Hands Up Mallee

12/06/2026

Annual Victoria Police Community Sentiment Survey 2026

🔷 Victoria Police is seeking community feedback to better understand local safety needs

📝 Take a few minutes to complete this anonymous survey
📢 Your voice helps shape how services respond to community needs.

https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/vicpol-2026/survey/6585 -nav

09/06/2026

MRCC's Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee is seeking a new community member with lived experience to help shape the community to be more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Follow the post below to learn more about this opportunity to get involved and make a difference!

Our Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee is seeking a new community member to help shape our community to be more accessible and inclusive for people with disability.

If you have ideas and want to help shape Council services, policies and facilities to reflect the needs and rights of people with disability then we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from:

➡️ People with lived experience of disability
➡️ Family members or carers of people with disability
➡️ People with lived experience who live along the Mallee Track

If you would like to talk to someone before applying, call Jeni Snadden on 03 5018 8100 or email [email protected].

Expressions of Interest close at 5pm, Tuesday 30 June 2026.

To learn more and apply at www.mildura.vic.gov.au/DIAC

09/06/2026

Information session for those interested in a career as a Police Officer Officer. Follow the post below to learn more.

Interested in becoming a Police Officer with Victoria Police?

Victoria Police is hosting a free Career Information Session for members of the community who are interested in a career as a Police Officer.

📅 Monday 15 June | 5.30pm – 8pm
📍 Alfred Deakin Centre Mildura
🎟️ Free event – register via Eventbrite link below
📲 https://ow.ly/wsq550Z7pgC

Learn about the Police Officer role, recruitment process and training at the Academy. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about life as a police officer.

02/06/2026

🏀 Do you love basketball?

Are you 8–14 years old and live around Red Cliffs?

Come help us create fun training and game sessions for kids your age! 🎯
✨ Be part of something cool
✨ Share your ideas
✨ Help design basketball games

What to expect:
👉 Small, friendly co-design sessions after school
👉 Chat, share ideas, and plan together
👉 Safe and welcoming space, supervised by friendly adults

📅 When: Wednesdays 10 & 17 June
⏰ Time: 4–6pm
📍 Where: Red Cliffs (location TBA)

🚌 Transport can be arranged
💸 Honorarium payment provided

Get involved:
Expression of Interest (for carers to complete): https://ow.ly/Ba7z50Z60eb

Got questions?

Contact Mel Tucker, Social Impact Lead, Hands Up Mallee at 0429 554 605 or [email protected]

Let’s make basketball awesome for young people in Red Cliffs! 🙌

29/05/2026

National Reconciliation Week 2026 | All In

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 is All In, a call for all Australians to commit to reconciliation every day.

It is a reminder to step off the sidelines and take action where we live and work. Advancing reconciliation and upholding the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a shared responsibility, and it calls for all of us to be involved.

At Hands Up Mallee, we acknowledge and thank the Aboriginal community members who continue to partner in this journey of creating meaningful, lasting change that benefits everyone through their contribution to co-design, governance, cultural leadership, and advocacy.

The relationships and trust built over time, guided by Elders, leaders, HUM's Aboriginal Social Impact Lead and the Yarning Group, remain central to this work.

This week, and every week, is an opportunity to listen, learn, and act together.

Learn more about the Hands Up Mallee Yarning Group here:
https://handsupmallee.com/about/

Learn more about National Reconciliation Week here: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

🖼️The artwork for this campaign is by renowned Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey

29/05/2026

Reconciliation Week at SuniTAFE, Sunraysia Institute Of TAFE
📅 Wed 17 June 2026 | ⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Dulka Yuppata Lawns
An opportunity to connect, reflect, learn and show our support together 💛🖤❤️

22/05/2026

Read more about Aunty Jemmes Handy's induction into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll in today's edition of Sunraysia Daily

https://sunraysiadaily.com.au/news/2026/05/22/local-joins-aboriginal-honour-roll/

Media Clip- Sunraysia Daily

22/05/2026

🖤💛❤️ Mildura Reconciliation Week Event ❤️💛🖤
Come together to recognise and celebrate National Reconciliation Week

📅 Wednesday 27 May
🕒 3.00pm – 6.00pm
📍 Powerhouse Place (near Jaycee Park)

✨ Smoking Ceremony
✨ Activities for all ages
✨ Free feed

Everyone is welcome to attend as we connect, reflect, and celebrate together as a community.
For more information, contact Jamie:
📧 [email protected]

22/05/2026

🌟 First Steps to Learning – Free Family Events 🌟

Free, fun and inclusive events across the Mildura LGA supporting children’s early learning and development.

Connect with local educators and services, explore learning opportunities, and find the support your family needs to give children the best start.

📍 Red Cliffs – Early Years Hub
🗓 Friday 12 June | ⏰ 10–11.30am
✔ Meet local kindergarten and school teachers
✔ Register your child for kinder or school
✔ Walk-in Maternal & Child Health and immunisation
✔ Toy Library activities
✔ Free morning tea provided by Trinity Lutheran College
✔ Birth certificate support for eligible families

📍 Mildura – Powerhouse Place
🗓 Thursday 18 June | ⏰ 10am–1pm
✔ Meet local kindergarten teachers
✔ Register your child and complete enrolments
✔ Walk-in Maternal & Child Health and Immunisation
✔ Toy Library activities
✔ Free sausage sizzle by Mildura Lions Club and soup by Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council Inc. - SMECC
✔ Birth certificate support for eligible families

📍 Merbein – Merbein Library
🗓 Tuesday 21 July | ⏰ 10.30am–12pm
✔ Meet local kindergarten teachers
✔ Register your child and complete enrolments
✔ Walk-in Maternal & Child Health and Immunisation
✔ Toy Library activities
✔ Free morning tea provided by Trinity Lutheran College
✔ Birth certificate support for eligible families

Delivered by Mildura Rural City Council in partnership with Connected Beginnings Mildura and Mallee District Aboriginal Services - MDAS.

Sunraysia Toy Library Inc - Mildura Toy Library and Red Cliffs Toy Library Red Cliffs Lions Club

18/05/2026

This National Volunteer Week, we acknowledge and thank the community members who share their time, knowledge, and leadership through Hands Up Mallee.

Lasting change happens when communities are at the centre of shaping the decisions that impact them. This is made possible by people who show up every day to contribute their voices, experience, and expertise.

Every meaningful shift we’ve seen has been driven by community members who continue to invest their time and energy and share their insights, perspectives, lived experience, and cultural knowledge. Whether through co-design, governance, community conversations, events, or advocacy, your contribution is invaluable.

This week, we celebrate and sincerely thank you for helping shape a more connected, inclusive, and thriving community.

Interested in getting involved? 2026 is your year to volunteer.
Follow our page or reach out to learn more about opportunities to be part of this work.