Updated February 23rd
Monday, February 1st
Mountain Pilates TRX Intro Class (Free)
10:45am or 5pm sessions available
Mountain Pilates Studio, 21 Menin Road, Monbulk
TRX is total-body resistance exercise and is an anchored, two-strap suspension training system that leverages your body weight against gravity to provide workouts that simultaneously target and challenge muscular stability, strength, and muscular endurance while improving flexibility, balance, coordination, and total power.
This introductory class is suitable for beginners or those looking to brush up on their skills before commencing group classes. Teenagers welcome.
Limited Places – Book in here https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass
Family Storytime @ Belgrave Library (Weekly Event)
11am
Belgrave library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Sessions will run for 20 minutes and include stories and rhymes and a take-home craft activity.
Bookings are essential for every child and adult over 12 months.
03 9800 6489
Red Cross Popup Blood Donor Centre
Feb 1 12:30pm – Feb 5 3pm
1443 Burwood Highway, Upwey
To check appointment availability and officially reserve your donation time head to: https://donateblood.page.link/Sk1e
Tuesday, February 2nd
Dru Yoga
10:30am – Noon
Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway Tecoma
Bookings essential. Call Barb: 0407 548 165
Tai Chi Class for Children with Chi Generation Tai Chi
6pm – 7pm
Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway Tecoma
$15 for first class, multi-class passes available
Call to book: 0437 949 919
Menzies Creek Table Tennis (Weekly Event)
6:30pm
Menzies Creek Hall, 1 Menzies Road, Menzies Creek
http://menziescreekhall.org.au/
Ranges Chess Club (Weekly Event)
Beginners and Juniors 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Social Chess: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Bookings are essential as places are limited due to current COVID-19 government restrictions.
For membership information and bookings please call Tanji on 0401833826
Gnostic Anthropology: The Inner Meaning of the Feathered Serpent (Weekly Event)
7pm – 9pm
Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Free discussion series Tuesdays 2nd – 23rd February. Explore the meaning of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, from the Aztec and Mayan cultures of Central America.
http://gnostic-institute.org.au/
VoKallista Community Choir (Weekly Event)
7:30pm – 9pm
Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway Tecoma
$10 per session
0407 548 165
Wednesday, February 3rd
Poetesis Open Mic Poetry @ Sooki Lounge
6:30pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Free entry – Sign-up on the night
The Hills Toastmasters Club Meeting (Fortnightly Event)
7:30pm – 9:30pm
402 Belgrave – Gembrook Road. Emerald
https://www.thehillstoastmastersclub.org/
Thursday, February 4th
Tae Kwon Do & Self Defence Classes (Weekly Event)
6pm – 8pm
Upwey Primary School, Darling Ave Upwey
https://rheetkdvic.com.au/central-vic/upwey
The Fat Goat Pub Quiz
7pm – 11pm
2 Morris Road, Upwey
Book your team table online at https://www.fatgoat.com.au/bookings (choose the 7pm slot or earlier and just put a note to say you are in the quiz with your TEAM NAME.)
Dance In The Hills (Weekly Event)
7 pm – 9 pm
Belgrave South Community Hall, Gilmore Court, Belgrave South
Dance In The Hills is a collective of Conscious Dancers exploring Movement as Medicine. Each class includes lightly facilitated movement explorations with a Qualified Movement Teacher. Space is limited, bookings essential.
www.trybooking.com/eventlist/artfulawareness
The Railway Dog 80’s Night
7pm til Closing
5/329-331 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Emerald Vic
http://www.therailwaydog.com.au/
Call 0444 512 871 to reserve your spot
Sooki Lounge Trivia: Gilmore Girls
7pm – 10pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
$5 entry
Prizes for best dressed
Pre-register your team name and number of people by emailing sookilounge@gmail.com
Board Games in The Hills
7:30pm – 11:30pm
Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Meet people, learn how to play new games and celebrate all that tabletop gaming has to offer! Feel free to bring your own games along or play ones provided.
This group meets the first Thursday of the month and it is open to all skill levels.
Bookings essential as places are limited due to COVID-19 government restrictions.
03 9800 6489
Friday, February 5th
Cardio Tennis
9:30am – 10:30am
Miller Park Tennis Club, Cnr Mountain Hwy and Liverpool Road, The Basin
Hills Community Gardens Harvest and Communal Dinner
6pm – 8pm
Alma Treloar Reserve, 79 Packenham Road, Cockatoo
https://www.facebook.com/HillsCommunityGardens
Sh’bam Dance Party Class @ VIBE Health & Fitness
6:30pm – 7:15pm
366 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Emerald
http://www.vibehealthandfitness.com.au/
Live Music – Nat Allison @ The Acorn
8pm
375 Forest Road, The Basin
Bookings: 9762 8668
Saturday, February 6th
Emerald Trash to Treasure Market
8:30am – 1:30pm
Emerald Primary School Oval, Heroes Avenue Emerald
Cockatoo Country Market
8:30am – 1:30pm
Alma Treloar Reserve, Cockatoo
Live Music @ Telopea Gardens
10:30am – 4:30pm
80 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road, Emerald
Jose & The Amigos, Artistry of Pan, Eliza Mithen & The Mansplainers, Elizabeth Sunderland, Edward Nass, The Old Dogs and Jose Garcia play live at the reopening of Telopea Gardens
https://www.facebook.com/Telopea-Gardens-Emerald
Summer Foraging Weed Walk with Wandering Weeds
11am
230-232 Ridge Road, Mount Dandenong
Would you like to learn survival skills by foraging for food & medicine?
Come along to gain the knowledge necessary to be able to identify, prepare, preserve & eat the weeds that are growing in abundance all around us.
Further details and bookings – Facebook Event
Term 1 Bellydance Classes with Bellique Bellydance (Weekly Event)
3:30pm – 5:30pm
1553 Burwood Highway, Tecoma
Term payments and casual classes available
https://www.facebook.com/bellique
Sacred Music World Concert with Sophia Tuv
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Ananda Yoga, 1681 Burwood Highway Belgrave
Tickets $25 prepaid/$30 at the door
https://www.anandayogabelgrave.com/
Sunday, February 7th
Relaxation, Meditation and Yoga (Free Weekly Event)
8am – 9:30am
Progress Hall, 1/127 Colby Drive, Belgrave Heights
BYO Yoga Mat. Call Komal 0450 537 418 to reserve your place.
Sherbrooke Archers Instruction Program
9:30am – 11:30am
6 New Road, Upper Ferntree Gully
$75 for 3 x weekly 2 hour sessions. Intermediate program for those considering joining the club.
Bookings at http://comeandtryarchery.net.au/
Monthly Hills Pagan Coffee Meet
Noon
Earthly Pleasures Cafe, 1627 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/HillsPagans
Footsteps In The Forest – Family Friendly Forest Immersion Walk
1:15pm – 4:30pm
Doongalla Picnic Grounds, The Basin
https://events.humanitix.com/forestfootsteps
Live Music – Open Mic Concert @ Cockatoo RSL
2pm – 5pm
Cockatoo RSL, 20 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Cockatoo
Sunday Session Open Mic. Register your interest in attending here
Live Music – Sunset Stranger @ The Fat Goat
4pm – 7pm
2 Morris Road, Upwey
Monday, February 8th
Tuesday, February 9th
Wednesday, February 10th
Sing for Fun Tecoma (Weekly Event)
1pm – 2:30pm
Tecoma Uniting Church, 1566 Burwood Highway, Tecoma
$10 per session
Enquiries: barbmcfarlane@bigpond.com
https://www.facebook.com/Sing-For-Fun
Thursday, February 11th
Family Story Time @ Montrose Library
11am
935 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose
Sessions will run for 20 minutes and include stories and rhymes and a take-home craft activity.
Bookings open 3 days before the session.
Conditions of Entry to the library must be observed.
03 9800 6490
Live Music – Jose Garcia
1:30pm
Kallista Tea Rooms, 103 Monbulk Road, Kallista
http://www.kallista-tearooms.com.au/
Walk & Sip with Mumscapes (Free Event)
7pm
Mums, take a walk through the Dandenong ranges National Park and then stop for a drink after at the Micawber Tavern. Contact Sinead 0429 793 245 to confirm your attendance.
Friday, February 12th
Saturday, February 13th
Coffee N Cars
8am-10am
Mount Evelyn Garden Centre, 126 York Rd, Mount Evelyn
Car show to help raise funds for the Mount Evelyn CFA. Gold Coin Donation on entry.
Mindfulness: Guided Imagery with Caron Hill
10am
Saturdays Feb 13th – March 27th
Tibetan Buddhist Rime Institute, Belgrave
https://www.facebook.com/RimeBuddhism/
VCE Creative Showcase 2021 Opening Event
6pm – 8pm
Burrinja, 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey
VCE Creative Showcase is the largest showcase of emerging artists from across the Yarra Ranges region, featuring students who have completed VCE Art or Studio Art. This dynamic exhibition and project is an insight into the artistic minds of our youngest and brightest creatives.
After a challenging year, these students are displaying their hard work for the community to enjoy. Engage with a diverse range of artworks, from photography to sculpture.
Hosted at Burrinja Cultural Centre in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council, the exhibition is professionally curated, featuring students who were successful in the application process. Celebrate another year of creativity at the VCE Creative Showcase Exhibition.
Bookings Essential – https://www.burrinja.org.au/burrinja-whats-on/whats-on-art
Live Music – The Maynards @ The Oak Tree Tavern
8pm – 11pm
367 Forest Road, The Basin
COVID Restrictions apply. Call for table booking – 9761 0944
Sunday, February 14th
Belgrave Big Dreams One Love Market
9am – 2pm
St Thomas More Primary, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Puffing Billy Valentines Day Experience – Brunch @ Nobelius Packing Shed
10am – 1:25pm
Belgrave to Emerald return journey aboard Puffing Billy Steam Train.
Enjoy a locally sourced Grazing Platter filled with a delicious selection of cured meats, fine cheeses, and Devonshire Tea for dessert at the heritage-listed Nobelius Packing Shed.
Visitors have the opportunity to explore the Nobelius Heritage Park – a four-and-a-half-hectare heritage site that was once part of the world-famous Nobelius Nursery and started in 1886 by Swedish immigrant Carl Axel Nobelius – before boarding the return train bound for Belgrave station.
The Heritage Park is also home to the Emerald Museum, displaying memorabilia, photographs and documents dating from early aboriginal occupation to the present day.
Ticket Bookings – https://puffingbilly.com.au/experiences/brunch-at-the-packing-shed
Live Music – Zen Monkee @ Sooki Lounge
8pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Monday, February 15th
Tuesday, February 16th
Wednesday, February 17th
Reader to Reader
10:30am – 11:30am
Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
An informal get together to discuss the books we have read and enjoyed. Library Staff will share their favourite authors too!
Third Wednesday of the month
03 9800 6489
Thursday, February 18th
Live Music – Daniel Champagne @ Sooki Lounge
8pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Friday, February 19th
Moving Through Meditation (5 week Course)
1pm
Cockatoo Community House, 23 Bailey Road, Cockatoo
Moving through Meditation is an introduction course to everyday Mindfulness. The course includes: 5 x Master Classes to develop your meditation & mindfulness practices, access to a private Facebook group for additional resources, motivation & support over the course of the program. For further information, visit www.holisticdevelopment.com.au
Vision Board Workshop
7pm – 9pm
Mt Evelyn Community House, 50 Wray Crescent, Mount Evelyn
Join Michelle in this relaxing, 2 hour, hands-on workshop to create your individualised vision boards. Your board will reflect your vision for the different aspects of your life: personal, family, work, goals and dreams.
Reserve your place here – https://www.mtevelynch.com.au/course-detail.cfm?coursecode=VB
Good Nights – A Meet Up For Change Makers
7:30pm
Belgrave Lake Park Cottage Playgroup, Belgrave
Good Nights is a bi-monthly meet-up for change-makers hosted by Belgrave Lake Park Cottage Playgroup. Open to all community members. Come along to learn about important social and environmental issues, take tangible action and find out how you can get more involved. Plus, recharge with like-minded folk over tea, wine and nibbles!
http://www.belgravelakeparkcottage.com.au/
Live Music – Press Club @ Sooki Lounge SOLD OUT
7:30pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Saturday, February 20th
Seed of Life Market Upwey
8am – 1pm, Main Street Upwey
Come and get your sustainably grown veggies, fruits, seedlings, berries, raw honey, pasture-raised eggs, artisan cheese, organic garlic, ferments, mushrooms, potatoes, vegan ice-cream, jams, sourdough bread, bulk cleaning products and more. Listen to some live music while enjoying a locally roasted coffee, vegan falafels, paella, warm scones and French pastries!
Montrose Community Market
9am – 1:30pm
Outdoor market on the green at Montrose Town Centre.
Cnr Leith And Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd’s, Montrose.
FLAME Community Garden Meetup
10:30am
1566 Burwood Highway Tecoma
BYO drinks, hats, gloves, tools and friendship. We talk a lot and sometimes we garden! If you have any gardening queries, come along and find out your answer. All welcome.
FREE Workshops – Mushroom Patch with King Stropharia Mushrooms at Forestedge Permaculture Nursery in Kallista
Join permaculture teacher Tamara Griffiths for a free talk and in her nursery garden.
Learn about King Stropharia mushrooms, their uses and where to grow them, permaculture strategies and forest gardening.
Tamara will be demonstrating an easy way to inoculate a new mushroom bed or create a patch under fruit trees.
Mushroom mycelium packs will be available on the day.
Come at 11.30 for a wander around ready for an 12 midday start. The weather looks good, event will run rain or shine.
Saturday 20th February
12 noon til 2pm
Sunday 21st February
12am til 2pm
15 spots available
rsvp essential to Tamara on 0407457707
Yoga and Wine with Tracee CANCELLED
6pm – 8pm
Ananda Yoga, 1681 Burwood Highway Belgrave
Join Tracee for this new & exciting workshop where you can deepen your practice and your wine tasting skills!
Start with a guided tasting of 3 featured white wines where you’ll learn how to taste and assess wine for the fullest experience. Follow up with a gentle hour of slow flow + yin yoga and finish the night relaxing while sipping on a glass of your favourite wine from the lineup.
Bookings at https://www.anandayogabelgrave.com/
Live Music – The Wildermoths at the Black Bee
7pm
7 Bayview Road, Belgrave
Sunday, February 21st
Telopea Road Working Bee
9am – 11:45am
End of Telopea Road, Emerald
Event by Telopea Road Entry Restoration Project and Emerald & District Lions Club
https://www.facebook.com/TelopeaSteps
Shine Holistic Wellbeing Retreat for Young Teen Women
10am – 2pm
Shine Studio, Kalorama
Shine’s holistic wellbeing workshops are designed for young women between the age of 14-17 years of age, to build and develop positive relationships to self, community and nature.
This deeply nurturing self-development workshop and its health and wellbeing focused content is designed to engage young women in fun, reflective, practical and creative learning experiences that are aimed at empowering their own health and wellbeing experiences.
Bookings – https://shine-mind-body-spirit.teachable.com/p/holistic-wellbeing-retreat-young-women
Saori Sauce ‘YAKI’ Japanese Street Food Cooking Class SOLD OUT
11am – 2pm (lunch included)
3 Oakdale Road, Upwey
Learn how to make 5 popular Japanese dishes
*Cheese Okonomiyaki – Japanese cabbage pancakes
*Yakisoba – Japanese fried egg noodles
*Yakitori – skewered meats with sticky sauce
*Yaki onigiri – baked rice balls with sweet miso paste
*Butajiru – carrot, potato and thin sliced pork in a miso soup base
Price: $158 per person
Bookings – https://www.saorijapanesesauce.com.au/product/170
Come & Try Archery with Sherbrooke Archers
1pm
6 New Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia
Tickets available at www.comeandtryarchery.net.au
Poetry in the Hills
2pm – 5pm
The Belgrave Hotel, 1645 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Participants will have five minutes open stage access – sign up on arrival if you wish to read.
Due to COVID restrictions, a limit of 20 tickets are available with room for 10 walk ins on the day.
Book in here
Reggae BBQ Bowls
3pm – 7pm
Cockatoo & District Bowls Club, 2 McBride Street, Cockatoo
Come down to the Cockatoo Bowls Club for an afternoon of good vibes, cold beers and delicious food!
$10 entry will get you unlimited bowls, with all proceeds going back to local businesses and future events at the Cockatoo Bowls Club.
https://www.facebook.com/cockatoobowlsclub
Live Music – Majak Door @ Sooki Lounge
4pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Support acts Ebony & The Dilemmas and Uncle Emma
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Live Music – Fat Goat Sunday Session: Duncan Phillips & Dave Evans
4pm
2 Morris Road, Upwey
Live Music – Limelight at The Oak Tree Tavern
5:30pm
367 Forest Road, The Basin
Call for booking – 9761 0944
Monday, February 22nd
Tuesday, February 23rd
First Aid for Parents
7pm – 9pm
Belgrave Lake Park Cottage, Belgrave
Learn information in children’s health, first aid and safety in a warm and friendly environment. The session aims to help you feel more confident and prepared in handling common childhood health issues and knowing what to do in an emergency.
Cost
$30 for members
$35 for non-members
RSVP and pay for the session here:
https://events.humanitix.com/parentmedic-baby-child-first-aid-belgrave-23-02-2021
Wednesday, February 24th
Thursday, February 25th
Live Music – Children Collide @ Sooki Lounge
8pm – 11:45pm
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Friday, February 26th
Music and Movement for Preschoolers
9:30am – 10am Fridays (Weekly Event)
St Thomas More Primary School
Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Come and enjoy a cuppa while your budding dancers experience the music, movement and colour of traditional dance from around the world.
For more information, call 9754 4444 or visit www.smbelgrave.catholic.edu.au
GoGo Train DJ’s @ Sooki Lounge
8pm – 3am
1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Tickets – https://sookilounge.oztix.com.au
Saturday, February 27th
The Gully Market
9am – 3pm Saturday
10am – 3pm Sunday
Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station, Burwood Highway
Yoga Faries in The Forest
10:30am – 12:30am
Location on Booking
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-fairies-in-the-forest-tickets-137924878023
FREE Elderberry syrup making workshop
Forestedge Permaculture Nursery
74 Monbulk Road, Kallista
Saturday 27th February
11am til 1pm
Sunday 28th February
11am til 1pm
Live Music – Banbury Cross “Step Out” Single Launch
3pm – 5pm
12 Bar Belgrave, 1675 Burwood Highway, Belgrave
Sunday, February 28th
Gembrook Market
9am – 2pm
Gembrook Community Centre, 4 Gembrook Road, Gembrook
Live Music – A Day on The Green @ Upwey Tecoma Cricket Club
12pm – 5pm
1 Chosen Avenue, Upwey
Featuring Lily & King, Tracey Roberts, Pia Nesvara, Luke & Sarah Rose, and emerging artists from the RaRa Records label.
This is a non-smoking, no B.Y.O. alcohol event.
Tickets available here
Tickets to this event are free but require a $25 deposit as they are strictly limited. On the day you will have the option to transfer your deposit to the bar, contribute it towards the artist fees or have it refunded. If you have paid a deposit on a ticket but do NOT attend the event you will NOT be eligible for a refund of the deposit.
Mt Evelyn Cricket Club Match & Major Raffle
1pm – 7pm
Mount Evelyn Recreational Reserve
$100 per ticket, includes $50 drink card & finger food
$3000 1st prize
$1000 2nd prize
$500 3rd prize
https://www.facebook.com/Mt-Evelyn-CC
The History of The Basin Theatre: Book Launch
2pm
The Basin Theatre, Corner Doongalla & Simpsons Roads, The Basin
The official launch of The Basin Theatre history book by local Parliamentary Member, Jackson Taylor.
The event will commence at 2:00 pm and will be followed by a complimentary COVID-safe afternoon tea. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event for $27.50 and at Rainy Day Books in The Basin (next to The Basin Post Office) after the launch.
Bookings essential – Book Here
Live Music – Upwey Belgrave RSL Summer Series Music sessions
2pm-5pm
1 Mast Gully Road, Upwey
Featuring Swamp Donkey and Loonee Tunes
$10 entry
Live Music – Justin Bernasconi : Fat Goat Sunday Session
4pm
The Fat Goat, 2 Morris Road, Upwey
Live Music – Beck Sian & David Brimacombe
2pm – 5pm
Paradise Valley Hotel, 249 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Clematis
Sound Bath and Guided Meditation with Dorothea
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Ananda Yoga, 1681 Burwood Highway Belgrave
https://www.anandayogabelgrave.com/
Did you know that over at Bam Bam Italian KIDS EAT FREE THIS FEBRUARY?!*
Let the kids burn off steam in Bam Bam Italian’s enclosed playground while you sit back and enjoy their stellar food, customer service and contemporary setting in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges. Locals and visitors flock here to enjoy their standout pizza menu, along with authentic seasonal Italian dishes, healthy salads, wines, beers, and of course desserts! In addition to their regular menu Bam Bam Italian easily accommodates those looking for gluten free, dairy free, vegan, or onion and garlic free alternatives too!
To book and see their full menu head to bambamitalian.com.au
Terms and Conditions:
* Valid between 1st–28th Feb 2021, dine in only. Excluding Valentine’s Day (Sunday 14th February).
* Offer available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays between 5–7pm only.
* Receive one free kids meal with every $30 spent on your total bill.
* Kids must choose a meal from our children’s menu.
* Valid for kids 12 yrs and under.
* Not available with any other offer.
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