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National Advance Care Planning Week is from 16 to 22 March. All Australians are encouraged to embrace the theme, ‘Your story, your choice’ and access a range of resources to plan their future care. You can head to Advance Care Planning Australia for resources to start planning, access help and support or request a free starter pack. We also have a limited number of hardcopy resources for you to pick up at our neighbourhood centres – drop in and chat to our centre staff for more information and guidance.
Join us for a workshop on 4 March at Kensington Neighbourhood Centre to learn how to make native bee hotels with Clancy, The Bee Man. Learn about Melbourne's local bees, the importance of our native pollinators and how you can help. Build your own native bee hotel to take home. Explore all events happening during Insect BioBlitz 2026, 1 to 7 March.
Attend a special edition of our regular Chatty Cafe to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week. Come along just to connect, or share something from your culture - a story, song, recipe, artwork, tradition or culturally significant clothing. Bookings essential.
Neighbour Day
Come and join us at South Yarra Senior Citizens Centre for Neighbour Day - a day of connection, community and sustainability - on Sunday 29 March. This event will be the last event in our Fawkner Park Summer Series, with events running throughout March to foster community and social connection.
This International Women's Day (IWD), celebrate women and learn on this Badass Women of Melbourne Tour or attend an inspiring IWD talk on 10 March about Brettena Smyth, one of Melbourne's earliest proto-feminists. WIRE's Great Debate is also returning for its third year at the Capitol Theatre on 11 March at 6pm.
Get active in your neighbourhood with free outdoor fitness classes in local parks and gardens. Suitable for all fitness levels. Next session: Boxing on 25 March.
Join a fun, 45-minute weekly yoga class for older people and international students. It's suitable for all levels and is followed by a tea tasting where participants can share conversations about culture, memories and everyday life. Wednesdays, 11am to 12.30pm in North Melbourne. More information.
Join our five-week tai chi program in Parkville for older people to improve balance, flexibility, and overall wellbeing through slow, gentle movements in an outdoor environment. For the launch of the program on 18 March, we invite older people and carers to join us at 3pm for afternoon tea prior to the class starting.
This series of free, in-person information sessions is run by Services Australia and the Department of Health, Ageing and Disability. They provide clear, practical information on how to access services such as Centrelink, MyGov and My Aged Care, along with time to ask questions. Five sessions, starting Thursday 5 March at various locations in the City of Melbourne.
The Dementia Care and Support Program aims to make a positive difference to people living with dementia and carers. You can expect fun group activities, dedicated educational sessions and a lunch to share. Run in partnership with Australian Multicultural Community Centres. Free. Tuesdays, 10.30am to 2pm - starting 10 March for five weeks. To register, register below or call 0432 099 850.
If you’re an older person living in the City of Melbourne (or care for someone who is), you can contact the Connections Program Lead for information about aged care and other activities in your community. Meet them in person on selected dates at various locations between 10am and 2pm.
Plan ahead and embrace ageing with confidence at the Melbourne Ageing Well Expo, 20 and 21 March at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. This event is free to attend and aims to offer people and their families the tools they need to make informed choices.
As part of the new Support at Home (SaH) program, the Commonwealth Government introduced a 'no worse off principle.' This only applies to the fees you personally pay, not to the rate your provider charges. For assistance, you can visit the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission website or call 1800 951 822. You can also get help by visiting Elder Rights Australia (ERA) or calling 1800 700 600.
➡️ Join free, social table tennis sessions weekly on Fridays. No booking required.
➡️ Practise your English - register for our English Conversation Club on Thursdays.
➡️ Stay active - register for the STRIVE for 55+ exercise sessions on Fridays.
➡️ Join the Southbank Evening Walking Group for a social walk at a relaxed pace
➡️ Register for community yoga on Sundays at 4.30pm. Follow on Instagram.
➡️ Join the Southbank Sustainability Group. Follow on Facebook.
➡️ Swamp everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre) is Melbourne's floral emblem.
➡️ Have your say on parking in your neighbourhood in our 'always on' survey.
➡️ The Future Melbourne Committee has endorsed the new Heritage Strategy 2026.
Victorian seniors, carers and disability support pensioners can now travel for free every weekend on public transport anywhere in Victoria. Free weekend travel is in addition to current benefits available. To find out more and view eligibility criteria, visit Transport Victoria.
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.
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