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Find support with our online resource directory
Find support with our online resource directory
For Emergencies | call 000
IMMEDIATE HELP
SuicideLine Victoria | 1300 651 251
Suicide Victoria offers free professional online counselling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people at risk of suicide, concerned about someone at risk, bereaved by suicide and people experiencing emotional or mental health issues.
Lifeline Australia | 13 11 14
Lifeline provides mental health support and emotional assistance on the phone and online.
Kids Helpline | 1800 55 1800
Kids Helpline is a free phone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5-25 years.
Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636
Beyond Blue provides support programs to address issues related to depression, suicide, anxiety disorders and other related mental illness.
Nurse on Call | 1300 60 60 24
Nurse-on-call helpline provides health advice from registered nurse, 24 hours a day.
Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT) | 1300 721 927
The Outer East Crisis Assessment Treatment team provide mobile assessments to people in psychiatric and short-term home treatment as an alternative to hospital.
Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) | 1800 806 292
SACL is a state-wide after hours, confidential, telephone crisis counselling service for people who have experienced both past and recent sexual assault.
Safe Steps | 1800 015 188
Safe Steps is a specialist support service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing family violence specialist support to anyone in Victoria who is experiencing or afraid of family violence.
General Information
Mental Health Foundation Australia provides a range of networks, services, advocacy, events, and support groups for the community to seek support on mental health illness.
Translating and Interpreting Service provides access to services for people with limited or no English language ability. Phone 131 450
Ask Izzy is a mobile website that connects people who are in crisis with the services they need right now and nearby.
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia supports the mental health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood.
MensLine Australia is a national 24 hour, 7 days a week men’s helpline offering support, information and referrals for men with emotional health, family and relationship concerns. Phone 1300 78 99 78
Parentline is a phone service for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 years old. Confidential and anonymous counselling and support on parenting issues is provided. Phone 13 22 89
NEAMI is a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health, homelessness and suicide prevention services.
SANE provides mental health support, information, resources and online forums for family and friends. Phone 1800 187 263
Find support with our range of online resources for wellbeing and mental health support.
Community legal centres work with residents to prevent problems, progress fair outcomes and support the wellbeing and resilience of communities. Community legal support providers for Manningham include:
This content was correct as of February 2023 and will be reviewed frequently.
If amendments are identified or you know of another mental health service to be considered, contact us.
As part of the Craft Contemporary program, we will be presenting two emerging arts. ...
In October, we will be presenting two emerging artists - Carol Yang @carol_yang_ and Vivian Qiu @vivian_qiu_studio.
These exhibits will form part of Craft Contemporary 2023, an annual festival delivered by Craft Victoria – the largest celebration of craft and design in Victoria. The festival brings together practitioners, educators, industry, and craft lovers to explore material practice as it is today.
Both artists feature current applications of materials and techniques and demonstrate how craft as a medium can investigates new ideas in engaging ways.
Using waste produced by the fashion industry, Carol creates wearable and functional sculptures that highlights the procrastinator as the protagonist.
Carol’s work demonstrates the feelings and activities of procrastination visually in a humorous way, while exploring the emotional state of procrastination.
Visit Are you Procrastinating? in the foyer of the Manningham Civic Centre building from Monday 2 October to Friday 3 November 2023.
The Soil Clay Project is an ongoing exploration of the artist’s jewellery designs through her experience living and studying in China, Australia and Sweden.
Vivian uses her observational insights and collection of natural materials and common objects to mould into wearable artworks. She incorporates soil, fallen leaves and flowers, grass and rice to act as a binding agent for her work.
She establishes a connection between the wearer to place, time, and culture through materials and the ancient symbolism of oracle bone script.
Artworks from Vivian’s residency in Sweden will be on display.
Visit Soil Clay at MC Square Community Centre (ground floor) from Monday 2 October to Sunday 5 November 2023.
Explore the full 2023 Craft Contemporary program guide.
As our weather and climate becomes more unpredictable and extreme, our homes can be vulnerable. It's important to keep our home and contents insurance policies up-to-date and relevant.
In July and August, we are holding home insurance workshop with Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC), a multidisciplinary legal service that works to prevent problems and support community resilience.
The workshops will cover important topics including:
Extreme heat can affect anybody. It can impact your health or amplify existing conditions.
Those more at-risk include people over the age of 65, babies and young children, pregnant women, people with acute or chronic health problems and people who are socially isolated.
Here are some tips on coping with extreme heat
During extreme heat, whether it’s one hot day or a heatwave, remember:
If you can’t stay cool at home, and need a place to go, visit a location on the map below.
Always call ahead for operating hours and times. Avoid travelling in the middle of a day.
Community members can keep up-to-date and get involved with our climate change response on our new, dedicated online space.
Council declared a climate emergency in 2020 and endorsed the Manningham Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) last December.
Since that time, we have taken steps towards achieving net zero emissions for the organisation’s operations by 2028 and for the community by 2035 including:
The new webpage will house the Plan, which has been renamed the Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP), as a result of feedback received during eight months of consultation.
Sign up to our environment newsletter for monthly updates on events and activities.
The Manningham Planning Scheme has changed to better protect properties in Wonga Park from bushfire (Amendment GC 231).
Amendment GC 231 applies a Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) to approximately 600 properties in Wonga Park.
The BMO identifies areas of high bushfire risk, that requires a bushfire risk assessment and bushfire protection measures.
If you have an existing home on your property, then no changes are required. We recommend having a bushfire survival plan during the Fire Danger Period to keep you and your family safe.
If you are planning to build a new home, then you will need to include an assessment of the bushfire risk and consider bushfire protection measures as part of your new design.
If you have a current planning permit application then we recommend you discuss the changes with your planning officer.
To check if your property is included in the amendment, view the map.
View the BMO Factsheet for further information:
If you are planning to build a new home, you will need to consider:
The siting of the building in relation to the bushfire risk
The design of the building for bushfire protection
The on site water supply
Access for emergency management vehicles
Vegetation management
Useful links:
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has several resources and tools that provide advice on activities you can undertake to protect your property, as well as prepare your own Bushfire Survival Plan.
Now is the perfect time to create or review your Bushfire Survival Plan to minimise risk and prepare your family and home in case of bushfires and extreme weather.
You can access a range of plans and information on how to prepare your property on the CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria websites.
Make sure you understand the Fire Danger Ratings and when to act. Visit VicEmergency and download the VicEmergency app for emergency warnings and information.
Call 9840 9333 or email manningham@manningham.vic.gov.au.
To ensure the safety of locals and visitors, roads to Pound Bend Reserve (Warrandyte State Park) will be closed on days of extreme and catastrophic fire danger ratings.
On extreme days Parks Victoria closes Pound Bend Reserve, Jumping Creek Reserve, Koornong Reserve and Norman Reserve. On Catastrophic days, Parks Victoria closes the entire Warrandyte State Park.
To support these safety measures, on extreme and catastrophic fire danger days a soft closure will be in place for access roads to Pound Bend, including Taroona Avenue, Everard Drive and Pound Bend Road. Parking will also be unavailable at 90 to 92 Pound Road during these times.
The decision to close the roads was made by the Manningham Municipal Fire Management Planning Committee, the peak planning body for fire management in Manningham.
The Committee includes representatives from Manningham Council, Victoria Police, Forest Fire Management Victoria, Country Fire Authority, Fire and Rescue Victoria.
The soft road closures will only take place on "extreme" or "catastrophic" Fire Danger Rating days. We expect these closures to take place between two and ten times over the warmer months.
Which roads will be closed?
Access roads to Pound Bend will be closed, including:
How will I know the roads are closed?
Always check the Fire Danger Ratings before heading out.
Where can I see the Fire Danger Ratings?
Warrandyte falls within the Central Fire District. The best ways you can check the Fire Danger Ratings for the Central Fire District is by:
Make sure you know the Fire Danger Ratings and when to act. Download the Fire Danger Rating system factsheet for more information.
What if I live locally?
If you live nearby then you and your visitors will be able to use the roads to access your property.
Is there somewhere else nearby I can swim?
If you normally head down to Pound Bend on warm days and need to find an alternative place to swim then we encourage you to visit Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre, 129-153 Williamsons Road, Templestowe Lower. Aquarena is only a 15 minute drive from Warrandyte State Park Pound Bend Reserve and has an outdoor swimming pool.
If you have any questions or concerns about these road closures, please contact our Strategic Fire Management Officer on 9840 9333 or email manningham@manningham.vic.gov.au.