We are so excited to welcome Michael Robotham to Brighton! Joining Michael in conversation will be Bayside's own Vikki Petraitis, author of "The Unbelieved", which won the inaugural Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Award, and 18 true crime books including the best-selling 'The Frankston Murders',Michael is a former investigative journalist whose bestselling psychological thrillers have been translated into twenty-five languages. He has twice won a Ned Kelly Award for Australia’s best crime novel, as well as a long list of other awards.

Event sold out. Join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week at Palace Cinema to watch Warwick Thornton’s classic film, Sweet Country.

Learn the basics of resuscitation, as well as how to unpack, apply and follow the prompts of a defibrillator. Join Healthy Ageing in partnership with Bolton Clarke in a one hour information session that will give participants the confidence to attempt CPR and use a defibrillator.Fully booked This session has reached capacity. Please contact healthyageing@bayside.vic.gov.au if you would like to be added to the waitlist.  

Bayley Arts is presenting two weaving workshops for the Reclaim the Void project as part of this year's NAIDOC Week celebrations. The workshops coincide with the exhibition Concentric Unity: Jintaka- juku showing at Bayley Arts Gallery 6th to 19th July. Reclaim the Void is a bold, cross-cultural project about the 'gaping mining holes left all over country'. It will result in a huge dot-artwork made up of thousands of handmade circular rag-rugs woven from discarded fabric.

Underneath the waves of Bayside, the fossils of giant predators that once swam on our coastline are slowly being revealed. From the largest shark that ever existed to the 'Demon-ducks of Doom', these fossils are being discovered by palaeontologist Ben Francischelli and a team of citizen scientists.This July school holidays, join us for a special, exclusive session at Bayside Gallery. Ben will be revealing the 'deadliest ocean that ever existed' and bringing along a number of fossils that are changing the way in which we understand prehistoric Bayside. 

Underneath the waves of Bayside, the fossils of giant predators that once swam on our coastline are slowly being revealed. From the largest shark that ever existed to the 'Demon-ducks of Doom', these fossils are being discovered by palaeontologist Ben Francischelli and a team of citizen scientists.This July school holidays, join us for a special, exclusive session at Bayside Gallery. Ben will be revealing the 'deadliest ocean that ever existed' and bringing along a number of fossils that are changing the way in which we understand prehistoric Bayside. 

Join us Merry Melodies in Hampton, a community singing live variety concert. Retired professional musicians and singers from theatre shows, cabaret and television will entertain you with classic songs from the 40’s and 50’s.*$10 cash at the door on the day; includes afternoon tea and a lucky door prize.

In this fun, hands-on drawing activity, children will reconstruct some of the most famous animals that have ever lived in Victoria and Bayside.

Bayley Arts is presenting two weaving workshops for the Reclaim the Void project as part of this year's NAIDOC Week celebrations. The workshops coincide with the exhibition Concentric Unity: Jintaka- juku showing at Bayley Arts Gallery 6th to 19th July. Reclaim the Void is a bold, cross-cultural project about the 'gaping mining holes left all over country'. It will result in a huge dot-artwork made up of thousands of handmade circular rag-rugs woven from discarded fabric.

Calling all budding authors. Dive into the world of storytelling at this special writing workshop hosted by Anna Ciddor, one of Australia's most renowned children's author/illustrators. This event is a must for aspiring young authors who wish to explore the magical realm of storytelling through literature. Anna brings a treasure trove of insights and secrets to share from her journey in crafting riveting tales.

In this fun, hands-on drawing activity, children will reconstruct some of the most famous animals that have ever lived in Victoria and Bayside.

Museums Victoria are coming to Brighton Library and bringing treasures from the museum with them. This Dinosaur Discovery hands-on interactive program will introduce to children the ways in which palaeontologists have come to understand dinosaurs through finding and studying fossils.