Open House is heading to Latrobe City (Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October) to showcase its unique architecture, industry and cultural identity.
Through walking/building tours, talks and a symposium, Open House Latrobe will open doors to significant buildings, infrastructure and landscapes across Traralgon, Morwell, Moe and beyond. From industrial heritage sites and energy transition projects to cultural institutions, civic spaces and natural environments, the festival will give visitors from near and far an opportunity to experience first-hand, how design shapes the region’s past, present and future.
Program details coming soon.
Open House Latrobe is presented by Open House Melbourne in partnership with Latrobe City Council.
Tree planting day for the community, organised by Latrobe City Council, to mark National Tree Day, 26 July. Hosted by Latrobe City Council, come and join a revegetation area alongside the park in Yinnar. Free coffee for participants, and a chance to get outdoors and be part of a national program improving our environment.
The Churchill and District Community Association Inc volunteers will be holding their next Churchill Guided Historical Walk on Sunday 6 September 2026. The town walk is 1.8 kilometres in length and will take approximately two hours (from leaving the cafe).
Your guide will be Rob de Souza-Daw, a Churchill resident and a committee member of both the Churchill & District Community Association and the Morwell Historical Society. Other CDCA members will also be volunteering.
If you would like to participate in this walk and learn about local history, you are asked to book a place by contacting David McInnes on 0409 809 376 as numbers are limited.
Cost for the walk is $15 per head. The walk will not be held if the weather is inclement and the forecasted temperature on the day is over 28ºC. Participants who have booked will be contacted if the walk is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Walkers are asked to be seated inside the Churchill Café & Pizza HQ by 10.15am on the morning of the walk, where prior to the walk, there will be a presentation on the Cafѐ’s 98 inch television of Churchill’s flora and fauna taken by local Field Naturalist Ken Harris followed by photos depicting the development of the town and other photos of the trees to be sighted on the walk.
The International Rose Garden Festival Morwell continues to grow in strength and popularity.
Held in mid-November to showcase the roses and garden in season and in full bloom, the festival program has evolved to deliver family-friendly activities and entertainment across multiple days.
Showcasing the international award-winning Rose Garden in the heart of Morwell and celebrating the work of the Friends of the Rose Garden Volunteers, the 2026 Festival promises to be a blooming spectacle of colour and light for all ages.
Visitors can explore the roses, take part in a range of free activities, treat their taste buds to a traditional Devonshire Tea at the CWA marquee or partake in retail therapy at the garden and market stalls.
The festival kick’s off on Friday night with food trucks, roving performers and a kid’s disco with DJ Nige from 6.30pm. On Saturday, parents and kids are in for a treat with Costa the Gnome, dirtgirl and scrapboy from dirtgirlworld, performing their grubby bucket live stage show and hosting a Storytime! Novice gardeners are invited to participate in the cut rose competition for the chance to win great prizes.
Festival partner AGL Loy Yang, presents the Night Light Installation during the evenings. Explore the garden at night when the roses are transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour from hundreds of fairy lights, festoons and LED lights. The popular roving insect puppets return and visitors are encouraged to find the giant animal and insect lanterns scattered throughout the garden.
Rug up, enjoy a picnic amongst the roses with food from the festival food trucks and chill out to the tunes from local musicians.
This event has free entry and the full program can be found on the event website.
Miniature steam and diesel train rides operate for the public, weather permitting, between 12:00pm and 4:00pm on the fourth Sunday of each month (February – November), with extra events scheduled during December.
Run by volunteers of the Gippsland Model Engineering Society within Newman Park, Peterkin Street, Traralgon.
Scheduled Ride Day:
- Sunday 28 June
- Sunday 26 July
- Sunday 23 August
- Sunday 27 September
- Sunday 25 October
- Sunday 22 November
Rides are $4.00 per person.
Please note: As with other miniature railways – insurance, health and safety regulations require that all passengers MUST wear enclosed footwear. No bare feet, thongs, sandals or other open-toed footwear can be permitted on the trains. To avoid disappointment, we do have suitable footwear in various sizes available at the station to borrow.
For safety reasons, babies and small children that need to be held are unable to ride the trains. All passengers must be able to be seated.