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The event is scheduled for Saturday 24 October 2026, from 10:00 to 14:00.
The event is free and suitable for all ages.
The event is a family fishing day focused on removing invasive carp from the lake.
Fishing rods are available for hire, bait is supplied, and volunteers can help beginners with fishing instruction, baiting hooks and carp handling.
The event includes a fishing competition, free barbecue, native fish hatchery display tanks, face painting, coffee and environmental education stalls.

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Information last verified September 15, 2026.

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Melbourne Assembly Explores Sport and Arts Shaping City’s Identity and Economy

Melbourne Assembly, a three-day civic forum presented by The Age with the University of Melbourne, will examine how the city can sustain its reputation as Australia’s sports and arts capital. The October event will cover four areas: city planning, healthy communities, innovation and education, and sport and the arts. The discussion comes as Melbourne’s major venues face growing competition from interstate and overseas rivals with newer infrastructure. The state government is co-funding a business case into a possible MCG redevelopment. Readers also strongly supported a proposal to create a park above the nearby railway yards, with 10,300 votes in favour and 1,500 against. A keynote debate between senior culture writer Karl Quinn and sports journalist Kelli Underwood will ask whether sport or the arts is Melbourne’s true heart. Panellists will include Melbourne Park chief executive John Harnden, Victoria Racing Club chief executive Kylie Rogers, artist and filmmaker Dr Tiriki Onus, Australian Sports Commission chief executive Kieren Perkins, and Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation chief executive Katrina Sedgwick. The forum will also explore how venues can be used more flexibly. Harnden points to John Cain Arena’s varied program beyond tennis, basketball and netball, while Rogers is considering ways to activate Flemington Racecourse outside race days. Readers also backed greater public and community sport access to racecourses. The wider series will examine pressure on shared sporting space, the future of Melbourne’s music scene, and competition for funding and land between sport and the arts. This matters for Melbourne because its venues, cultural life and public spaces are central to the city’s identity. Decisions about investment, access and flexible use could shape how residents participate in sport and the arts as the city grows.

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Fawkner Festa 2026 at CB Smith Reserve

13 settembre 2026 alle ore 11:00

CB Smith Reserve

Fawkner Festa 2026 will take place on Sunday 13 September, from 11am to 3pm, in the CB Smith Reserve car park at 79 Jukes Road, Fawkner. The free community celebration brings live entertainment, cultural performances, interactive activities, community stalls, local makers, food vendors and family-friendly activities to the reserve. The program includes a local makers marketplace, children’s craft, Urdu and Bengali storytime, a free learn-to-skate workshop, food vendors and community information stalls. Bus routes 527, 530 and 902 run near Jukes Road, while the Upfield train line serves the area. Accessible parking is available in the main Fawkner Leisure Centre car park, and accessible bathrooms are outside Fawkner Library. The site is physically accessible, with Auslan interpreters scheduled for the Welcome to Country and opening speeches.

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Event details

When: September 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM – September 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Where: CB Smith Reserve79 Jukes Road, Fawkner, Victoria, AU
Organizer: Merri-bek City Council
Admission: Free

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Verified event facts

Fawkner Festa 2026 is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026, from 11:00 to 15:00.
The event is a free community celebration with live entertainment, cultural performances, interactive activities, community stalls, local makers, food vendors and family-friendly activities.
The event location is CB Smith Reserve car park, 79 Jukes Road, Fawkner.
Activities include a local makers marketplace, children's craft, Urdu and Bengali storytime, a free learn-to-skate workshop, food vendors and community information stalls.
Bus routes 527, 530 and 902 pass near Jukes Road, and the Upfield train line serves the area.

Information last verified September 8, 2026.

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Melbourne Travel Guide: Penguins, Rowing and Vintage Markets

Melbourne is presented as Australia’s cultural capital, known for its diverse food scene, cafés, rooftop bars and multicultural communities. Having recently surpassed Sydney in population, the city is attracting young Australians and overseas migrants, with Sydney’s housing costs cited as one reason. Its connected network of trams, buses and local trains, along with its grid-style centre and major green spaces, makes it accessible for visitors and residents alike. The article highlights inner northern suburbs including Collingwood, Fitzroy and Carlton, where Victorian terraces, former warehouses and industrial buildings now sit alongside markets, arts spaces and cafés. Fitzroy’s Saturday vintage and arts-and-crafts markets are singled out, while the free number 35 tram from Flinders Street Station is suggested as a way to explore central Melbourne. Cultural destinations include the Old Treasury Building, the National Gallery of Victoria’s International and Australia collections, museums focused on immigration and Chinese Australian history, and the Science Gallery near the University of Melbourne. The piece also places Melbourne’s development in the context of colonisation. It notes the long occupation of the Yarra River area by Wurundjeri or Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation, and the damaging effects of European settlement. It traces the city’s rapid growth during the gold rush and its period as Australia’s effective capital between 1901 and 1927. Beyond the centre, Yarra Bend Park offers bushland, guided walks, cycling, boating and canoe hire. Visitors can also explore Abbotsford Convent, St Kilda’s waterfront penguins, or the Mornington Peninsula. For Melbourne, the article is relevant because it connects the city’s everyday appeal—transport, neighbourhoods, parks and culture—with its history, Indigenous landscape and changing population.

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Aurora parkrun in Epping on 5 September 2026

5 settembre 2026 alle ore 08:00

Aurora Town Centre Park

Aurora parkrun will take place on Saturday 5 September 2026, from 8am to 10am at Aurora Town Centre Park in Epping. The free community event covers 5 kilometres and is held at the park on Edgars Road, opposite Forum Way, within the City of Whittlesea. Participants can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. There is no time limit, and the event states that no participant finishes last. A pre-event briefing begins at 7.50am at the picnic shelter before the 8am start. Aurora parkrun is held every Saturday morning at Aurora Town Centre Park, Epping, Victoria 3076. For event enquiries, the listed contact is Aurora parkrun via aurora@parkrun.com.

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Event details

When: September 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM – September 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Where: Aurora Town Centre ParkEdgars Road, opposite Forum Way, 3076 Epping, Victoria, AU
Organizer: Aurora parkrun
Admission: Free

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Verified event facts

The next listed event is on Saturday, 05 September 2026, from 08:00 to 10:00 local time.
Aurora parkrun is a free community event covering 5 kilometres.
Participants may walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate; the event has no time limit and no one finishes last.
The pre-event briefing begins at 07:50 at the picnic shelter.
The event is held every Saturday morning at Aurora Town Centre Park, Edgars Road, opposite Forum Way, Epping, Victoria 3076.

Information last verified September 1, 2026.