What's Worth Your Time

One useful school-holiday link can save another family a lot of searching

Sharing a verified local planning source can help a parent, carer or grandparent get past the blank-calendar stage without forwarding a pile of disconnected posts. MX is preparing the September guide and invites focused feedback about missing planning information while directing readers to the current Family Events search.

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Do not bin those empty plant tubes before checking these nurseries

Council's August Nature News says the indigenous nurseries CRISP and Candlebark welcome leftover plant tubes. That does not mean every garden pot or plastic container is accepted, so check the nursery's current opening hours and ask about suitable tube types and condition before making a trip.

Check CRISP and Candlebark before returning plant tubes

What Council decided after the Gracedale Oval fencing petition

Maroondah Council's confirmed 20 July minutes record that officers did not support perimeter fencing at Gracedale Oval after a petition. Council instead supported improved signage, responsible dog-ownership messaging and targeted compliance monitoring. The decision does not establish that those measures have already been installed or started.

Read the confirmed Council decision

Thirteen five-star food finds—and the local story behind the ratings

The August MX snapshot found 13 operating food businesses displaying 5.0 stars across at least 30 Google reviews. Together they had 1,008 reviews across eight suburbs, but the more useful question is what locals remember beyond the number.

Read the current local guide

Weekly Planner

Start the school-holiday plan with the free options

Families can begin September school-holiday planning with the guide's Family & Kids section, shortlist suitable free options, and use each current organiser or venue source for the final age, booking and availability check.

Browse the free family ideas

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Family Life

Supporting event

Big Science - Big Fun!

Monday 21st September, 10:00
Japara Neighbourhood House Inc., Kilsyth
$10 per person (children and adults)

Get your goggles on and lets go. Tickets are $10 per person, including children and adults. At least one paying adult must accompany each booking.

Check availability and booking for Big Science - Big Fun!

Eat & Drink

What 464 local food businesses reveal about how Maroondah eats

The August MX food map contains 464 approved operational food businesses across 15 suburbs. Ringwood and Croydon are the largest hubs, while smaller neighbourhood centres reveal how coffee, takeaway, specialty retail and food production fit into everyday routines.

Read the current local guide

From early township shops to today’s local butcher counters

Butcher shops were part of Croydon’s Main Street retail mix in the 1880s. The current guide links that documented retail history with 11 operational butchers and one poultry specialist recorded in the approved August food master.

Read the current local guide

Health & Wellbeing

Supporting event

Free Active Women's Health Seminar

Thursday 24th September, 18:45
Japara Neighbourhood House Inc., Kilsyth
Free

Hear from three experienced and passionate women.

Check availability and booking for Free Active Women's Health Seminar

Discover Maroondah

Tarralla Creek Stage 2 plans to uncover another 886 metres of waterway

The next planned stage of Reimagining Tarralla Creek covers the section from Vinter Avenue to Eastfield Road in Croydon. It would daylight 886 metres of underground stormwater pipe, upgrade the shared path, add informal crossings and restore the corridor with landscaping and native planting.

See the Tarralla Creek Stage 2 plan