Welcome to Merri-bek! Today we celebrate our first official day as Merri-bek City Council.
The changeover to our new name will be a gradual one, so you will still see the name ‘Moreland’ around the municipality. Read more:
We're reducing graffiti in
#Moreland
by commissioning
#murals
in areas with high tagging rates. Street artist Dvate has installed these stunning native Australian murals in Coburg, and 3 more murals are due to go up once Covid-19 restrictions ease.
Do you know someone who needs help getting access to their vaccine certificate? We are offering outdoor sessions to help those who are fully vaccinated, and need a hand accessing their vaccination certificate. Learn more:
Were excited to be working with
@bicycle_network
and Brunswick East Primary School to start our
#OpenStreet
trial. We are creating a safe traffic-free space for children to ride, scoot, skate or walk to school.
This morning my team delivered the first trial of it's kind (as far as I'm aware) in Vic, maybe Aus, to open a street in front of a school to people🚶♀️🚲🛴🛼🛹, making vehicles detour. The trial will take place 3 wks in a row in an attempt to shift behaviour to active travel.
⚽🦓 We're excited to announce the $760,000 refurbishment of the Brunswick Zebras Football Club (FC) changerooms and facilities in Sumner Park - a joint funding arrangement between State Government, Moreland & the Zebras. Read more ⚽🦓
Get your COVID-19 vaccine at Headspace, Glenroy.
Where: Headspace, 2A Hartington Street, Glenroy
When: Wednesday 27 October between 1:30pm – 4:30pm.
👉 This is a walk-in clinic only and will distribute the Pfizer vaccine to anyone aged 12 and older
Congratulations to Cr Angelica Panopoulos who was tonight elected as Mayor of Merri-bek City Council, and Cr Helen Davidson as Deputy Mayor for 2022/23!
Read more:
The Moreland COVID-19 support line is here to help with:
📞 support if you are in mandatory isolation
📞 help with booking a COVID-19 vaccine
📞 referrals to an in-home vaccination service
📞 free taxi bookings to take you to your vaccination
8311 4140, 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Yay! Over 85 of our playgrounds are back open today, with physical distancing restrictions in place. Please keep a 1.5m distance from others.
We will work throughout the day to update signage and remove any tape that has been in place for the last 6 weeks.
♻️ You may have recently heard that some areas of Melbourne have been affected by closures to SKM recycling facilities. We are pleased to let you know that Moreland is not affected by this. ♻️We continue to work with Visy Recycling and no recycling material is going to landfill.
Please keep up the good work and recycle properly as Moreland's recycling service is continuing as usual. Moreland kerbside recycling is processed by Visy, not SKM, who have announced their closure. Find out what's in and what's out of your recycle bin
💫✨🌟 We’re excited to announce our three successful Moreland Writers in Residence for 2020 💫✨🌟:
@MillieBaylis
, Kamarra Bell-Wykes and
@koralyd
. Find out more (!)
To lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission, we're cancelling events, programs & temporarily closing some of our facilities. From Wed 18 March our libraries and leisure centres will be closed until 31 March, find out more
*Message from the Mayor Cr Lambros Tapinos* Tonight Brunswick Town Hall is lit up blue in memory of the 4 police officers who lost their lives while serving. Our thoughts are with the 4 officers’ families and colleagues. 💙
@VictoriaPolice
✋High five✋ to the dog owners walking their dogs on lead so everyone can enjoy our beautiful parks, trails and streets. 🐕🚶Walking your dog on lead keeps your furry friend safe and helps us physically distance when we are exercising. Don't forget the 💩bag!
30 recycling bins are being placed on Sydney Road in Brunswick to trial public recycling. We’ll be auditing what goes in the bins to measure the trial’s success. Find out where things are at, we’re live now -
We welcome the decision of the Thai Courts and Government to release Hakeem Al-Araibi. We have strongly supported this course of action and firmly believe this situation should not happen with any other refugee.
Making Moreland more magnificent. 🌈🎨
Over the past two weeks the Coburg Library has been getting a refresh and a splash of colour thanks to Council and Taj from Swoop & Melodie.
This pair of Tawny Frogmouths with their young fledgling were snapped along the Merri Creek (at Egan Reserve) by a local resident, Sally ☀
The birds pair for life and come back to the same nesting spot each year. We love that they have made Moreland home.
📷 Sally Andrews
A perfect sunny day in Coburg for the great
@DylanAlcott
’s Ability Fest ☀️ Australia’s most inclusive music festival, here in Moreland (!) well done
@DylanalcottFDN
We’re improving Wilson Avenue, Brunswick between Jewell Station and Sydney Rd! Plans include footpath widening, safe cycling, public art, street trees and furniture and more. Have your say in our draft concept plan online at . Survey closes 28 August 2020.
We want to have a city where native birds and animals thrive and where our residents and visitors can explore, enjoy and connect with the environment🌿
Have your say on our draft Nature Plan until Friday 26 June 2020:
🍃 We're investing in maintaining and upgrading our natural resources to ensure you get the most out of your environment. Vince, our Natural Resource Management Officer, is currently working on improving and creating public open spaces by Merri Creek. 🏞️
Happy Eid to all our community in Moreland celebrating this weekend. May this special day bring peace and happiness to you all. Hope you enjoy this occasion with your family and loved ones. Eid Mubarak!
Dispose of single-use masks properly. Place them in a rubbish bin after use & wash or sanitise your hands. Don't put them in your recycling bin. Handle by the elastic straps & avoid touching the inside. This will help prevent the spread of coronavirus & keep Moreland beautiful 💚
Moreland City Libraries short story competition 2020 is still open (!) Get your entries in before Friday 3 July (!). Find out more over at
@Writers_Vic
@MelCityofLit
@astoundingmatt
Hey Matthew, we're running a trial the collection of food waste later this year. The trial will provide important information for how the service will be rolled out more broadly (watch this space!). We also encourage residents to use
The State Government's COVID-19 testing blitz in Fawkner continues today. Drive through testing available at CB Smith Reserve from 10am to 4pm. Door knockers will be out again today too. If you have symptoms, you must self-isolate until a negative test result is confirmed.
COVID-19 vaccines available at: Glenroy College, 10 Glenroy Rd, is hosting a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic for the local community to get vaccinated.
Friday 1 October: 4pm - 8pm
Saturday 2 October: 10am - 6pm
Sunday 3 October: 10am - 6pm
Pfizer: 12-59
AstraZeneca: 60+
Are you a regular at Allard Park, Barkley Street Park, Bridges Reserve South, Brunswick Park, Jacobs Reserve or Methven Park? We have recently completed some improvements to the lighting, &we’d love to hear your feedback. To complete our online survey, see
The LXRP is undertaking community consultation on the Planning Scheme Amendment that will facilitate level crossing removal works along the Upfield railway line.
Submissions close 5pm Friday 2 August 2019. To have your say visit:
We know that the lockdown is affecting everyone differently.
The Moreland community is a strong and caring community and we need to support each other to get through this.
Here is a video message from our community, for our community. 💕
We're calling for permanent increases to welfare payments. These payments must cover basic living costs.
Join us to Raise the Rate For Good and take action at
#RaisetheRateforGood
#CoverTheBasics
@ACOSS
#COVID19
Testing blitz details now available for today for
#Fawkner
,
#Glenroy
and
#BrunswickWest
. If you live in these suburbs you should get tested, even if you do not have symptoms. Find locations at:
Join us over on the Moreland Council Facebook page on Tues 26 Jan at 2pm, for a live event. Featuring the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, hear from First Nations people about the impacts and significance of this day.
@Drizt81
@MorelandBUG
We are currently designing a raised crossing at the northern end of Northumberland Road to help people get across to the existing refuge island on Rhodes Pde. Please note Rhodes Pde/Pascoe St/ Boundary Rd are managed by DoT, improvements here will need to be undertaken by them.
As libraries&pokies venues start to open up – now is the perfect time to switch from the gambling lounge to the community lounge.Check out our new Libraries After Dark websit
#LibrariesAfterDark
#GHAW
Are you aged 16-24? Have you received one of these invitations in your mailbox?
If you answered yes to both of these questions we want to hear your ideas for how Council can help make where you live better. Contribute to your community and you'll earn $500 for your time!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who has already been tested.
***Testing sites FRIDAY 10 JULY***
Brunswick: 🚶♂️ Gillon Reserve Pavilion via Hope St
Glenroy: 🚶🏽Glenroy Senior Citizens Centre
Oak Park: 🚶🏿♀️Pascoe Vale Central Cricket Club
Fawkner: 🚗 CB Smith Reserve
#Laughwithoutleaking
!
It's World Continence Week and the council is supporting this initiative through provision and maintenance of public toilets, as well as adding to the national public toilet map.
Learn more from
@BevKillick
and
@AusContinence
👉
This morning Moreland City Council Councillors, staff and community joined together to raise the rainbow flag, celebrating our diverse LGBTQI+ community on
#IDAHOBIT
2019 🌈🌈
Get your COVID-19 vaccine at Brunswick Town Hall.
When:
Friday 12 November 3pm – 7pm
Saturday 13 November 11am – 3pm
Sunday 14 November 11am – 3pm
Walk-ins only.
Please bring evidence you have received your first dose and a valid form of ID with your name and DOB.
🍽️ Much-needed nutritious meals are being delivered to Aboriginal communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've partnered with
@MissionAust
's
@charcoal_lane
&
@VAHS1972
to distribute 100 meals 3 times/week during tough times📷 - SBS
What does respect mean to you? We asked our community, and here's what some local women told us it means to them.
Respect might be understanding there is no ‘right’ way to be a man or a woman. Or recognising a problem and being part of the solution.
#respectis
#16dayscampaign
* Message from the Mayor Cr Lambros Tapinos *I want to wish you a happy and safe Ramadan at home with your family. Although Ramadan will look a bit different this year, I hope that you, your family and loved ones keep safe and well during the holy month of
#Ramadan
.
Moreland - we can do this. The Premier announced Stage 4 restrictions which started last night: An 8pm-5am curfew; exercise limited to 1 hour/day, no more than 5kms from your home; shopping limited to 1 person/household, within 5kms of home. More details:
📚 We’re excited to announce some of our libraries have reopened! Coburg, Brunswick & Glenroy are open 10am -5pm, Mon - Fri. Visits limited to 45 minutes with 10 visitors at a time. Click-and-collect & Books to Your Door services are still available. Visit
🐶 This is Teddy. He's a whippet from Glenroy. He's just had his registration renewed.
🐕 Teddy wants to remind all you Moreland humans that your dogs and cats must be registered by this Saturday, 10 April. That's only 2 days away!
Visit to register
We’re blessed with one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world and proud to be part of the Melbourne’s True North campaign – celebrating the amazing food, drinks and more that is offer in Moreland. Check it out at
✂️ Why not get crafty this weekend and make your own fabric mask? ✂️ Check out this video from
@TheSocialStudio
and
@VicGovDHHS
for tips on making your own
For info on mask wearing & restrictions visit
If you need a food voucher or food parcel this Christmas, find food relief service opening hours at
We are also providing emotional support and practical help on 8311 4140 weekdays 9am to 5pm (closed public holidays) or email casi
@moreland
.vic.gov.au
💁♀️ Melbourne’s coffee roasters are some of the best, perhaps in the world. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Moreland has quite a few special coffee shops — time to add some to your list!☕
✨ Today we celebrate International Women's Day, reflecting on how far we have come and how far we still have to go to achieve gender equality ✨
We acknowledge all of the wonderful women who contribute to making Moreland such a great place to be.
Check out our latest MoreSpace installation at 330 Sydney Rd, Coburg. MoreSpace transforms vacant shops into QR-shoppable window displays, turning the empty and drab into micro-retail fab! How fantastic does it look?
From 11:59pm Thursday 15 July, Victoria enters a 5 day lockdown⚠️
There are only 5 reasons you can leave your home. 😷 You must wear a mask at all times indoors (except inside your home) and outdoors unless you have an exemption.
Stay home, protect our health system and save lives. We know that many in our community are feeling the impacts of coronavirus. We've launched our
#bekindmoreland
to promote kindness, resilience and safety in our community. Find out more at
We’re getting ready to create a brand new park on Tinning Street in Brunswick – and we’d love to hear your ideas for what you’d like to see at this new open space!
To find out how you can be part of this exciting project, see
Join us for a community vigil as we stand in solidarity with our neighbours across the Tasman, and with our Muslim community.
People have started to arrive at the Harry Atkinson Centre, Coburg North. All welcome.
As always: Moreland – one community, proudly diverse.
BRUNSWICK WEST
Door knocking from Thursday 2 July
New walk up site open now at AG Gillon Oval.
GLENROY
New walk up site at Glenroy Library, 737 Pascoe Vale Road. Open tomorrow.
FAWKNER
Drive through testing at CB Smith Reserve will remain open over the next couple of weeks.
🌳🌷 We’re creating 2 new parks in Brunswick and want to hear your ideas on how they look.
🏫 Brunswick Neighbourhood House
📅 Sat 1 June
⏰ 2 - 3:30 PM.
Can't make the meeting? Submit ideas to openspace
@moreland
.vic.gov.au or call 9240 1111. Info 👉
Coburg High School, 101 Urquhart Street, is hosting a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Walk in or book online.
The clinic is open to the local community on:
• Sat 16 October (10am – 6pm)
• Sun 17 October (10am – 6pm)
Accessible to people of all abilities.
Join us tomorrow morning as we raise the rainbow flag for IDAHOBIT day 🌈 Stand with us on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. ~ Friday 17 May 2019, 10.30 am - 11 am in front of Coburg Town Hall ~