Wellbeing + Environment


Become a Gardens for Wildlife Volunteer Guide

Are you passionate about Yarra’s local wildlife and want to inspire our community to improve biodiversity and habitat in their backyards, courtyards and balcony gardens?

Don’t miss this rewarding opportunity to become a Gardens for Wildlife Garden Guide for the City of Yarra.

Gardens for Wildlife (G4W) is an exciting program supporting the community to provide an area of habitat or food sources in their garden to promote and support local wildlife.

The initiative relies on the help of volunteer Garden Guides, who visit the gardens of new members and provide recommendations, examples and ideas to inspire residents to value local biodiversity and conserve indigenous flora and fauna.

Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, develop your skills, connect to nature and share your knowledge with the community. As a volunteer you will also be provided with opportunities to shape the program, learn, mentor, network and collaborate through a series of workshops and social events focused on habitat gardening and caring for wildlife in backyards.

For more information, see the role description here and come along to one of the information sessions as follows:

  • Saturday 25 February, 10:00am – 11:15am (online), register here.
  • Wednesday 1 March, 6:00pm – 7:15pm (in person), register here.

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 14 March 2023. Apply online HERE.

For more information contact Stiele Hagens, Nature Engagement Officer stiele.hagens@yarracity.vic.gov.au 


We have some places available in our ever-popular 10 week Tai Chi classes. Please contact our wonderful tutor, Kheng, on 0404 830 055 to find out more and to assess your suitability for the course. Payment is to be made directly to Princes Hill Community Centre once enrolment is complete.


What is more attractive than being confident? It’s time to put your HEELS ON! Feel the music & express yourself! 

Learn the power of hip movement, hair flipping, body rolls, and dancing comfortably in heels. Ludmilla’s classy choreography combines funk and elegance which oozes sultriness. You will have the opportunities to perform this routine in local events around Melbourne (optional).

Email Valiente Dance info@valientedance.com.au for all enquiries regarding course dates and registration

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Monday, Tuesday and Thursday after school and evenings

Website: www.mtaactors.com

For enquiries or to make a booking, please contact: info@mtaactors.com info


Greening the Cemetery
Expressions of interest
: Register HERE
As you may know, The Princes Hill Community Centre is located near the Melbourne General Cemetery (MGC);  a place of local, state, and national importance. The 106 acre cemetery, established in 1852  was originally “designed as a public park, with curved pathways, trees and shrubs…”.

During Covid 19 lockdown restrictions, many people spent their walks exploring the Melbourne Cemetery and became aware that it represents a significant open space, with great potential as a haven for flora and fauna, as well as people.

Our call out for expressions of interest in ‘Greening the Cemetery’ was very well-received. We now have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in place with the Cemetery Trust and an Operations Manual. Currently. working bees take place on the last Friday of every month from about 10am – 12noon.

Please direct any queries to enquires@princeshill.org.au


Bring along your clean glass jars with lids or pick some up as you need them. This is an on-going eco-project fighting the war on waste and weevils!