Manningham Council

02/06/2026

Now’s your chance to vote! 📷

Our 2026 Photo Competition has now closed, and we need your help to choose the winners!

Please vote for your favourite entries from the 25 and under, and 26 and over categories.

The top 3 in each category will receive a gift card of up to $400.

Check out the shortlisted photos and vote for your favourites before 15 June 2026,
manningham.vic.gov.au/manningham-photo-competition

Look at these fantastic entries!👇

28/05/2026

Yes, Whitehorse Manningham Libraries, we have seen the Winter What's On Guide and think it's worth sharing!

28/05/2026

👋 Our proposed 2026-27 Budget and 10 Year Financial Plan are ready for viewing.

Last year, you told us what matters most – from maintaining and cleaning public spaces, to sporting facilities, parks, open spaces, local roads, and community safety. We’ve used your feedback to shape this plan.

We know the rising cost of living is putting pressure on many of our ratepayers, and every cent counts.

The proposed budget focuses on practical support for our community, while continuing to deliver the services you rely on.

We’ve kept rates in line with the Victorian government’s mandated rate cap, frozen the waste component of the waste service charge, and maintained assistance for ratepayers experiencing financial hardship.

We have continued to carefully manage spending, and as a result have been able to do this while remaining debt-free.

👉 Visit Your Say Manningham to review the documents before they are considered by Council for endorsement at the end of June. yoursay.manningham.vic.gov.au/2026-27-budget

28/05/2026

For almost 100 years, the Warrandyte Arts Association has been at the heart of the local arts scene. 🎭🎨🎶

Recognised for their incredible contribution, they were named winners of the Artistic Achievement Award at the 2025 Manningham Community Awards.

Do you know a group or individual making a difference in the arts? Now’s your chance to celebrate them.

Nominations for the 2026 Manningham Community Awards are now open – but don’t wait, they close Wednesday 3 June.

Nominate now: https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/community-awards

27/05/2026

This National Reconciliation Week, join communities across Australia in embracing the 2026 theme, All In.

Celebrate Aboriginal culture and reflect on Country in a spirit of reconciliation with the First People of Australia:

▪️ See the artwork, ngalambi ba ngarrnggak birrarung yingang - Sit and listen to the birrarung sing at wonguim wilam: https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/arts-venues-and-recreation/arts-crafts-and-theatre/discover-our-public-art/ngalambi-ba-ngarrnggak

▪️ Enjoy stories, songs and a colourful craft with Reconciliation Week Special Storytime at Whitehorse Manningham Libraries: https://www.wml.vic.gov.au/Spydus/Reconciliation-Week-Special-Storytime-54970509

▪️ Visit the Manningham Art Gallery exhibition, what we share: https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/events/what-we-share

Find out more about ngalambi ba ngarrnggak birrarung yingang - Sit and listen to the birrarung sing by Simone Thomson , 2023.

26/05/2026

This live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.

To view the Agenda, visit our website: https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/council-meeting-26-may-2026

26/05/2026

Today 26 May is National Sorry Day, an annual day of remembrance that acknowledges the ongoing impacts of harms done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

In observing this day, we acknowledge it is a time to reflect, listen, and commit to truth, healing, and reconciliation.

20/05/2026

'what we share' is now open at Manningham Art Gallery.

This exhibition brings together photos, videos and personal stories by First Nations artists, sharing everyday experiences, culture and connections: manningham.vic.gov.au/events/what-we-share

Join us tonight, Thursday 21 May for Art at Dusk to celebrate the opening and explore the gallery after hours: manningham.vic.gov.au/events/art-dusk-what-we-share

‘what we share’ (install view) at Manningham Art Gallery. Photos by Charlie Kinross.

20/05/2026

Looks like our nest boxes have residents!

We installed 64 nest boxes across Manningham reserves to help create more habitat where natural tree hollows are limited - wildlife has already started moving in!

We’ve had 12 boxes taken up so far, with gliders, possums and even an Australian Owlet-nightjar calling them home (and more showing signs of interest).

Since tree hollows can take up to a century to form, these boxes provide an important short-term alternative for hollow-dependent species.

It’s exciting to see wildlife already moving in, and we expect more uptake during the coming breeding season.