Green Wedge
Understand the value of rural landscapes, environmental buffers and open space.
Explore Green Wedge information →Discover the City of Melton
Every community has a story.
Explore the townships, neighbourhoods, events, places and heritage that together make the City of Melton one of Victoria's most diverse and dynamic communities. This independent network is designed to inform, connect and inspire participation.
Discover communities
Every township and neighbourhood deserves to be seen.
Each page provides a welcoming introduction, useful local links and an invitation for residents, businesses, schools, clubs and organisations to contribute.
Established and rural communities
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Diggers Rest
Historic township, rail connection, rural setting and strong community advocacy.
Discover Diggers Rest → 🏘️Melton Township
The traditional civic and commercial heart of the wider municipality.
Discover Melton Township → 🚉Melton South
A connected community with railway history, recreation and neighbourhood life.
Discover Melton South → 🌾Rockbank
Village roots meeting new neighbourhoods and major town-centre growth.
Discover Rockbank → 🌊Exford
Rural heritage beside the Werribee River and Melton Reservoir.
Discover Exford → 🐎Toolern Vale
Farming, equestrian life and open rural landscapes with space to breathe.
Discover Toolern Vale → 🏛️Eynesbury
Heritage, golf, nature and a distinctive township character.
Discover Eynesbury →Growing communities
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Aintree
A young, family-focused community built around recreation and learning.
Discover Aintree → 🌊Caroline Springs
An established lakeside centre for learning, shopping and recreation.
Discover Caroline Springs → 🏥Cobblebank
A growing regional centre for transport, health, sport and services.
Discover Cobblebank → 🤝Fraser Rise
A developing family community with new facilities, schools and parks.
Discover Fraser Rise → 📸Strathtulloh
A new neighbourhood creating tomorrow's history from the beginning.
Discover Strathtulloh → 🏫Thornhill Park
A family-focused community growing around schools, parks and services.
Discover Thornhill Park → 🗺️Truganina (Melton)
The City of Melton locality within the wider Truganina growth corridor.
Discover Truganina →Djerriwarrh FestivalOne city. Many communities. One great annual celebration.
Featured community event
Djerriwarrh Festival deserves a space of its own.
One of the City of Melton's most significant annual community events, bringing together live entertainment, culture, food, family activities, local organisations and community participation.
- Connect visitors with official festival information and announcements.
- Celebrate local performers, volunteers, traders and community groups.
- Provide a permanent home for festival memories and photographs.
- Allow future annual updates without rebuilding the page.
Discover places
Landscapes, parks and public places shape community life.
A foundation for future guides to important natural, recreational and civic places across the municipality.
Melton Reservoir
Discover the reservoir, Werribee River landscape and rural setting near Exford.
View official information →Melton Botanic Garden
Explore horticulture, environmental education, volunteering and public open space.
Visit the garden →MacPherson Park
Discover one of the municipality's major regional sporting reserves.
Explore the reserve →Parks and trails
Find parks, playgrounds, reserves and walking opportunities.
Explore parks and trails →Future place guides
Suggest waterways, conservation areas, heritage landscapes or public spaces.
Suggest a place →Heritage and local history
Preserving the stories that explain who we are.
Local history includes family stories, schools, clubs, businesses, organisations, photographs, documents and the memories of people who shaped each place.
Melton & District Historical Society
Recognising the organisation preserving and sharing district history.
View the Society listing →Diggers Rest Archive
A developing archive preserving local documents, photographs, timelines and stories.
Visit DiggersRest.com →Aviation history
Explore Diggers Rest's connection to Harry Houdini and early powered flight.
Explore aviation history →Family and local history
Access library resources supporting local and family-history research.
Explore history resources →Community photographs
Today's neighbourhood photographs and milestones become tomorrow's history.
Contribute a local story →Future heritage guides
Suggest heritage places, oral histories, timelines and local organisations.
Suggest a heritage topic →Help build the Melton Community Network.
This independent project grows through local participation. Residents, schools, businesses, sporting clubs, community organisations, historians, photographers and volunteers are invited to contribute useful links, photographs, events, corrections, stories and ideas.