Mornington Peninsula Youth Services

03/11/2025

🚨 Youth Services Update – Coming 2026 🚨

We’re changing the way we deliver Youth Services across the Mornington Peninsula.

Our current model of Youth Services will wrap up at the end of Term 4, 2025. From Term 2, 2026, we’ll launch a new model that brings together a range of services to work in partnership, offering flexible, inclusive and targeted services for young people and families.

We’re focused on wellbeing, connection, and keeping our youth hubs in Hastings, Mornington & Rosebud energised and well-used.

Got ideas? We’re hosting engagement sessions for young people and families to help shape the future of youth services:

· Shed11, Hastings – Wed 12 Nov, 5:30–6:45pm
· The Corner, Mornington – Thurs 13 Nov, 5:30–6:45pm
· Tounnin Wominjeka, Rosebud – Thurs 20 Nov, 5:30–6:45pm

Questions? Contact us at ysfeedback@mornpen.vic.gov.au
More info at mornpen.vic.gov.au > Youth Services Review - Mornington Peninsula Shire

19/09/2025

🎨✨ Create It: Youth Art Showcase ✨🎨

Come to a family friendly youth art exhibition these school holidays and see what young people on the Peninsula are creating!

📅 23–25 Sept, 10am–12pm
📍 The Corner Youth Hub, Mornington
💲 FREE entry

Vote for your fave in the People’s Choice Award 🏆

Don’t miss this celebration of youth creativity!

Details at https://mpys.com.au/youth-programs/create-it/

Mornington Peninsula Arts & Culture Mornington Peninsula Shire Community House

12/09/2025

🎨✨ Free art workshops these school holidays!

Join us for Create IT at The Corner Youth Hub – an afternoon of hands-on creativity for 10–17 year olds:
🗓 Thursday 25 September | 12:30–4pm
📍 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington

👉 Make your own zine with graphic artist Rebecca L. Stewart Art and Illustration
👉 Create thunder drums with other young people

Food + all materials supplied 🙌

Spots are free but limited – express your interest now https://mpys.com.au/youth-programs/holiday-program/

Part of the Create IT Youth Art Showcase 🎭 Funded by VIC Gov as part of Youth Fest 2025

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07/09/2025

🎲✨ Level Up: Be the Dungeon Master! ✨🎲

This workshop is presented with Mornington Peninsula Libraries

Our Dungeons & Dragons groups are so popular, we’ve created a special workshop where you can learn how to run your own epic adventures.

⚔️ How to Be a Dungeon Master
📍 Mornington Library, Vancouver St
📅 Tues 30 Sept, 3-5.30pm
👥 Ages 12–17
💸 Free (but bookings required!)

In this workshop you’ll learn how to:
🗺️ Build exciting quests
👹 Bring creatures & characters to life
⚖️ Keep the game fun and fair for everyone

No D&D experience needed — just your imagination and love of stories!

📝 Spots are limited. Register via the link in our bio or at https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-dragons-master

05/09/2025

🌼 Spring Holiday Program – Book Now! 🌼

Our free holiday program is back 22 Sept – 3 Oct for young people aged 10–17 across the Mornington Peninsula. Drop into our youth hubs daily for fun, free activities – no bookings needed.

✨ If you’d like to join our special excursions & workshops, you’ll need to express interest by Friday 12 Sept:

🚌 Excursions ($12 incl. transport)
🔐 Zone – Tues 23 Sept (Mornington)
🤸 Locked in Escape Rooms – Thurs 2 Oct (Seaford)

🎨 Free Workshops (bookings required)
🎭 Create It Art Workshops – Thurs 25 Sept, 12.30–4pm @ The Corner Youth Hub, Mornington
⚔️ Dungeon Master Workshop (D&D) – Tues 30 Sept, 3–5.30pm @ Mornington Library

⚡️ Spots are limited, don’t miss out!
📩 Express your interest here: https://mpys.com.au/youth-programs/holiday-program/

Mornington Peninsula Shire

20/08/2025

Making it in Music: real conversations, real connections

Miss the ‘Hot Seat’ sessions at MP Music Summit last year?

are bringing them back — fresh format, richer conversations, and group participation.

Presented in partnership with RPP FM-Your Peninsula Radio and Mornington Peninsula Shire, this event is proudly part of our Make Music Matter initiative.

Making it in Music is a small-group networking event designed for emerging and established musicians to connect directly with industry professionals.

Held in small groups, you'll move through six expert-led discussions, where industry guests share insights, swap stories, and answer your questions. It’s practical, low-pressure, and all about building your music career from the inside out. No panels, no PowerPoints — just real talk about what it takes to create a sustainable and creative life in music.

Step into the spotlight — free professional photo shoot thanks to .amplify at The Corner Youth Hub next door. Ideal for fresh promo shots, press kits or profiles. A chance to build your brand with a pro behind the lens.

Then stick around after the sessions for a casual jam led by Poul Grage and hang with fellow musos. Presented by the MP Music Network.

Event Schedule:

🗓 Thursday 18 September
🕔 5.30 – 7.30pm | Hotseat sessions (15 mins each)
🎶 7.30 – 8.30pm | Networking + Jam Session
📍 RPP FM Studios, Mornington
🎟 Free - registrations essential

To book your spot, visit: Making it in Music Meet-Up - Our Arts & Culture

Confirmed Hotseat Guests:
🎤 Venue owners, event organisers – Budha, Budha Entertainment + Robin Griffiths, MOTH
🎧 Studio engineers and producers – Dan Swan and Tommy, Capel Sound & Spud Thompson, Elusive Creative
🗂️ Industry rights and royalties – + Al Parkinson, APRA/AMCOS
📻 Media and music promotion – Danae Effern, Little Giant Agency and Genna Alexopoulos, Super Duper
💿 Label insight – Bill Page, RPP FM (ex Mushroom Records)
🎙️ Artist perspectives – Sean Thomas (Kisschasy) + Brittany Holt

20/08/2025

10/08/2025

🌿 What an incredible experience our youth hub team had visiting Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association last week!

Located in Hastings, Willum Warrain (meaning 'home by the sea') is a gathering space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our region - as well as a welcoming place for all.

Our guide Tammie welcomed us with such warmth and generosity, sharing her personal story and family history with us. For some of our team, this was their first visit, and we were all so grateful for the experience.

We were honoured to:
✨ Be welcomed with a traditional smoking ceremony and water blessing
✨ Try on beautiful possum fur cloaks
✨ Tour the grounds
✨ Taste native edible plants and learn about their traditional uses

Tammie's storytelling and knowledge made this cultural immersion truly special.

If you haven't visited Willum Warrain yet, we highly recommend it! Thank you so much to Tammie and Willum Warrain for sharing your culture and creating this experience for our team. 🙏

Peninsula Shire