country, Japan. The life in Australia has always reminded me of my origin as Japanese. My passions have been to express the emotions and feelings I have had through the life in Australia into my work. Also, tasks such as working with clay, throwing on the wheel and firing the kiln give me a sense of satisfaction through interacting with nature. They are a source of my inspiration although they can be distressing at times. I have been fascinated by the ash glaze on dark body. This work gives the feeling of harmony of movement and tranquility. I draw upon the Bizen pottery style from Japan which influences my dark surfaces and undecorated forms. I have been experimenting with various methods to fulfill my passions for pottery. I have been excited and thrilled with what I do as a potter." - Terunobu Hirata.

 

Janetta Kerr-Grant
Urban Light, Winter
2013
Stoneware
31 x 29 x 13 cm
2013 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"I am interested in how a particular sense of place is conveyed in ceramics. For the past few years I have been drawn to the urban iconography of freeways. My inspiration derives from frequent travel, often at dusk, along the Western Highway. The soft haze of twilight dissolves the heavy traffic, streetlights and road signs into a richer more ambiguous landscape. In this diffuse half-light these ordinary, even banal, vistas are transformed into landscapes of unexpected and fleeting beauty. Working from reference photographs, I use this imagery as the starting point to produce elemental ceramic vessels that explore notions of mood and atmosphere." - Janetta Kerr-Grant.

 

Vanessa Lucas
Stone Jugs
2013
Slip cast porcelain
26 x 46 x 24 cm
2013 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist and Woodbine Art

"A single smooth dark stone among rough grey rocks on a deserted beach in Tasmania suggested the form of these jugs and the dark satin glaze. The jug series has emerged with variations from the primary immutable form, each descending shape seeming to fall naturally from the largest vessel." - Vanessa Lucas.

 

Tracy Muirhead
Utensils
2013
Porcelain
30 x 104 x 4 cm
2013 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Gallery
Image courtesy the artist

 

"Utensils have been used by man for millennia. They are useful, practical objects, but the use of tools and utensils is not unique to humans; in fact gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants and birds have been observed using stones, twigs and bone shards to help obtain a desired object or substance. Today, we regard table manners and the ability to wield cutlery as a mark of sophistication.This series of utensils removes all pretension of sophistication in that they are basic, verging on crude, yet as a group, make an elegant statement where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." - Tracy Muirhead.

 

Christopher Headley
Forgotten Worlds
2011
White earthenware, glaze, decals, platinum lustre
75 x 30 x 25 cm
Winner of the 2011 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"Forgotten Worlds responds to memory and emotion. The intention of the work is to allow the viewer time to reflect on the past. Guided by the rich assembly of images that create a history - the broken fine china plate, the idealised view of nature and the dream of flight. Such histories are recorded and projected into present time and we connect with them through our emotions - such as melancholy. Melancholy is thus evoked in the context of quiet reflection, evoking memories of both happiness and sadness." - Christopher Headley.

 

Paul Wood
L. N. Fowler
2011
Found ceramic, glass objects
22 x 42 x 28 cm
2011 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

"I begin new work by gleaning op shops, ebay and second-hand shops for unwanted ceramic objects. These are piled into a kiln and fired. Their shape and glazes melt, warp and fuse together into new forms. I am interested that their previous existence in one’s everyday domestic life to their rejection as non-fashionable ‘clutter’ are given a new life and resurrected into small monuments to their past circumstances. Their new rather wilted form expresses the exhaustion of their previous domestic setting. L.N. Fowler is a re-produced Phrenology head lying on its side on a pile of platters. A glass bowl is melted over its head. The leaf imprint on the melted glass bowl becomes like a textile pattern on a cloth head scarf. Gone is the previous brittle and rigid state of the bowl. Now it is fluid and feels light like a piece of muslin cloth. Tucked inside the Phrenology head’s bust are two miniature figurines. In their earlier context they may have seemed innocent and a little banal. Perhaps they sat on a quiet mantel piece. In their new context there is something a little darker coming into play. Looking closely at these two figurines you notice that the male figure has been beheaded. The Fowlers head, previously used for science and now lying on its side on some platters and clothed in a beautiful scarf also alludes to a more sinister narrative. Perhaps a King or Queen has called for its head to be chopped off and served on a platter!" - Paul Wood

 

Brian Keyte
Phi Triptych
2011
Stoneware, shino type glaze
15 x 60 x 40 cm
2011 Award General
Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy the artist

Humankind has evolved within the natural world. I reason, therefore, that if one can utilise nature’s design rules then the product will rest easy on the human eye that has evolved with it. As the golden mean or phi seems to be what nature uses, each piece is made with this in mind as a guide to structure, with the plastic nature of the clay and the intended glaze contributing to the final form. I constantly work with the ratios of a form’s elements in mind. Thus much of my work could perhaps be classed as an engineered structure. The calculated rhythm of a wave formed rim, and the careful forming of a bowl shape coming close to perhaps a sine wave, a catenary or parabolic curve. Some may see these forms as clinical in their calculated aesthetic, but they are informed by nature as the mathematics behind them is simply the mathematics that falls out of the natural world when we study it. It is the Cartesian mathematics of Descartes, Newton, Venturi and others who simply observed nature in fine detail and sought to explain it in the language of numbers. With an understanding of these rules and a piece constructed to them, I can then break those rules to move beyond this clinical thoughtful foundation and add creative flair unbounded by them.

 

Robyne Latham
Strange Fruit
2011
Stoneware
23 x 26 x 46 cm
2011 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
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The mystique of saggar firing is captivating. The process is complex from beginning to end, from wedging the clay to firing the work. It invariably requires the artist to juggle the potential of intuition with the whisper of serendipity. The inevitable and unavoidable flip-side of this magic, due to the very nature of the firing, is the possibility of a disaster. Frequently, one can open the kiln to find hours of work have literally ‘gone up in smoke’. This necessitates the artist to develop a sound and philosophical resilience to the loss of works. Works which do endure a saggar firing however, emit a unique quality, borne of the coalescence of earth, fire, water, air and space. This unique quality can challenge the construct of time. With curiosity one can ask, “Could this work have been created last week or a century ago?” The works, Kick’n Goals and Strange Fruit address timeless themes of the human condition. Both works explore the co-existence of beauty with ugliness, and grace with trauma. On one hand humans can create a sculpture, a garden or a symphony of such beauty, and concurrently such violence and destruction. There exists a synergy between the unique quality of saggar fired work, the intent of challenging the construct of time and the exploration of universal themes.

 

Tina Lee
The Karens'
2011
Ceramic and various glazes
120 x 120 x 110 cm
2011 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
Image courtesy of the artist

"After collecting ceramics for 10 years I have become interested in the ceramic objects that people do not collect. The objects discarded or rejected and existing on the periphery of good taste. My current body of work juxtaposes elements of the highly sought after collectable with elements of the undesirable object relegated to the junk pile. The small ceramic vase in the opportunity shop that no one ever buys has become an object of focus. I decided to call a forlorn, common 1950s vase, Karen. Like the vinyl LP’s of Tijuana Brass, Kamahl and Karen Knowles, she is always available. She is usually two dollars. She is dependable. The slip cast shell that is covered in a dry textured glaze characterizes Karen. She is one of probably thousands cast so many times the relief decoration is hardly legible. In the ceramic world, Karen competes with the handcrafted, the one-off, the authentic, and the unique collectable object. In the hierarchy between the handmade and the slip cast multiple, she remains at the bottom. But that is what is appealing about her. After living with her for a while, her simple ordinariness begins to grow on you. The psychology of the mass produced is comforting to us because it’s everywhere—past and present." - Tina Lee.

The Karens' is permanently displayed above the entrance to Manningham Art Gallery.

 

Vipoo Srivilasa
Child's Play
2011
2011 Award General Acquisition
Ceramic, glazes
70 x 25 x 18 cm

"Child’s Play is a piece from the series Bloody Bangkok. This series is a response to the red shirt and yellow shirt protests that have occurred in recent years." - Vipoo Srivilasa

 

Michael Doolan
Bear Family
2009
Ceramic, platinum lustre
Dimensions variable
Winner of the inaugural 2009 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award
Manningham Art Collection
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"My work, inspired by popular culture and finding expression in a 'world of the toy' de- and re-construct childhood imagery. They engage the viewer with this world. Intentionally set up to be viewed through the eyes of an adult while still allowing us to participate childlike, in this 'world of the toy'. My aim is to capture and reveal the invisible, hidden qualities of the miniature. Their featureless countenance employed to subvert “my” subject’s visually-friendly nature. A major feature of these works is their high gloss reflective finish. This mirror-like finish will force the viewer to engage with the work as an active and intimate participator, so they observe themselves as a distorted reflection. There is an intention with this work to question the way we perceive ourselves in the world, in this case, my world of the toy, around them." - Michael Doolan.

 

Tim Clarkson
Set in Stone 2
2009
Ceramic, glaze, decals
28 x 30 x 18 cm
2009 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
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"Long intrigued with the art of origami, this work reflects ceramic sculptures based on typical origami forms. The forms are then used as canvases in which current issues that we are facing in the world today are expressed. Whilst researching origami, the crane was used as a starting point. Although this form is one of the most commonly known origami folds in the world, it was the history behind the origami crane that made it the perfect subject matter. The crane is strong, graceful and beautiful, and is a symbol of loyalty and honour. Each year thousands of paper cranes are folded around the world as ways of promoting peace, making friends and also honouring those whose lives were destroyed in the bombing of Hiroshima. By using the ceramic medium, the forms are created and imitate the paper qualities of origami, whilst also giving the work a more permanent existence. From the sharp angular lines to the crisp paper folds, all elements of the paper crane are recreated to symbolise the precision and geometrical forms found in the art of origami. With the use of custom decals, the newspaper print further adds to the illusion of paper. Almost 60 years on we are still faced with the threat of nuclear attacks, with the rise of civil restlessness in the Middle East testifying to this. With reference to the Hiroshima bombing the work connects the past with the future reminding us that history has a way of repeating itself." - Tim Clarkson.

 

Ann-Maree Gentile
When Manningham was a Road
2009
Paper clay, underglaze
Dimensions variable
2009 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
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"When I was growing up Manningham was a road, a road that lead to my Nonna and Pop’s, Aunties and Uncles and the Doncaster Baths. Now it’s a municipality. For a very long time Doncaster was my world. I lived there, went to kinder and school there and all my friends did too. The landscape, places and people of Doncaster inhabit many nooks and crannies in the memory section of my brain. I have taken this opportunity to explore some of my childhood memories, there is nothing earth shattering in fact it makes me wonder how some of these memories are so vivid while others have just faded away. Sometimes when we speak of these times people ask how do you remember something so obscure and when they talk I wonder if I was really there. Long live the joy of finding a plastic toy in cereal box and the strange machinations of memory." - Ann-Maree Gentile.

 

Victor Greenaway
Spiral Lipped Bowl, Imperial-Yellow
2009
Porcelain, glaze
18 x 19 x 17 cm
2009 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
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"The strength of my work is in the ability to create spontaneity in each piece during the session on the potter's wheel. As a brush or chisel is the tool of a painter or sculptor, so too is the wheel mine. The dynamics are created through light and shade, modelled through the use of indentations and various surfaces and colours. The translucency of the porcelain contributes to this by passing light through thin linear markings and fine edges. As in a quick sketch or abstraction the outcome relies on experience, intuition and a confidence in technique. Often the result is uncertain and the work lost or discarded but the journey is an exciting one and constantly rewarding. I look for glaze surfaces to enhance the form and lines by creating light and shade, adding dynamic energy to the piece. I often find glossy glazes to be too distracting so tend to select glazes that are more satin or matt. I also produce work that follows the specialist techniques of the black Etruscan bucchero firings. It provides a beautiful and appealing contrast to the high-fired, pure white of the Limoges porcelain." - Victor Greenaway.

 

Wendy Jagger
Firewheel
2009
Southern ice porcelain
20 x 20 x 20 cm
2009 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
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"Surrounded by the beautiful and sometimes austere alpine environment of Victoria’s North East, my work is strongly influenced by its seasonal landscapes. Field drawings are developed in the studio in a range of painting media or depicted in translucent porcelain imagery. Working with Southern Ice porcelain, etching the imagery, layer by layer into the thrown walls of the vessel is painstaking and fraught with danger. At any moment, the bone dry clay could shatter, as I rub away at the shellac resist, eroding the surface. Yet it is exciting. It’s like painting with light. It’s like a treasure hunt, as I search for that luminous translucency. It is a quest of passion. Firewheel came about when a shadow play of light cast dancing botanical patterns on the wall one afternoon. Different densities of light passed through the growth of the native shrubs outside the window. Firewheel has been delicately double etched, on the interior and exterior of the form to recreate this shadow play." - Wendy Jagger.

 

Irianna Kanellopoulou
Dreamscape
2009
Ceramic, glazes, polyurethane
20 x 32 x 3 cm
2009 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
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"In the piece Dreamscape different images of automobiles are fused together to represent the car as an important icon of desire as well as an embodiment of our personas, dreams & sexuality. I use a combination of handbuilding and slipcasting techniques, exploring the sculptural and plastic qualities of clay in a contemporary context. Working with modules and different components allows relationships between forms to develop, investigating the life of an object outside of its initial intent and purpose. I seek to merge traditional hand crafted ceramic techniques with industrial methods and processes to achieve a fusion of techniques. The integration of these contrasting elements is an essential aspect of my artwork and enables me to continue to explore and push the boundaries of my artistic practice." - Irianna Kanellopoulou, 2009.

 

Sally Lee
Morning Blush
2009
Southern ice porcelain, coloured stain
8 x 16 x 14 cm
2009 Award General Acquisition
Manningham Art Collection
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Sally uses translucent porcelain for her work as she appreciates its fine texture and the way it provides for the passage of light through the form. She also enjoys the challenge of working with such a technically challenging medium. The technique of combining pattern, colour and design within the body of the vessel itself is her particular enthusiasm. In the union of luminosity, pattern and structure Sally is seeking to create an ideal of beauty inspired by nature. Her soft muted colours and designs take inspiration from anything from a simple rock, flower, a butterfly, fish or feather to the colours and forms of the Australian landscape. The irregular forms reflect the accidental deviations and variations often found in nature. Sally's pieces are exquisitely delicate and are not glazed as she feels that the subtlety of the forms can be better appreciated this way. The vessels are instead simply polished both before and after the final firing.

 

Mary-Lou Pittard
Breakfast Tray
2009
Stoneware
Dimensions variable
2009 Valley of the Arts Award
Manningham Art Collection
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"Clay allows me to use many processors when forming my work. I enjoy the transformation from the soft pliable state through to the hard durable finish. I often push its bounders to see what I can produce sometimes to no avail but still find myself back the next day exploring again. Once the piece is made its shape often dictates the decorative elements. With every year my decoration seems to become more intricate. My love for food and cooking has always played a big part in my creating process. Ideas in the studio or dishes in the kitchen are inspired by the mood or flavour of the day. Like cooking I start with traditional ingredients but end up with something new and exciting. Mass production never interested me as a student, I never wanted to let go of the imperfections of the hand made object. Years ago I came across an unusual ceramic object in a Regional Gallery. It was titled “Asparagus Dipping Bowl ‘It was made especially for dipping asparagus I loved it. I also have a book on Victorian household goods that is full of obscure and extravagant objects. I enjoy combining elements of a ceramics tradition with my own artistic desires. They play on the functional decorative side, to use or not to use, ‘Breakfast Tray’ is for those lazy mornings to use out on the veranda or enjoyed displayed on the sideboard." - Mary-Lou Pittard.

 

 

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… Village Pop-Up Park. Tags Arts and Recreation Arts Manningham … Artists wanted for the Templestowe Village …

We are looking for two emerging mural artists to work with acclaimed First Nation's mural artist Robert Michael Young. Together you will create a ground mural as part of the activation of Templestowe Village Pop-Up Park. 

Rainbow coloured wombat with symbols etched into the surface by First Nation's artist Robert Michael Young

What you will do

Design and install a temporary public ground mural within Templestowe Village

Each artist will deliver a ground mural measuring approximately 4 x 2 metres.

Robert will guide you through the creative process from concept to installation.

Robert’s stunning native animal mural, situated outside the Templestowe branch of Bendigo Bank, will be used to inspire and reflect on cultural modes of storytelling and explore connection to place.

Participate in a one-day community workshop

You will support the development and running of a community workshop.

The workshop will engage with Templestowe community members, young people, traders and visitors to the village.

The outcome of this workshop will be a temporary and public community led artwork.

Who we are looking for

This opportunity is for two Melbourne based emerging artists wishing to gain professional experience in:

  • public art
  • working in a community context
  • working in a collaborative manner

Artists must be 18 years or over. 

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including:

  • people with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background
  • people from different ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds

What you will receive

Each of the two artists selected for this project will receive the following:

  • Emerging Artist Temporary Public Mural Fee $4,000
  • National Association for Visual Artists (NAVA) rates for the community workshop

This project is funded by the Victorian Government’s COVID Safe Outdoor Activation Fund.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the online form below.

Applications close 24 May 2022 at 5:00pm.

 

Eligibility requirements

Artists must be available onsite for up to 6 days over the proposed project timeframe. This is currently scheduled for June 2022. The project contains flexibility to meet evolving COVID-19 restrictions and dates may change.

Manningham Council is a child safe organisation and applicants are required to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Artists will need to hold Public Liability Insurance up to $20,000,000 and hold appropriate work cover and personal injury insurance.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will also be required. 

More information

If you have any enquiries, please contact Manningham Creative Industries Officer, Lucy Beattie Hughes on 9840 9333 or email gallery@manningham.vic.gov.au .

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Raising dementia awareness
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We’re committed to being a dementia friendly city. We recognise that a person with dementia can still be an active member and can still live their best lives.

Manningham Local Dementia Alliance Group

After the establishing the Manningham Local Dementia Alliance Group, we developed a plan to help people living with dementia and their care partners. The plan aims to let people living with dementia know of their value and we hear them by:

  • learning together
  • actively participating
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You can learn more about our commitment to being a dementia friendly city in our action plan.

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Finding support for anyone recently diagnosed with dementia

After a dementia diagnoses, it’s easy for you or your loved ones to feel overwhelmed. Support is available to help maintain a person’s independence and help them live well.

Dementia Australia can help individuals, couples and families by helping you:

  • learn how to live well at home
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Become a dementia friend and make a positive difference to people living with dementia.

Register today and help increase awareness and support for people living with dementia.

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Misusing words with negative connotations when discussing dementia can have negative impacts. It can also lead to stigma or discrimination. To ensure that the words we’re using are sensitive to those affected by dementia, Dementia Australia’s language guidelines is a great resource.

Dementia Australia – help sheets

You can get common sense advice and practical strategies on issues related to dementia from Dementia Australia’s help sheets.

Contact Dementia Australia

To learn more, contact the National Dementia Helpline toll free 1800 100 500 or visit the Dementia Australia website.

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For older adults
… . We're creating a city where older people can thrive. The Manningham Positive Ageing Alliance Group (MPAAG),  ensures … We recognise that a person with dementia can still be an active member and can still live their best lives Learn more … more Find senior citizens clubs We have several clubs in Manningham for older adults. The centres and clubs provide …

Our goal is to create a liveable and harmonious city where people want to grow older in.

hether you're looking for services to socialise or needing extra help, here are some services available only for seniors. 

If you're accessing Australian Government support, we can provide you access to these high quality services to be cared for in your later years. Your consumer rights are protected by the Charter of Aged Care Rights.

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We're creating a city where older people can thrive.

The Manningham Positive Ageing Alliance Group (MPAAG),  ensures all residents should feel:

  • respected and valued
  • able to live a meaningful life
  • able to connect and participate
  • able to live and feel safe in the community.
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Encouraging positive ageing

Our goal is to create a liveable and harmonious city where people want to grow older in.

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We’re committed to being a dementia friendly city. We recognise that a person with dementia can still be an active member and can still live their best lives

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Everyone has the right to live their lives free from abuse.

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Find senior citizens clubs

We have several clubs in Manningham for older adults. The centres and clubs provide social and recreational opportunities for older people.

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Are you or the older person you are caring for in need of the following services:

Home care support (domestic assistance)

If you're accessing Australian Government support, we can provide you access to these high quality services to be cared for in your later years.

Food services

Our food services helps you, or the person you care for maintain a healthy diet.

Personal care

We provide personal care services to help you, or the person you care for maintain their personal hygiene.

Assisted shopping (community access)

Community Access provides accompanied shopping assistance with one of our trained staff.

Assisted transport

You can access this service if you're over 65 years old and no longer driving a car and need transport to attend a local shopping centre.

Social connections

We have social support services to help you, or the older person you care for, build social connections. 

Respite care

We’re here to support primary carers looking after a family member or loved one via respite care.

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Find out how to apply for a residential, trader, tradesperson or carer parking permit.

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Wanting to get rid of large household items? Find out how and when you can book a hard waste collection.

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A range of information, resources and services are available for people with disabilities.

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Find information on our strategies, plan and policies.

 

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    Created by our community, the aspirational Community Vision 2040 guides our plans for Manningham.

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    Our Annual Report provides an overview of how we are tracking against key performance measures and provides transparency across key areas of Council business

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    Manningham's 10 Year Financial Plan ensures we deliver on the Council Plan and build a financially sustainable organisation.

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    Our budget focuses on delivering essential services and investing in things that matter to our community.

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    Health and Wellbeing Strategy

    Manningham’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 - 2025 outlines how we will continue to work with our community and partner organisations to ensure people living in Manningham are healthy, safe, resilient, connected and inclusive.

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    The Council Plan 2021-2025 is our promise to you in pursuit of our community’s vision for the future and to achieve the very best for Manningham.

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    Procurement policy

    Find out more about Manningham’s procurement policy. We’re always looking for suppliers who practice fairness and are technologically innovative.

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    Manningham Council produces an Annual Report that provides the community with an update of our operations during the financial year.

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    Our commitment to building a culture of child safety recognises that Manningham Council will prioritise the safety of children in our care and will build child safety into everyday practice.

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Community Grant Program Policy
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Leasing of Council-Owned and Managed Property Policy
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Manningham Placemaking Framework
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Advisory Committee Policy 2019-23
Advisory Committee Policy 2019-23
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Manningham Council Governance Rules
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Affordable Housing Policy & Action Plan
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Building over Easements Policy Under Review
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Manningham Parking Management Policy
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Active for Life Recreation Strategy
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Ageing Well in Manningham Strategy
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Bicycle Strategy
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Cultural Strategy
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Early Years Plan
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Eastern Region Soccer Strategy
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Year 1 Action Plan - Access, Equity and Diversity Strategy
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Environment and sustainability
Rieschiecks Reserve Management Plan
Rieschiecks Reserve Management Plan
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100 Acres Reserve Management Plan
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Bushland Management Strategy
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Final Koonung Park Management Plan
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Melbourne East Regional Sport and Recreational Strategy Report
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Mullum Mullum Reserve Management Plan
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Open Space Strategy Part 1
Open Space Strategy Part 1
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Waldau Precinct Masterplan
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10 Year Financial Plan 2021/22 - 2030/31
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Community Safety Plan
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Economic Development Strategy 2011-30
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Generation 2030 Community Plan
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Risk Management Strategy
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Property and development
Residential Strategy
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Doncaster Hill Mode Shift Plan
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Doncaster Hill Strategy
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Donvale Reserve Management Plan
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Green Gully Linear Park Management Plan
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Manningham Links Road Improvement Strategy
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Dementia Friendly Inclusive Manningham Action Plan
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Domestic Animal Management Plan 2022-25
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Healthy City Plan
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Experience nature and outdoor adventure
… Experience nature and outdoor adventure Enjoy Manningham's jogging and cycling opportunities along our … trails. The mighty Yarra River winds its way through Manningham, where walking and cycling trails hug the banks. … our parks Wander our top 5 walks Arts and Recreation Active Manningham Manningham Business … Experience nature and …

The mighty Yarra River winds its way through Manningham, where walking and cycling trails hug the banks. Get out into the fresh air with those you love and have an adventure beneath the gum trees.

Enjoy jogging and cycling opportunities along our regions trails. Encounter native flora and fauna on the Mullum Mullum Trail – cross the suspension bridge at Finns Reserve and you may even be lucky enough to spot a platypus in the Yarra. If you continue onto the Main Yarra Trail you can ride your bicycle all the way to the city or complete a 42km circuit by joining the Koonung Trail and the Eastlink Trail back to your starting point.

Experience adventure at Wombat Bend. The massive adventure playground and maze provides adventures for the whole family. On the banks of the Yarra for that extra special day, it’s dog friendly with outdoor cooking facilities, a fitness station and so much more. And speaking of dog-friendly, your four-legged friend can join you on a lead in the outdoors at a range of parks across Manningham. Explore Banksia Park in Bulleen, Stiggants Reserve in Warrandyte, Ruffey Lake Park or Westerfolds Park in Templestowe. If you like to grab lunch and coffee before you experience our great outdoors, head to Warrandyte. The fenced Federation Playspace, celebrating Warrandyte's gold rush past with delightful gold train and trailer, a mineshaft (slide) and tunnels, is just a stone’s throw from the Yarra River and the Warrandyte Bakery – perfect for coffee and a pie!

Grab your coffee and follow the Yarra River through the Warrandyte River Reserve west towards Stiggants Reserve until Andersons Creek. The Yarra River is instantly relaxing and calming and there are colourful artworks to enjoy along the path. Dip your toes in the water, try your hand at fishing or grab a canoe and paddle down the river to Pound Bend Reserve and Warrandyte State Park for a truly unique experience.

Encounter Australian wildlife, with koalas, wombats and kangaroos amongst the mighty gum trees of Currawong Bush Reserve. Native flora in bloom, bright red bottle brushes, sunny yellow wattles, and so much more photogenic subjects for your keen eye. Landscapers, sculptors and artists have helped create a natural play space for kids to explore and immerse themselves in the outside world.

Offering 8 different walking trails, you can get out there, explore nature and take a moment to breathe in this escape from the hustle and bustle of city life in this oasis in the heart of the suburbs.

Explore the possibilities for outdoor adventure in Manningham.

Escape to nature itinerary highlights

  • Mullum Mullum Trail
  • Westerfolds Park
  • Currawong Bush Park
  • Federation Playspace

Start the day enthusiastically with a walk, run or ride of the 42km circuit starting at the new Mullum Mullum Stadium on Springvale Road, Donvale.

Follow the Mullum Mullum Trail north through stunning areas of the Mullum Mullum Valley – keep an eye out for abundant bird life, frogs in wetlands and even the occasional koala.

Soak up views, bushland and open parkland as the circuit crosses over the Yarra River into Westerfolds Park, follow the Main Yarra Trail and continue where the trail joins Koonung Creek Trail .

The final leg of your marathon heads north back to the Mullum Mullum Stadium where you can reward yourself with a coffee and bite to eat.

After more of an amble than a marathon? Currawong Bush Park is truly an oasis in the heart of the suburbs - a space for rest, relaxation and seeing nature in action.

Getting there early you will see the local grey kangaroos waking up, hear birds sing and other wildlife in this true bush setting.

Landscapers, sculptors and artists have helped create a natural play space for kids to explore and immerse themselves in the outside world.

Currawong Bush Park offers 8 different walking trails so you can get out there, explore nature and take a moment to breathe in this escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Wrap up the day by heading into the township of Warrandyte and soak up the tranquillity. Renowned for its gold mining origins and famous painters and potters, today the village abounds with galleries, craft shops, restaurants, coffee shops and historical places of interest.

Parking is available opposite the Grand Hotel, at Warrandyte River Reserve, Federation Playspace or behind the library off Webb Street.

The fenced Federation Playspace celebrates Warrandyte's gold rush past with delightful gold train and trailer, a mineshaft (slide) and tunnels. Just a stone’s throw from the Warrandyte Bakery – perfect for your mid-morning coffee and cake!

From here you can follow the Yarra River through the Warrandyte River Reserve west towards Stiggants Reserve until Andersons Creek. The Yarra River is instantly relaxing and calming and there are colourful artworks to enjoy along the path.

Dip your toes in the water, try your hand at fishing or grab a canoe and paddle down the river for a truly unique experience.

Dogs on lead are welcome and on the first Saturday of the month (except January) the Warrandyte Riverside Markets are held at Stiggants Reserve.

Grab a coffee, lunch or just explore the township before heading back home.

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With school holidays continuing and many people working from home, parents may be struggling to keep kids occupied and might be looking for new ideas and activities that inspire their imaginations. ...

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With school holidays continuing and many people working from home, parents may be struggling to keep kids occupied and might be looking for new ideas and activities that inspire their imaginations.

Arts and crafts
Drawing, painting, writing and building things are just some ways to take everyday household items and recyclables and to turn them into wondrous new things.

Some crafty activities you try at home include:

  • Making your own bookmarks
  • Painting rocks
  • Make a time capsule
  • Build a cardboard castle
  • Folding paper planes
  • Tissue box monsters
  • Draw a self portrait
  • Paint a recycled jar
  • Draw your day in pictures
  • Make sock puppets and put on a puppet show
  • Draw your own board game


Library activities
While our Libraries are closed, they have many services online that are perfect for kids to keep their minds busy. Every weekday at 11.00am our Library Facebook page hosts Storytime Live, which provides a fun and interactive way for parents and children hear a new story every day.

Library Services are also continuing online. Visit their website to access audiobooks, movies, children’s literacy materials and more.

Home scavenger hunt
Scavenger hunts are a fantastic and simple way to entertain children’s imaginations while in their home or backyard. Here is our list of items for kids to locate in your home:

  • A book with the letter “M” in the title
  • 4 things that are green
  • A book with animals in it
  • An item you can see yourself in
  • A book with the first letter of your name in the title
  • Something very soft
  • An item that has 3 different colours
  • A toy that is smaller than your hand
  • Something fluffy
  • A photo of someone you love
  • Something with corners
  • A book with numbers on the cover
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Staying active as we age
… Staying active as we age If you’re 65 years or over, find new motivation to get active from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June with a range of … that you might not even know existed. On this page Active Manningham Community Centres Whats On … Staying active as we …
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If you’re 65 years or over, find new motivation to get active from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June with a range of fun activities that will get you moving, thinking and socialising. 

The Get Active - Come and Try activity week is the place to go for the latest in fitness, wellness, nutrition, health and psychology solutions. It will be a week of fun, with the opportunity to try a range of new activities that you might not even know existed.

You can:

  • have your fitness assessed
  • relax and unwind with some Yoga
  • try drumming using a variety of percussion instruments
  • recharge and revitalise your mind and body with gentle stretching and mediation
  • shoot some hoops with walking basketball
  • have a go at Pickleball - a cross between badminton, table tennis and tennis.

There’s something for everyone - all activities are free of charge, no experience is necessary and beginners are welcome.

Find out more about the program of activities and guest speakers and register your spot today.

Bookings are essential.

Get Active – Come and Try Week 2021 is supported by funding through Australia Multicultural Community Services under Sports Australia Move It AUS Grant program.

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This Girl Can get active in Manningham
… This Girl Can get active in Manningham We’re supporting VicHealth’s This Girl Can … encouraging women and girls across Manningham to get active. Research shows that half of Australian women don’t …
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We’re supporting VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign encouraging women and girls across Manningham to get active.

Research shows that half of Australian women don’t exercise enough. This Girl Can is about celebrating women getting active, regardless of background, ability, age or body shape.

There are plenty of ways to get active in Manningham. Why not try a new activity or sport? Many of our local sports clubs and community groups have women’s competitions. Or, if sport’s not your thing, walking is a great way to get some fresh air and get moving. Even if you’re new to exercise, Manningham has some fantastic walking or cycling trails.

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How to stay active indoors
… How to stay active indoors As we're all now spending a lot more time at home than we might like, staying as physically active as possible is more important than ever, for both our … exercise options for residents. On this page Active Manningham Kids and Family Manningham Business … How to stay …
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As we're all now spending a lot more time at home than we might like, staying as physically active as possible is more important than ever, for both our physical and mental health.

To help you stay healthy and active, Belgravia Group, which operates Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre, and YMCA, which operates Mullum Mullum Stadium, have launched a range of online fitness programs that provide new home-based exercise options for residents.

Belgravia’s programs are offered through their brand new Home Fitness Network portal that Manningham residents can access for $7.50 per week.

This portal will offer access to over 100 workouts, plus online nutrition, advice and music. Existing Aquarena members can access the full suite for a reduced fee of $5.00 per week.

YMCA is offering two free online platforms that can be accessed by the community. In partnership with YMCA Canada, YThrive Home brings you workouts that are designed for almost any fitness level and can be done from your living room.

THE YMCA has also launched Les Mills On Demand, a temporary website providing free access to over 100 workouts. The new site has something for everyone, from high intensity interval training designed to improve strength and fitness fast, to dance fitness workouts, and also mindfulness practices to slow the stream of thoughts that can cause our stress.

There are also children's workouts suitable for kids aged 4 to 16 years, and a post-partum series to help new mothers get back to exercise safely.

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Hampshire Reserve

Hampshire Reserve Playground offers a variety of activities for all ages. The play unit caters for young children with a double slide and underdeck activities including squeeze bars and a shop panel. ...

Hampshire Reserve Playground offers a variety of activities for all ages.

The play unit caters for young children with a double slide and underdeck activities including squeeze bars and a shop panel. There is a junior monkey bar, spring rocker, swings and a basketball ring. This “L” shaped reserve links Hampshire Road with Colston Close and the Koonung Creek Linear Park.  

Suitable age group: 2 - 12 years.

 

 

 

 

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Bulleen Park
… opportunities and high quality bushland reserve. Active sport activities include football, soccer, cricket, …

Bulleen Park is a significant area next to the Yarra River providing a combination of sport and recreation opportunities and high quality bushland reserve. Active sport activities include football, soccer, cricket, archery and aeromodellers.  

Other recreation opportunities include a range of challenging play opportunities for all ages, walking trails, picnic and barbecue facilities and the Bolin Bolin Cultural Heritage Precinct.

Places and spaces

  • Yarra River recreation trail and Bolin Bolin Cultural Heritage Precinct
  • Sports ovals for football, cricket and soccer
  • Yarraleen Cricket Club
  • Bulleen Templestowe District Junior Football Club
  • Yarra Junior Football League
  • Yarra Bowmen Archery Club
  • Doncaster Aeromodellers Club
  • Playground
  • Toilets (near archery and aeromodellers field)
  • Barbecue
  • Picnic tables
  • Off street carpark
  • Bolin Bolin Billabong Walk

 

Bulleen park playground

Located by the Yarra River at the back of Bulleen Park, this playground provides excellent play opportunities for all ages with interesting and engaging climbing equipment, slides, spinners, rockers, a see-saw and an ever-popular basket swing. There are also picnic tables and barbecues, making this is an ideal place for social gatherings. Bring your bikes and explore the surrounds along the shared path.

Public toilets are located 300 metres away at the archery field.

Facilities for hire

Bulleen park has a range of soccer and cricket pitches as well as aeromodeller and archery fields available for hire.

Contact us for bookings and fees.

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Face painting and temporary glitter tattoos
… and temporary glitter tattoos.  This event is part of the Manningham Placemaking Activations Whats On … Face painting …

Bring the kids down to the Warrandyte Library these school holidays for free face painting.

Activities will include traditional face painting and temporary glitter tattoos. 

This event is part of the Manningham Placemaking Activations

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Templestowe Reserve

Templestowe Reserve supports a range of sporting activities for tennis, AFL, cricket and a radio control racing cars. The reserve is also popular with local residents for the playspace, dog walking, scouting activities, exercise and jogging. ...

Templestowe Reserve supports a range of sporting activities for tennis, AFL, cricket and a radio control racing cars. The reserve is also popular with local residents for the playspace, dog walking, scouting activities, exercise and jogging.

Places and spaces

  • Playground
  • Basketball and netball half court
  • Barbecue (shade sail)
  • Two sportsgrounds
  • Five tennis courts
  • Radio control racing car circuit

Templestowe Reserve Playground

The playground (upgraded in 2012) includes a swing set, hammock swing, spinner, rocker and a combination unit with two slides and lots of fun climbing opportunities. The basketball and netball half court is located on top of underground rainwater tanks that collect storm water to irrigate the sports oval. 

Suitable age group: All ages

Sport and Recreation Clubs

  • 1st Templestowe Scout group
  • Templestowe Sports Club
  • Templestowe Football Club
  • Templestowe Cricket Club
  • Templestowe Junior Football Club
  • Templestowe Park Auskick
  • Templestowe Park Tennis Club
  • Templestowe Flat Track Racers

Getting to the Reserve

The shared path on the northern side of Porter Street is perfect for cycling and walking.

Car Parking

Off street car parking is available in the main carpark (enter from Porter Street).

Bus Services

Route 905 SMARTBUS service stops at Porter Street and Williamsons Road

Bring your dog

Off lead reserve, except within 15 metres of the playground, BBQ area or where a sporting event is in progress.

Facilities for hire

Templestowe Reserve offers football ground and cricket pitch hire.
Contact us for bookings and fees.

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The Pines Reserve
… Community and Activity Centre is in the reserve and houses Manningham U3A and The Pines Learning and Activity Centre. …

Next to The Pines shopping centre, this reserve accommodates a range of recreation and play opportunities for local residents and visitors to the shopping centre. The Pines Community and Activity Centre is in the reserve and houses Manningham U3A and The Pines Learning and Activity Centre.

The Reserve's highlight is its playspace, which includes fitness equipment designed by a physiotherapist specifically to improve the strength, mobility and agility of older adults or those recovering from injury or illness. Watch the video to learn more about the exercise equipment. There are also clear instructions on site to assist people through the exercises.

Places and spaces

  • Playground
  • Exercise equipment for older adults and those rehabilitating from injury or illness
  • Shared pedestrian and bicycle pathway
  • The Pines Learning and Activity Centre
  • Manningham U3A
  • Deep Creek Childcare and Kindergarten

The Pines Reserve Playground and Exercise Equipment

The playground caters for all ages, including older adults, with specialised exercise equipment designed to increase strength, flexibility, balance and fitness. The exercise equipment doubles as play equipment for young children and is ideal for parents and grandparents who want to exercise while their children enjoy the playground. 

Suitable age group: All ages

Pedestrian Links

  • Deloraine Close
  • Ashton Rise
  • Johns Grove
  • Monomeath Close.

Bus Routes

Public transport is readily available at The Pines shopping centre at the Reynolds Road entrance.

Car Parking

Parking is available at The Pines Learning and Activity Centre from Blackburn Road. This includes four disabled parking spaces.

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Jackson Court Art Activation Project

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As part of Jackson Court Pop-Up Park, over February, March and April 2021 three public artists will work with community members to contribute to the placemaking at Jackson Court. 

Make sure you look out for their works over the coming weeks and drop down in to get involved.

Abbey Rich

Be part of a collaborative artwork with artist Abbey Rich at Jackson Court. Visitors are invited to draw endemic and native flora on surfaces around the park in an array of coloured chalks (paper/drawing boards etc will also be provided). These images will then be photographed and translated by Rich into digital drawings before being printed onto decals and re-installed as a temporary mural/decorative element within the park. The project will offer participants an opportunity to contribute to a larger, collaboratively produced artwork that will in turn add to the vibrancy of the space, to form connections with others through a shared experience, and to learn about native flora by studying and representing it detail.

Project Dates and Times:
Saturdays 6 and 13 February, 10.00am to 1.00pm

Due to COVID-19 restrictions issued by the Victorian government that will come into effect from 11:59pm on Friday 12 February, this event has been postponed until further notice.

For more information about the event, visit Art with Abbey Rich at Jackson Court.

Amanda Newman

Amanda Newman will work with local school students to capture their thoughts and interpretations of 2020 in words and drawings, in particular reflecting on the positive community connections that they might have made during the otherwise difficult year. The students’ words and drawings will then be incorporated into a word-based mural/installation (eg. ‘Together’ or ‘Manningham’) that will be painted onto surfaces at Jackson Court by students and their families.

Project Dates and Times:
Late February to March 2021

Skunk Control

Skunk Control’s project will engage school and community groups in workshops to create up to 220 butterflies using optical filters that will then be installed across the pop-up park on bamboo poles and in tree branches. As more butterflies are added, they will produce ever-changing kaleidoscope effect and provide a playful, vibrant immersive experience for visitors. During the workshops, participants will also learn about optics and the effect of light of different materials and surfaces.

Project Dates and Times:
March to April 2021

These projects are funded by the Victorian Government in partnership with Manningham Council.

For more information, contact gallery@manningham.vic.gov.au or phone 03 9840 9367

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Super strong seniors

Do you want to make it easier to climb stairs, do gardening, get in and out of chairs and cars, along with other daily physical activities? Join this class to learn exercises that you can practice safely in your own home which will help improve your strength, enabling you to do your daily physical activities with less effort....

Do you want to make it easier to climb stairs, do gardening, get in and out of chairs and cars, along with other daily physical activities?

Join this class to learn exercises that you can practice safely in your own home which will help improve your strength, enabling you to do your daily physical activities with less effort.

Presenter: Ben Taylor

 

 

 

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Community Activation and Social Isolation initiative

The Victorian Government established the Community Activation and Social Isolation (CASI) initiative to help people maintain important connections with family, friends and community....

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The Victorian Government established the Community Activation and Social Isolation (CASI) initiative to help people maintain important connections with family, friends and community.

Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, the initiative helps people build social connections and support networks in their local communities during COVID-19.

Manningham Council is managing this program for our community and partnering with community organisations to provide on-the-ground support.

Residents seeking support can either call the Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 or Manningham Council on 9840 9333.

We have an initial phone conversation to confirm the resident’s immediate needs. We then connect the resident with local organisations to support their needs and these could include:

  • food relief for people in non-mandatory isolation
  • practical help such as shopping, navigating online, run errands, prescriptions etc
  • emotional support - daily check ins, psychosocial support friendships or connecting people online with family and friends
  • social activities such as online book clubs, learning a new skill, hobby etc.

To date, requests have varied from needing food supplies to more complex needs. We have an amazing group of food relief providers and other organisations in our municipality that we have been working with to support people in these tough times. Many have gone above and beyond to make our residents’ lives easier.

Chris Mountford at Living & Learning @ Ajani sends clients photos of their food pantry, so they can hand pick items based on their family likes and needs. This provides our clients some semblance of control in their lives.

Kellie from Manningham Christian Centre CareNet (MCC CareNet) has gone out of her way to accommodate the needs of a few clients with complex needs.

Our clients have provided feedback on what a difference this service have made in their lives and thanked MCC CareNet and Manningham for providing them with the amazing support.

If you or anyone you know require assistance, call our Community Connect team on 9840 9333 during the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

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Safeguarding biodiversity

Actively working to protect our environment, support biodiversity and reduce the threats in the community. ...

The health and resilience of nature is essential for the long term health of our environment and community. Threats such as habitat loss, weeds, pest animals, vegetation removal, climate change and the need for fire prevention, pose significant challenges for safeguarding our environment and biodiversity.

However nature has an astonishing capacity to rebound, so by actively working to protect our environment, support biodiversity and reduce the threats, we have the ability to give nature the chance it needs to recover and thrive.

 

Our achievements so far

  • Undertook bushfire mitigation works, weed and pest animal control across our bushland reserves.
  • Planted over 10,000 plants and embarked upon extensive ecological restoration across our parks and reserves annually.
  • Provided over 50 Local Environment Assistance Fund grants to residents for revegetation, weed and pest animal control, annually.
  • Supported over 5,000 volunteer work hours annually across Landcare and environmental friends groups to protect biodiversity.
  • Successfully advocated for state funding for pest deer control.
  • Supported private properties in biologically significant areas with bushfire mitigation and the reduction of woody weeds.

 

Turning our environment protection goals into action.

What we are doing:

  • Maintaining bushland, reserves, parks and open spaces with weed and pest animal control and ecological restoration and revegetation.
  • Growing indigenous plants, trees and grasses in the council Nursery as part of the city’s revegetation program.
  • Supporting private landowners with advice and grants — Local Environment Assistance Fund (LEAF) — to remove threats and revegetate.
  • Supporting private landowners with woody weed removal — to assist with bushfire mitigation.
  • Continuing to deliver on the Green Wedge Action Plan and Bushland Management strategy to control and monitor pest deer, protect biodiversity of bushland reserves and map vegetation loss.
  • Consulting with the Country Fire Association and other emergency management agencies to improve the balance between bushfire prevention and protection of our biodiversity.
  • Providing guidance and advice through the — The Biodiversity Impact Assessment Committee (BIAC) — to protect trees, vegetation and biodiversity across capital works, urban planning and government agency projects including North East Link.
  • Assisting with permit applications and managing statutory compliance with vegetation removal to reduce illegal activity and preserve Manningham’s Green Wedge.
  • Raising awareness and educating our community on environmental sustainability and biodiversity protection through a range of activities, events and programs.

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Manningham Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of the land and waterways now known as Manningham. Council pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and values the ongoing contribution to enrich and appreciate the cultural heritage of Manningham. Council acknowledges and respects Australia’s First Peoples as Traditional Owners of lands and waterways across Country, and encourages reconciliation between all.

Manningham Council values the contribution made to Manningham over the years by people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

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