Are you tired of skyrocketing energy bills and worried about sweltering in the summer heat? It's time to control the heat and create a cool comfort haven at home this summer.

Join this webinar to discover how to:

• Repel the urban heat island effect by harnessing nature's incredible cooling potential! Explore natural cooling methods like passive solar design, landscaping, and ventilation to keep your home cool.
• Examine your home's performance. We'll discuss the impact of air leaks, insulation needs and window treatments which can greatly enhance your home's performance through the heat.
• Learn about best practice 'Active Cooling' using fans and air conditioners. There are smart ways to keep you comfortable, reduce wear and tear, consume less electricity and deliver lower energy bills.
• Consider smart technologies and upgrading appliances for an even more energy efficient future.
• Find out about rebates and get answers to your specific cooling challenges and concerns.

Whether you live in a small apartment or a spacious family home, this presentation offers solutions for every type of living space.

Join us for this essential presentation and take the first step toward creating a cool, comfortable, and energy-efficient home.

This event is part of our Inspired Living Series. This series showcases an exciting range of fun and sustainable activities and events for all ages, supporting sustainability at home, in the community and at work. 

Registration is essential. 

Join us, with your children (from newborn and upwards), to dance and have fun with residents.  

Be a part of the singalong with songs from The Wiggles to Elvis!

A musical playgroup for the young and young at heart to sing, dance and make music together.

Percussion instruments will be provided.

Some parking is available on site, with off street parking also in the area.

To help you remove garden waste to prepare for bushfire season, you can drop off either one car boot, station wagon, ute or a 6‘x4’ level trailer load of garden waste on certain dates throughout the year.

Who can use this service?

You need to live in a Bushfire Prone Area to use this service. We will ask you to show proof of residency (either a driver's licence or rates notice) at the check-in point on the day. If someone else drops off the garden waste for you, make sure you provide them with your proof. 

If you are not eligible for this service or have excess garden waste to dispose, you can:

• order an additional garden waste bin for spring
• book a bundled branches collection
• take it to a local transfer station.

Need help? Contact us

What items can and cannot be dropped off?

How much can you drop off?

You can drop off either one car boot, station wagon, ute or a 6’x4’ level trailer load of garden waste for free. There is a charge for any extra garden waste – see costs below.
 

Garden waste load type	Example	Cost
Car boot		FREE
Station wagon or ute		FREE
Single trailer level – 6’x4’		FREE
Single trailer heaped – 6’x4’ (up to 1.1m3)		+ $30
Single trailer high sides – 6’x4’ (up to 2m3)		+ $50
Tandem trailer level (up to 1.25m3)		+ $30
Tandem trailer heaped (up to 2m3)		+ $50
Tandem trailer high sides (up to 3.65m3)		+ $90

How to pay

You can only pay by EFT on the day.

How to book

Choose a date from the list below, select your preferred 30 minute timeslot and click ‘Register’ to finalise your booking. Each household is eligible to attend one time slot each month.

Run 4 Fun is a unique skills-based program designed to teach kids and teenagers the fundamentals of good running technique. Participants will learn to move more efficiently in a fun and supportive environment. Sessions are designed to suit designated age groups with a combination of skills, activities and games.

We encourage participants to register for at least two sessions, so that there is continuity, and skill-based development and progression, as each session will be designed to build on the previous sessions.

Program information

• Suitable for all genders and abilities
• Sessions are for secondary school-aged children
  • Years 7, 8 and 9 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm
  • Years 10, 11 and 12 from 2.45pm to 3.45pm

Terms and conditions

• Priority will be given to Manningham residents for participation in the program, with non-residents being considered if spaces are available.
• Two-session package $30.00 
• Four-session package $40.00

How to apply

Register now via try booking.

Spaces are limited, so get in quick to avoid disappointment.

Run 4 Fun is a unique skills-based program designed to teach kids  the fundamentals of good running technique. Participants will learn to move more efficiently in a fun and supportive environment.  Sessions are designed to suit designated age groups with a combination of skills, activities and games.

We encourage participants to register for at least two sessions so that there is continuity, and skill-based development and progression, as each session will be designed to build on the previous sessions.

Program information

• Suitable for all genders and abilities
• Sessions are for primary school-aged children
• 9:00am to 10:00am - Prep to Grade 2
• 10:15am to 11:15am - Grade 3 and 4
• 11:30am to 12:30pm - Grade 5 and 6

Terms and conditions

• We request that parents or carers please be in attendance during the sessions.
• Priority will be given to Manningham residents for participation in the program, with non-residents being considered only if spaces are available.
• Two-session package $30
• Three-session package $35

How to apply

Register to attend via try booking.

Spaces are limited, so get in quick to avoid disappointment.

Manningham residents are invited to a free two-hour workshop on equality, inclusion and respect presented by Intertwine. 

Whether you're supporting young people who are queer, trans, neurodivergent, disabled, racialised or any combination of the above, we would love to see you.

Suitable for parents or guardians, educators, school wellbeing staff, service providers and interested community members.

The workshop will feature interactive activities, colourful slides and lots of time for Q and A. 

With Plastic Free July just around the corner, join sustainable craft teacher and artist Emma Grace for a free hands-on workshop to create beeswax wraps.

Participants will learn how to make and maintain beeswax wraps to keep food fresh and hygienic without the use of single-use plastics such as cling wrap. 

Registration is required. 

As gas prices increase and more people are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint, the transition to an all-electric home is both financially appealing and a sure way to take action against climate change.

This information session will help you understand:

• economic and environmental benefits of reducing your household gas (and fuel) consumption
• steps to creating an efficient, all-electric home that can accommodate electric vehicles in the future
• ways to power your home with renewables, if your household is not able to have solar
• your eligibility for the wide range of rebates

All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!

This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.

To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.

This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.

If you have rooftop solar and are starting to consider a battery and/or electric vehicle (EV), you need to 'future-proof' your existing solar to ensure that you have capacity for these new technologies as they become more common and attainable.

This free information session will help you:

• understand how solar and batteries work
• find out whether your existing solar has capacity to add a battery and charge an EV
• understand how to 'future-proof' your household by upsizing your solar and/or adding a battery
• calculate expected savings and payback
• understand how to claim government rebates

All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!

This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.

To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.

This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.

Is solar worth it? There are many reasons why solar is something worth considering now, more than ever!

Come along to this free, independent webinar to find out whether solar and batteries are right for your home.

This information session will help you:

• understand how solar and batteries work
• find out how to get the right system for your home
• understand how to claim government rebates
• learn how to confidently navigate the solar market yourself

All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!

This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.

To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.

This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.

We will be hosting a free ‘E-waste Drop Off Day’ where residents can responsibly dispose of a range of materials that cannot be placed into household bins. All items collected on the day will be recycled.

What you need to do

When you register, select the time slot you wish to drop off your waste and we’ll take care of the rest.

How to register

Complete the registration by selecting a suitable time slot below to attend and drop off your unwanted items - we'll take care of the rest.

Registrations are only open to Manningham residents and are essential to avoid lengthy delays.

Please note: location will be provided upon registration.

Please note, this event is sold out. 

Spring and summer are the perfect times to think about the netting you use to protect your fruit trees or garden beds.

Under 2021 Victorian regulations, it's illegal in Victoria to use or sell household fruit tree netting with a mesh size bigger than 5mm x 5mm. Larger mesh netting is more likely to entangle, distress, seriously injure or kill wildlife. To check if your netting is legal, try poking a finger through the mesh, if it can pass through, then it's too big. 

We are inviting Manningham residents to surrender netting in exchange for one new, legal net. 

• Available to Manningham residents only (you will need to show an ID or a recent rates notice).
• Only one net is available per household, in exchange for illegal netting. 
• You are welcome to bring in any illegal netting, even if you do not want a new net. 
• Net numbers are limited, book in early to reserve your spot to swap a net.
• The net swap is only available at specific locations and dates. Please click 'Register now' if you wish to book a drop-in between 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Doncaster Hill Community Garden.
• Registrations are essential.

Surrendered illegal netting will be recycled via UPPAREL.

This event is part of a Victorian Net Swap pilot in collaboration with other local councils and the Conservation Regulator. 

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Please note, this event is sold out. 

Spring and summer are the perfect times to think about the netting you use to protect your fruit trees or garden beds.

Under 2021 Victorian regulations, it's illegal in Victoria to use or sell household fruit tree netting with a mesh size bigger than 5mm x 5mm. Larger mesh netting is more likely to entangle, distress, seriously injure or kill wildlife. To check if your netting is legal, try poking a finger through the mesh, if it can pass through, then it's too big. 

We are inviting Manningham residents to surrender netting in exchange for one new, legal net. 

• Available to Manningham residents only (you will need to show an ID or a recent rates notice).
• Only one net is available per household, in exchange for illegal netting.
• You are welcome to bring in any illegal netting, even if you do not want a new net.
• Net numbers are limited, book in early to reserve your spot to swap a net.
• The net swap is only available at specific locations and dates. Please click 'Register now' if you wish to book a drop-in between 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Manningham Civic Centre.
• Registrations are essential.

Surrendered illegal netting will be recycled via UPPAREL.

This event is part of a Victorian Net Swap pilot in collaboration with other local councils and the Conservation Regulator. 

Subscribe to our Environment Newsletter

Keep up to date with our latest environment and sustainability events.

Subscribe now

Warrandyte Community Church, in conjunction with the local churches of Warrandyte, presents the Warrandyte Community Carols.

Come and enjoy the festive atmosphere at Stiggants Reserve. Celebrate Christmas by singing carols, mingling with friends and enjoying the positive ambience.

Local singers and musicians will perform for the wellbeing of local residents.

Bring a picnic or buy food and drinks from the food trucks on site.

Santa will visit with a lolly toss for children, supported by the local CFA.

kose karu kin is a special project led by Manningham resident, Grace Dlabik. Connecting indigenous women and non-binary folk through clay making using memory, embodiment, nurture, nourishment, and connection. kose karu kin invites you to view the cyclical nature of the materials used in this project, from raw clay, and traditional practices, to shared experiences within community.

kose karu kin (detail view). Photo by Dan Elborne. Image courtesy of Grace Dlabik.

Barbara Hepworth was one of the leading British artists of her generation and the first woman sculptor to achieve international recognition.

Barbara Hepworth: In Equilibrium brings her remarkable achievements to Australian audiences for the first time.

Forty works from prestigious international and national collections, including sculptures in stone, wood, bronze and other metals and a select group of paintings will be on display.

Developed in consultation with the Hepworth Estate, the exhibition has been designed by award-winning architecture firm Studio Bright.

Entry to Heide is free for Manningham residents.

Image by Clytie Meredith.

Are you intrigued by electric vehicles (EVs) but not yet clear about whether owning one will be a practical choice, of benefit to your household and help you to take action against climate change?

This information session will cover all aspects of EV ownership and help you understand:

• how an EV compares to a petrol-based car, in terms of price, running costs, travel range and longevity
• how and where to charge an EV - and how much electricity it will take
• the emissions and resource-use of EVs, compared to other modes of transport
• how you might future-proof your home for an EV, by installing or increasing rooftop solar
• what changes we might anticipate in the EV market over the coming years
• your eligibility for rebates

All Manningham residents who attend on the night will go into the draw to win a Virtual Home Energy Assessment worth $225!

This phone assessment will be tailored to your household, helping you to plan for a cost-effective and comfortable transition away from gas. We may contact the winner to check on progress in both reducing bills and making the home more energy efficient.

To attend this event, you must have an internet enabled PC or device and be able to download Zoom. Don’t have Zoom? Download it for free. You’ll be provided with the Zoom meeting link when you book.

This free information session is brought to you by Manningham and the Australian Energy Foundation. If you're unable to make the session, you can still learn more about how to keep your home cool while saving energy on the Australian Energy Foundation website.

In partnership with Manningham Council, EV invites Seniors of Manningham to enjoy a day outing to pick some summer berries and cherries at Blue Hill, Silvan.

The event is available to residents of Manningham aged 65 years and over. Included is bus transport to and from the berry farm, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Attendees can choose to purchase some of the berries at farm prices.

Please BYO hat, sunscreen and water bottle for this outing.

Please note: date may be subject to change, dependent on weather.

For more information and to book, please call 9870 7822 or email elizabeth.mcfarlin@ev.org.au

• Are you keen to meet new people in a friendly and welcoming environment?
• Perhaps you want to practice your English speaking skills?
• Need an excuse to get out of the house and enjoy a good coffee?
• Love a chat?

Come along to our coffee and friendship sessions, which are perfect for both long-time and new residents. No matter how long you have been living in the area, our friendly volunteer will greet you and make you feel welcome.

Bookings are essential and everyone is welcome,

Car parking is available onsite and Bus 905 stops at Thompsons Road / Sunhill Road bus stop,