Community News
Melbourne Victory Autumn Holiday Program
The Melbourne Victory Holiday Program, funded by the Victorian Government’s Department of Education, is back on during the upcoming April school holidays.
This FREE programs focus on developing leadership, teamwork and football skills while promoting social and emotional well-being of secondary school-aged students. The program aims to engage young people from multicultural backgrounds and anyone who faces barriers to accessing quality football programs, creating an inclusive environment for young people from schools and community services.
The Holiday Program will be split into 3 programs – spaces are limited. Please see below for program details:
- Leadership Program: Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 April 2026
- Ages: 16 to 18-year-old boys and girls
Develop your leadership skills with engaging experiences that build connections to Melbourne Victory FC
Activities include a bouldering excursion, football coaching workshop focusing on all-abilities, coaching and mentoring younger players, and fun football sessions.
- Girls Only Program: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 April 2026
- Ages: 12 to 16 - year-old girls
- Have fun through football and workshops in a female-only environment
- Activities include meet & greet with A-League women’s players, workshops, stand-up paddle boarding excursion, football sessions.
- High School Program: Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 April 2026
- Ages: 12-to 16-year-old boys and girls
- Have fun and meet new people through football and excursions
Activities include ice skating excursion, World Cup tournament, swimming, basketball and football sessions.
Important Information:
- Registration link: MVFC Holiday Program Registration
- Location: All sessions will take place in the inner suburbs of Melbourne
- Cost: FREE
- Program Time: Each day, registration will be open from 10am to 10.30am and the session will finish around 2:30pm to 3pm. We encourage early arrival to help us start promptly.
- Further details about locations and activities will be emailed after registration.
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Free Parenting Sessions with ReachOut
ReachOut Australia is offering free professional coaching sessions for parents and carers of teens (12-18 years) in Australia.
This service is for parents and carers who want to build their skills in supporting their 12-18 year olds with issues such as anxiety and depression, communication problems, school refusal, alcohol and drug use, self-harm, aggressive behaviour, gender and identity, bullying and more.
Visit their website for more information at One-on-one support | ReachOut Australia.
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Hunt Club Community & Arts Centre
There are some upcoming exciting opportunities happening within Brimbank for youth ages 15-25 -
Natural Pest & Disease Management – Saturday 28th March event facilitated by My Smart Garden at the Hunt Club Community & Arts Centre, Deer Park .
Check out the flyer for more information.
Find them on Facebook for more free programs and events at:
https://www.facebook.com/bccneighbourhoodhouses?__tn__=-UC
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Join Albanvale FNC this season!
Albanvale Football and Netball Club is offering VUSC students FREE registration for the U14 Season 2026! Check out the flyer below or call 0412 454 775 for more information.
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Free Public Transport for Young People Under 18
The Victorian Government has announced that public transport will now be free for all young people under the age of 18.
To access free travel, students are required to have a Youth myki card, which can be purchased for a one-off cost of $5.00. Once a Youth myki card is obtained, all travel will be free.
Students must continue to tap on and tap off when using public transport and must always carry and use their Youth myki card.
Youth myki cards can be purchased from:
- Staffed train stations
- Selected local shopping centres
- Post office
- Some 7-Eleven stores
Or register online for a Youth myki by:
- logging into your myki account
- creating a new account.
Once you register, you'll get an email to use for valid travel while you wait for your card to arrive.
We encourage families to organise a Youth myki card for their child if they regularly use public transport. Visit Transport Victoria for more details.
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Easing into adolescence: resources for families
The Department of Education has launched an Easing into adolescence webpage for families of students aged 10 to 14 (Grade 5 to Year 8).
The webpage has information and strategies you can use to help ease your child into adolescence and secondary school. These include:
- a guide to emotion coaching. Staff from The University of Melbourne’s Tuning in to Teens Kids program developed the guidance.
- how to support your adolescent with their studies and more generally. Parenting expert and clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller helped develop this resource.
Subtitles for videos by The University of Melbourne on the webpage are available in 10 languages. You can select your preferred language on the translations page.
For questions about these resources, contact the Strategic Partnerships, Transitions and Student Voice team. You can email them at Secondary.School.Transition@education.vic.gov.au.
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Free Telephone Interpreting Service for Parents & Carers
All Graduates Interpreting and Translating provides a free inbound telephone interpreting service, which enables parents and carers to contact our school with the support of a telephone interpreter. This service ensures that families with limited English proficiency can connect with us and receive the support they need.
Download this simple step-by-step guide which explains how parents and carers can utilise this service.
The guide is available in English and the Top 30 most commonly requested languages by families in Victorian government schools. Translated versions can be easily accessed through the links provided in the English version above.
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Financial Assistance for Families
The Brotherhood of St. Laurence’s mission is to work for an Australia free of Poverty.
Given the cost-of-living challenges at the moment, many families are doing it very tough and could use some help.
The Brotherhood of St. Laurence has provided the following financial resources for families, including:
- The Saver Plus Program
- State Schools Relief (contact the school to request this support)
- Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (contact the school for an application form)
- Computerbank
If you would like further information, please feel free to reach out to them!
Ph: 9483 1183
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