Annual Events Program

Held in various locations across Darebin, the program features workshops, tours and special events, culminating in a ‘meet the makers’ showcase where you can enjoy free wine tastings! You can also enter the Darebin Homemade Food & Wine competition.

For more details please visit the Darebin Arts website or subscribe to our What's On fortnightly e-newsletter to receive updates in your inbox.

Keon Park Children’s Hub

 

Pop-Up Circus Workshop

Friday 12 April

Two workshops will be running for different age groups:

10 am to 12 pm: 4 to 6-year-olds

1 pm to 3 pm: 7 to 11-year-olds

 

Darebin residents are invited to come and join the circus. The circus workshops, run by Krazykoala, give kids the chance to learn a variety of circus skills and perform a spectacular show for the parents and guardians at the end. Tea, coffee and fruit will be available for the parents during the session. Booking is essential as places are limited. When booking, please select the right session for the child's age.

 

Book through Eventbrite or contact Keon Park Children's Hub on 8470 8022 or email keonpark.childrenshub@darebin.vic.gov.au

 

Spaghetti Spaghetti Magic Show

Tuesday 16 April

11 am to 12 pm

 

Darebin residents are invited to enjoy a thrilling magic show called 'Spaghetti Spahetti'. Luigi Zucchini performs ‘Spaghetti Spaghetti’ – a magic show mixed with circus tricks, live animals, juggling, escapes, balloonlogy and fire! The show is most suitable for primary school aged children. Tea, coffee and fruit will be available during the session.

Booking is essential as spaces are limited.

 

Book through Eventbrite or contact Keon Park Children's Hub on  8470 8022 or email keonpark.childrenshub@darebin.vic.gov.au

  

Coco Movie Screening

Tuesday 16 April

2pm – 4pm

 

Darebin residents are invited to enjoy an afternoon of movie entertainment with a screening of Coco. Coco is a family-friendly movie about an aspiring musician Miguel, who enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. Everyone is welcome to bring along some snacks for the movie. Tea, coffee and fruit will be available. Booking is essential as spaces are limited.

 

Book through Eventbrite or contact Keon Park Children's Hub on 8470 8022 or email keonpark.childrenshub@darebin.vic.gov.au

  

Northcote Library

 

Spoken Word Workshop
Thursday 11 April

3pm – 5pm

Northcote Library

 

Are you a young person with something to say? We want to hear it!
Learn the art of spoken word poetry in this workshop with Sahida Apsara, also known as Ee’da. Explore writing, rhythm and rhyme and build your confidence on stage. 
This Youth Week event is for 12-30 year olds.

 

Book online or call 1300 655 355.

 

Spoken Word Open Mic featuring Sahida Apsara, Zaynab Farah, Laniyuk and Rhiann Isaacs
Thursday 11 April

6pm - 8pm

Northcote Library

 

Calling all spoken word artists and performance poets aged 12- 30 years.

Join us and tell us what you really think this Youth Week. First timers welcome!

 

Book online or call 1300 655 355.

Darebin Intercultural Centre

Yoga for Young Women

Monday 8 April

11am - 12.30pm

Pearl Room, Level 1, Darebin Intercultural Centre

 

This class is an introduction to yoga for young women. Within a safe space, we will explore mind and body connection, learn more about ourselves and find inner calm and strength. The class will include breath technique, movement, mindfulness meditation and a beautiful craft activity.

Suitable age: 11-14 years

 

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

 

Movie Screening - Zootopia (PG)

Tuesday 9 April

11am - 1pm

Pearl Room, Level 1, Darebin Intercultural Centre

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighbourhoods, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. Join us for this family-friendly movie filled with loveable characters and a heartfelt message for all about ending racism and prejudice. Movie snacks provided.

Suitable age: 5-12(+) years

 

 Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

 

Dancing Our Connections with Isabella Wháwhai Waru

Wednesday 10 April

11am - 1pm

Preston Shire Hall, 286 Gower St, Preston

Contemporary dance workshop teaching connection to land, pride in our cultures and the value of family and community drawing from community based values of Maori.
Suitable age: 8-12(+) years

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

Krazy Koala Puppet Show

Thursday 11 April

11am - 12pm

Pearl Room, Level 1, Darebin Intercultural Centre

Come along to a puppet show like no other! Combining live music, stories, dancing and laughter, this puppet show will create a fascinating, inventive world that children can believe in and relate to. Encouraging creativity, imagination and thinking about life values….this is a vibrant show not to be missed!
Suitable age 2-8(+) years

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

Jungle City Jam

Friday 12 April

11am - 12.30pm

Preston Shire Hall, 286 Gower St, Preston

Learn cultural dance from Jamaica and the African diaspora including fun party step, grooves and technique.
Suitable age 2-8(+) years

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

Kids Cultural Fun Day

Tuesday 16 April

11am - 1pm

Darebin Intercultural Centre

Come along to this Fun Day of creative and entertaining activities. Learn to play the drums in an African drumming workshop (11am -12pm) and get involved with art & craft activities, a sweet decorating workshop and a community artwork project for the Centre (any time between 11am-1.00pm).
Suitable age: 5-12 years

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

Indigenous Dance, Stories & Film with Boori Monty Pryor
Thursday 18 April
11am - 1pm
Pearl Room, Level 1, Darebin Intercultural Centre

Celebrate Indigenous culture with author/performer Boori Monty Pryor. There will be didgeridoo playing, Dreamtime stories, personal stories, and the chance to get up and dance! This workshop will be followed by the short film ‘Brown Paper Bag’ starring Monty and inspired by his life’s work.
Suitable age: 5-12 years

Email intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8440

 

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

Storytelling Through Collage
Thursday 11 April

2pm - 3.15pm
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora VIC 3073
COST $15

Join artist Hayley Millar-Baker for a collage workshop for kids (ages 9-12). In this facilitated workshop children are invited to create their own collage exploring their personal response to different stories and histories of the Australian landscape. BYO Unwanted magazines and books

More info and bookings here.

Decibels Music Studio

 

Sound School at Decibels

Monday 8 and 15 April

2pm - 6pm

Decibels Youth Music, 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir VIC 3073

 

DJing 101 for young women and gender diverse youth aged 14-21. DJ Sezzo takes you through Virtual DJ, Serato, CDJs, mixing, scratching, choosing tracks, building the vibe, and how to set up your own events.

 

Beat Making 101

Monday 15 April

2pm - 6pm

Decibels Youth Music, 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir VIC 3073

 

Beat Making 101 for young women and gender diverse youth aged 14-21. Learn how to use drum machines & synths. Explore how to introduce samples to your music, how to collect, manipulate, and sequence them to create dope hip hop beats. 

 

Free, bookings essential.To book call 8470 8491 or email thehub@darebin.vic.gov.au

 

The Hub, Northland Shopping Centre

Games Day

Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 April

1pm - 5pm

The Hub, Northland Shopping Centre

 

Games Day for all young people aged 10-18 

 

White Card Training

Thursday 11 April

10am - 3pm

The Hub, Northland Shopping Centre

 

White Card Training for all young people aged 16-22

 

Coffee Making

Friday 12 April

10am - 3pm

The Hub, Northland Shopping Centre

 

Coffee Making for all young people aged 16-22

 

Girls Only Night

Friday 12 April

5pm - 8pm

The Hub, Northland Shopping Centre

 

Girls Only Night for all young women aged 12-25

 

Free, bookings essential.To book call 8470 8491 or email thehub@darebin.vic.gov.au

 

In addition to the Council run activities listed on this page, there is also a range of Outside School Hours Care and Vacation Care programs operated by independent organisations across Darebin for primary school children during the holidays. Click here for a full list of holiday programs.

NAIDOC Week 2017 celebrations:

Darebin City Council together with the Aborigines Advancement League invite you to join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week with an Aboriginal Flag Raising Ceremony. All are welcome to this free and open event to celebrate and share in the rich and thriving culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Date: 3 July 2017
Time: 10 - 11.30am
Location: Mantra Bell City Hotel (215 Bell Street, Preston)

Darebin’s creativity will be on show when the Darebin Arts Centre holds its Open Day on Sunday, 5 May. Everyone is welcome to come along to find out what goes on behind the scene of the arts centre and to enjoy some fantastic free entertainment.

 

Attendees can sip on a free barista-made coffee while expert staff give guided tours of the Darebin Arts Centre – including the newly renovated foyer.

 

The free entertainment will begin at 11.30am, with Colombian musician Oscar Jimenez playing a preview of his upcoming performance Sonidas del Norde, which can be heard in full at Darebin Arts Centre on 1 June.

 

The Speak Percussion group, made up of talented local musicians, will also be playing for the public in an open rehearsal throughout the day.

 

Other great activities include exploring the richness of Darebin’s visual artists scene by engaging with local visual artists Helen Kocis Edwards and Kate Gorringe-Smith, as they display mixed media artworks and provide printmaking demonstrations, learning about the prolific life of Christella Demetriou from her family members in an retrospective exhibition, and discovering the exciting emerging artists Alexandra Alayon, Monique Luzza and Lisa Dallest as they display works from their learnings at Melbourne Polytechnic across painting, printmaking and drawing.

 

Not-for-profit organisation Global Sisters will be cooking up a storm in the commercial kitchen and making sure plenty of delicious snacks are on offer throughout the day.

 

“Darebin is home to so many talented and creative musicians and artists, which is why spaces like the Darebin Arts Centre are so important to our city. Come and see what this great performing arts centre looks like backstage while engaging with some of Darebin’s brilliant artists and musicians,” Darebin Mayor Cr Susan Rennie said.

 

Darebin Arts Centre Open Day

Sunday, 5 May 2019

11am – 3pm

Corner St Georges Road and Bell Street, Preston

 

For more details visit www.darebinarts.com.au/whats-on/darebin-arts-centre-open-day or phone 8470 8282.

 

 

On Thursday 8 March, individuals, organisations and governments around the world commemorate International Women’s Day.  This day exists to celebrate the social, cultural and political achievements of women but also as a day to raise awareness and take action against gender-based discrimination and violence.

The City of Darebin celebrates international women’s day with special events and activities which take place throughout the municipality during the month of March.

Our key event to celebrate International Women's Day is the Molly Hadfield Social Justice Oration. This is a free public community event held annually in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event is a tribute to well-known Darebin resident Molly Hadfield OAM who worked tirelessly to advance women’s and seniors rights throughout her life. The oration will be delivered by widely published Australian writer of Afro-Caribbean descent, Maxine Beneba Clarke. The evening will also include MC, Lorraine Ngwenya, and performer, Dear Matilda.

 

 

The Darebin Community and Kite Festival – Darebin’s largest annual festival – returns to Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir on Sunday 24 March 2019.

This year’s festival coincides with Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria’s largest multicultural celebration, which encourages Victorians to come together to celebrate our multicultural heritage and identity.

 

Darebin is one of the most diverse communities in Victoria and is home to people from more than 153 countries who speak 148 different languages. About one third of Darebin’s population was born overseas.

 

In keeping with the themes of Cultural Diversity Week, this year’s Darebin Community and Kite Festival will once again represent the many different cultures that make up the fabric of Darebin.

 

Festival-goers will have the chance to make their own kite to fly on the kite-flying field, as well as enjoy other favourite activities including face painting, storytelling, live music, dance and arts activities, delicious international food and creative arts workshops.

 

The ever-popular Pet Expo is also back, featuring a Pooch Parade, education sessions on responsible pet ownership, competitions and free show bags. There will also be the chance to meet rescue groups, vets, animal behaviourists and dog obedience trainers.

 

Darebin Community & Kite Festival

Edwardes Lake Park
corner Edwardes and Griffiths Streets, Reservoir
Sunday 24 March 2019, 11am-4pm, Free

For more info or to find out how you can get involved visit the Darebin Arts website.

IDAHOBIT also affirms the strength, resilience and contributions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) people and their families, allies and supporters. 

In Darebin, we are proud of our diverse community. As the closest level of government to the community, we believe that we have an important role in challenging homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and promoting social inclusion and human rights for all, regardless of sexuality, sex characteristics or gender identity.

We recognise that discrimination can have serious negative consequences on the social and emotional well being of our residents. We are committed to strengthening community cohesion and connectedness by celebrating diversity and promoting respect for all.

On May 15 2017, Council resolved to raise and fly the rainbow flag at Preston Town Hall in solidarity with the LGBTIQ community until marriage equality legislation is passed by federal parliament. The flag was raised on IDAHOBIT Day on 17 May 2017.

Further information about diversity in Darebin. 

National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance held on May 26 each year. This day gives people the chance to come together and share the steps towards healing for the Stolen Generations, their families and communities. Stolen generations refer to Indigenous Australians who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey: the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision. The week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort.

Each year, Darebin City Council recognises and celebrates these significant dates through a number of events across Council.

Ride2Work Day will be held on Wednesday 17th October, 2018 

Ride2Work Day is Australia's biggest celebration of bike riding and the perfect opportunity to try riding to work. Join thousands of riders across Darebin already on their bikes and experience the difference riding can make to your day. 

RIDE2WORK DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 

The City of Darebin is collaborating with Wecycle, our local volunteer-run community bike-shed, to co-host a community celebration. 

Join hundreds of other bike-riding locals for food and drink, music and entertainment, plus give-aways and prizes.
Local mechanics will be on hand to give your bike a free tune-up, and local Police will be offering bike-engraving services.

Wednesday 17th October
From 4pm - 7pm
Batman Park (Cnr St Georges Rd & Arthurton Rd, Northcote)

Want to volunteer and offer your services at our Ride2Work Day celebration? Contact Wecycle at: http://www.wecycle-melbourne.com/join-us/

FREE BREAKFAST BOXES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

All local businesses that register for Ride2Work Day with Darebin Council receive a FREE BREAKFAST BOX to be shared amongst employees on Wednesday 17th October.

Workplaces will also receive posters, riding information and bike-riding give-aways, plus a special thank you gift for every workplace co-ordinator.  

If you’re a local business owner, take the lead and encourage your staff to ride. If you’re an employee, ask your boss to lend their support.

It’s free and easy to register - simply go to Ride2work Day 2018.
Registrations close Wednesday 10th October, 2018.

BENEFITS OF BIKE FRIENDLY WORKPLACES

Riding a bike is fast, convenient and fun. There are many other benefits of riding to work, such as:

• Improving personal health and wellbeing
• Attracting and retaining staff 
• Reducing absenteeism and increasing productivity
• Saving money on petrol and public transport fares 
• Reducing congestion on our roads
• Alleviating parking pressures at work
• Minimising our greenhouse gas emissions

For more information about how to make your workplace more bike-friendly, visit Bicycle Network Victoria.

Our Springtime Community Events brochures are a handy guide to some of the many community events and activities planned for spring, some in celebration of Seniors Month and Community Safety Month held each October. There’s something for everyone.

Activities range from fitness and yoga classes, community lunches, music performances, gardening activities and craft lessons.

You can download the Springtime Community Events guide or pick up a copy at a Customer Service Centre and Darebin Libraries from 18 September 2018.

Please phone 8470 8828 for more information or if you would like the Springtime Community Events brochure posted to you.

This rich and diverse collection of musical events is built on the philosophy that music brings people together and can be enjoyed by all. Darebin Music Feast 2018 will be taking over venues right across the municipality from 18 - 28 October. Immerse yourself in 11 days of non-stop music, with 120 events across 26 venues. 

Highlights include: an Opening Night Party featuring Alice Skye with the PICAA Choir, Girl Zone, Jesswar and Wahe; Jirrmujina Liyan – a live music event showcasing the greatness and power of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;  Sonic aGender – a series of workshops, talks and events that consider the relationship between gender and sound; a massive, free, all ages Closing Party featuring 18 acts across 3 stages including RVG, Jaala and Banoffee; plus a new film program, the annual Songwriters’ Award Grand Final, families programming and heaps more.

Take a journey through Darebin’s prestigious live music venues, experience unique pop-up shows in unexpected spaces or take to stage yourself in one of the many participatory events. With such eclectic offerings, and with a huge number of free, all ages and wheelchair accessible events, there really is something for everyone in this year’s Darebin Music Feast.

For updates and news about this event, and opportunities to be involved, visit the Darebin Music Feast website.

 

The Backyard Harvest Festival has inspired home gardeners since it first began in 2011. Home food gardens are open for tours and workshops, to help build a strong sense of community around homegrown and homemade food.

Tickets now available to the 2019 Backyard Harvest Festival!

The festival is being held on the following weekends: 

• 4 and 5 May
• 11 and 12 May
• 18 and 19 May

There are 19 garden tours and workshops to attend, with four new gardens included in this years program, as well as old favourites to get you inspired to grow your own fresh healthy food.

Our talented hosts will provide tips on seedling propagation, keeping chickens, quails and bees, fruit tee maintenance and grafting and natural pest management. As well as productive gardening and native bee workshops, especially designed for families.

Tours runs from between 60-90 minutes, and cost $10 ($5 concession). Where possible events which are a comfortable riding distance apart have been scheduled to follow one another, so why not leave the car at home and plan a fun day out riding between gardens. Plan your ride with a Darebin TravelSmart Map from Council libraries and service centres or phone 8470 8888 mailbox@darebin.vic.gov.au

Take advantage of our $8 ticket ($4 concession) offer when you buy tickets to three or more events in one transaction. To access this offer, refer to the list of events below, then click here to purchase a package of three or more events.

2019 Backyard Harvest Festival Program

Name of Event	Venue	Date / Time	Overview	Single Event Booking Link
Intro to gardening workshops with 'Backyard Basics'	Darebin Information, Volunteer Resource Service, 285 High St, Preston	4 May;          1.30-3pm	'Backyard Basics' program volunteers will lead hands on composting, wormfarm, seedling propagation, soil management and planting techniques. You will hear about the new DIVRS 'Veg Squad' program	Book Here
Backyard Chooks workshop	Private Garden in Northcote	5 May;             10-11.30am	Jessamy Miller will show you how to keep chooks in an urban environment, including building an ideal home to protect them from predators and what to feed them.	Book Here
Backyard Bees 101 workshop	Private Garden in Northcote	5 May;          1-2.30pm	Morgan Koegel will talk you through how to get started on keeping bees, and how they fit into an urban garden system.	Book Here
Tour of Monique's Rental Abundance garden	Private Garden in Northcote	5 May;        3-4pm	Tour of a market gardeners productive rental garden with a permaculture focus, including seed saving and crop rotation	Book Here
Tour of Damian's Biodiverse Permaculture garden	Private garden in Reservoir	11 May;           10-11am	Tour of a diverse food and native permaculture garden, with a complex mix of species forming mutually beneficial relationships	Book Here
Tour of Lee's Generous Sharing garden	Private garden in Reservoir	11 May; 11.30am-12.30pm	Tour of a bountiful garden in a social housing estate demonstrating how growing food can be affordable and can bring neighbours together	Book Here
Tour of Luigi and Emanuela's Mediterranean garden	Private garden in Reservoir	11 May;      1-2pm	Tour of an abundant Mediterranean inspired garden, including a food preserving area and home built pizza oven.	Book Here
Productive Gardening with Kids workshop	Private garden in Reservoir	11 May;        2.30-4pm	Father daughter team Chad and Poppy will share tips for designing a food garden that enables children to meaningfully participate in growing food	Book Here
Backyard Quails workshop	Private garden in Northcote	12 May;           10-11am	Kat Lavers will teach you how to keep quails, including housing, feeding and how they support a garden system	Book Here
Natural Pest Management Workshop	Private garden in Northcote	12 May; 11.30am-12.30pm	Kat Lavers will explain natural pest management techniques using permaculture principles	Book Here
Tour of 'The Plummery'	Private garden in Northcote	12 May; 1.30-2.30pm	Tour of Kat Lavers award-winning and highly productive urban permaculture system 'The Plummery'	Book Here
Tour of Robbie's Aquaponics garden	Private garden in Thornbury	12 May;     3-4pm	Learn about aquaponics systems, in which trout and vegetables are grown in a mutually dependent relationship, enabling both to thrive.	Book Here
Native Bee workshop for kids and families	Sylvester Hive Community Garden, Corner Gray and Dean Streets, Preston	18 May;           10-11am	Katrina Forstner will introduce families to native bees, and their role in pollinating food plants and increasing urban biodiversity. Make a bee hotel with recycled materials to take home	Book Here
Native Bee workshop for adults	Sylvester Hive Community Garden, Corner Gray and Dean Streets, Preston	18 May; 11.30am-1pm	Katrina Forstner will show you how to attract native bees to your garden, how to recognize native bees and create bee habitat. Make a bee hotel with recycled materials to take home.	Book Here
Fruit tree maintenance workshop	Private garden in Preston	18 May;     2-3pm	Maya will take you through the different pruning techniques which apply to her extensive range of fruit trees to maximize the health of tree and fruit	Book Here
Tour of Maya's Fruitful garden	Private garden in Preston	18 May; 3.30-4.30pm	Tour of Maya's garden which features a range of beautiful decorative fruit trees forming intriguing shapes and patterns.	Book Here
Tour of Harry's micro orchard garden	Private garden in Northcote	19 May;           10-11am	Learn how to garden in small spaces in this organic micro orchard and seasonally rotated herbs and vegetables	Book Here
Fruit tree propagating workshop	Private garden in Northcote	19 May; 11.30am-12.30pm	Learn basic aerial layering and grafting techniques for citrus and apple trees	Book Here
Tour of Lena's Courtyard Garden	Private garden in Thornbury	19 May;          1.30 - 2.30pm	Learn how to make the best of small spaces and include as many productive plants as possible while attracting bees and other beneficial insects	Book Here

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This free event features performances from local choirs, music, community market stalls, sausage sizzle and more! Bring a picnic, your best singing voice and celebrate Christmas with your community.

For more information, visit Carols in All Nations.

As one of 78 state-wide providers, the FReeZA program also provides important performance opportunities for local musicians and emerging artists to showcase their talent through competitions such as the Victorian FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands.

All FReeZA events are fully supervised, drug, alcohol and smoke-free.

http://www.facebook.com/DecibelsYouthMusic/

For complete details about our forthcoming programs see the  upcoming January - June 2019 Parenting Seminars Calendar. 

BOOKINGS: Bookings are essential as places are strictly limited, so book now.

Parenting Seminars available January-June 2019 (Bookings for each session will be available about 5-6 weeks before the event):

• Emotional Intelligence - explore ways to build emotional intelligence in young children including how to recognise their feelings, understand where they come from and learn how to deal with them.
• Sleep and Settling - practical information session for parents and carers of babies aged 0-12 months.
• Promoting Children's Development (0-3 years) - this session will provide parents and carers with information and advice on how to promote children's development.
• Babies and Food in the First Year - focuses on healthy eating and introducing solids to babies 0-12 months.
• Postnatal Care for Mums - information session on self care for mums including back care and reintroducing exercise that you can do with your baby.
• Baby Massage - a hands on baby massage session for parents, grandparents and carers of infants aged 6 weeks to 4 months.
• Fathers Sessions with Dr Andrew Wake - information and advice for dads on helping children manage their emotions.
• Tuning into Your Baby - learn about your child's physical development through play.
• Play and Creativity - a fun and interactive workshop with lots of tips and ideas for creative play for children aged 0-5 years.
• Managing Food Refusal (1-4 years) - information and practical ideas about eating and nutrition for fussy eaters aged 1-4 years
• Helping Children with Separation and Divorce - this seminar will explore ways to help your child manage this tricky time.
• How Your Baby Moves in the First Year - a practical session where you will learn about the development of your baby's movement skills from birth to 12 months.
• Teenagers and Their Specific Issues - information on parenting teenagers and their specific issues.
• Anxiety in Young Children - in this seminar we will explore some ways to help children manage their fears and worries.
• Mindfulness for Parents and Children (3-8 years) - explore how parent and child mindfulness can reduce anxiety and benefit the whole family.

Loud Mouth takes place on school holidays at Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, with occasional events also held at Northcote Town Hall. For a full listing of events, please visit the Darebin Arts website.

www.facebook.com/pages/Darebin-Arts-Loud-Mouth

A rolling series of participatory arts projects and events to delight locals, inspire visitors, and bring people together through sound, illustration, music, dance, food and play. Join us as we explore and celebrate the unique character of this thriving northern suburb. All you have to do is head True North.

To find out more, visit True North Arts.

The Speakeasy program is presented at Northcote Town Hall and features artists from across Melbourne and beyond.