Get ready for a whirlwind of wonder with Abracadabra. A fast-paced, laugh-out-loud family magic show bursting with energy, surprises and impossible moments! Starring the electrifying Luke Blaze, this 60-minute magical adventure brings big illusions, audience interaction and non-stop fun together in one unforgettable live experience.
From jaw dropping tricks to hilarious moments that get the whole crowd involved, Abracadabra is designed to keep kids on the edge of their seats and adults amazed from start to finish. Expect surprises around every corner as magic leaps off the stage and imagination runs wild!
Bright, bold and packed with excitement, Abracadabra is the perfect family outing – a feel-good spectacle where laughter, wonder and pure magic collide.
Join us for our Biggest Morning High Tea and fundraising for the Cancer Council.
For $35 a ticket, you can enjoy bottomless tea and coffee, plus a delicious 10-piece morning tea with sweet and savoury treats including petite fours, gourmet sausage rolls, mini quiches, scones with jam and cream, finger sandwiches and more.
$5 from every ticket goes directly to the Cancer Council.
Bookings are essential. Secure your spot at reception or call 5174 2156.
Let’s make a difference together, one cuppa at a time!
A come and try water polo and Flippaball event to bring water polo to Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre and the local community. The first portion of clinics is for local participants and the second portion will be practice games with metro club member participation.
NYP Dragons Water Polo Club is a community club located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne that is committed to making water polo enjoyable for all its members. We foster a competitive spirit but always believe in competing with integrity. No matter whether you are new to the sport or an experience player, there is always room to learn and grow both in and out of the pool. At NYP Dragons we are dedicated to finding those opportunities to improve which is facilitated by our fantastic team of coaches. We truly believe that learning and playing water polo should be challenging, rewarding and, above all, plenty of fun.
Loaded Baked Spuds – warm, hearty and loaded with all the good stuff
Hot Donut Adventure – loaded donut balls with all the sweet toppings you can dream of
Ellis in Wonderland Face Painting – bringing the colour, creativity and smiles for the kids
Sausage Sizzle – can’t go wrong with a snag while supporting a great cause!
Pony Rides – because what kid doesn’t want a ride on a pony!
Get Fresh Gippsland- Family Fun Day at the farm shop in support of Do It For Dolly Day, raising awareness for kindness and anti-bullying — something really close to our hearts.
Together, we can make a difference. Be kind. Speak up. End bullying.
Event Title: PICK A STEM to WIN a gift for Mum! Where: Located near Kaisercraft Date/s: Friday 8th May & Saturday 9th May Time/s: 11am, while stocks last!
Event Title: MOTHER’S DAY GIFT WRAPPING Where: Located near Kaisercraft Date/s: Friday 8th May & Saturday 9th May Time/s: 11am – 2pm For a donation to the Hazelwood Rotary Club
Event Title: POP UP INDOOR MARKET Where: Mid Valley Shopping Centre (Indoors) Date/s: Friday 1st May & Friday 8th May Time/s: From 9am
Spike is the story of an echidna who is stolen from his nest by a greedy rat.
He hatches from his egg far away from home. A young girl finds him. She is playing alone in the bush because she is being bullied by other children. He has no spikes yet and she doesn’t know what kind of creature he is. She tries to work out where he comes from but accidently puts him in dangerous situations – in the nest of a crocodile, an emu and a turtle. He feels frightened, rejected, alone. As the story unfolds, she helps him to discover where he belongs, and he helps her to find her own “spikes” and stand up to the bullies.
Told with shadow theatre, Spike is an interactive experience for the audience, with lively original music by Mal Webb. It is entertaining and fun, as well as a catalyst for a discussion about difference and belonging. It also about the unique biology of Australian animals, especially the egg-laying echidna. After the performance there is a demonstration of shadow puppetry techniques, introducing children to an expressive hands-on story-telling medium that is highly accessible to young people.
“Spike is a great show to introduce kids to live theatre and to engage them at an early age with a family show that provides an experience of participation, very different to watching a movie or TV. The kids and parents all loved it and we can’t wait for them to visit again” – Andrew Frith, General Manager, Arts Margaret River
Credits
Starring Jenny Ellis
Written By Jenny Ellis & Anne Brooksbank
Composed By Mal Webb
Directed By Jacob Williams & Clare Batholomew
Designed By Jenny Ellis, with design concepts by Richard Bradshaw and Fabrizio Montecchi
Puppets, Sets and Lights By Jenny Ellis, Lauren Redpath, Freya Pitt and Nick Wollan
Watch as your drawings leap to life, off the page and onto the stage!
Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experienced puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows and as well as a puppet they can take home. Participants will imagine and design their own unique puppet characters, then they’re guided through the process of making their puppets and bringing them to life. Children will work together in small groups to create their own shows.
With a few tricks of the trade, they will finish with a performance of their own stories on a real shadow puppet stage.
For 100 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have delighted fans around the world with unbelievable trick shots, jaw-dropping dunks, and moments of pure joy. Now, the team that redefined basketball is bringing the ultimate fan-fuelled celebration to your city with their most legendary tour ever: The Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour!
Get ready for the most interactive experience in sports, with epic pre-game magic, unforgettable post-game interactions, and new surprises like the Golden Basketball by Spalding.
Each family-friendly game brings thrilling athleticism, laugh-out-loud fun, and history you can feel—played out against their rivals, the Washington Generals.
Founded by Abe Saperstein in 1926, the Globetrotters have spent a century introducing the world to basketball and joy—and you’re invited to be part of their next 100 years!
Presented by Windmill Production Company & Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
Microscopic. Indestructible.
Tardigrades… perhaps you’ve heard of them? Small but mighty, they have withstood multiple extinction periods, survived boiling temperatures and even the vacuum of space. With a surprising cult following, some people call them ‘Water Bears’, others call them ‘Moss Piglets’.
Moss Piglet is an explosive portrait of the world’s most resilient and curious critters. Taking young audiences from jelly-filled petri dishes to the depths of a volcano to Arctic glaciers to the moon, the work explodes the mysteries of the wildly weird tardigrade.
Featuring wicked puppetry, choreography, live video and green screen technology, this is an epic ride of microscopic proportions.
The 59th WIN Network Traralgon Marathon & Running Festival is back on Sunday 14 June 2026 — and entries are NOW OPEN!
Starting and finishing at Glengarry Football Netball Club, 39 Cairnbrook Rd, Glengarry. The 42.2km marathon commences at 8.00am utilising the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail, running through Glengarry toward Toongabbie where runners turn. Marathon runners will run 2 laps of this course. The 21km and 10km events commence at 9.00am and 10.00am and follow the same direction as the marathon course.
Run the historic Gippsland Plains Rail Trail Finisher medal for all runners Lunch included And of course, the friendliest marathon in the country!
Together, we can make a difference. Be kind. Speak up. End bullying.
