The Hills Are Alive Podcast - 2026-4-13Ferny Creek Plant Collector’s Expo & Flower Show, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Apr, 10am–4pm, 100 Hilton Road Sassafras. $9 entry (free for kids under 18), card or cash.
3MDR Battle of the Bands, Friday 17th April from 7.15pm, GemCo Community Theatre. Tickets $21 pp (inc bkg fee) from paved.org.au
InChoir, Tue 13 April from 5pm, Paradise Valley Hotel, Clematis. Tickets, $25 paved.org.au
The Message of the Lyrebird, Sat 18 April at 1:30pm, The Gen Community Arts Centre. Tickets $21 inc bkg fee, from paved.org.au.
Ahn Do, The Happiest Refugee, Thurs 25 June at 7:30pm. Burrinja Community Centre. Tickets $75-$80 from burrinja.org.au
Bring Your Bills Day, Tuesday 21 April, 10:30am-3pm , Pakenham Hall, 6 Henry St, Pakenham.
Mark Gardner, Sat 18 April, 8pm, Hive Bar, 19 Kilvington Rd Emerald
Switzerland, Thurs 16- Sun 26 April, The Basin Theatre Group. Tickets $30 or $25 for a group of 10 or more and are available from thebasintheatre.au
Free family-friendly Pop-Up Pickleball, Thur 16 April, 10am-12pm, Borthwick Park Precinct, Blair Road, Belgrave. Search for Yarra Ranges events.
Free Scavenger hunt, Thurs 16 April, 1-2.30pm, Birdsland. Suitable for children aged 0-10 years and their family. S Search for Yarra Ranges events.
Family friendly lawn bowls, Fri 17 April, 9.30–11am Lilydale Bowling Club. Suitable for 5-16 years. Booking required. Trybooking.com, search for Lilydale on 17 April.
Family friendly bushwalk, Thurs 16 Apr, 10am-2pm: Grants Picnic Ground or Redwood Forest in Warburton. Search for Parks Victoria Junior Rangers.
Free family movie, Fri 17 Apri, 6:30-8pm, Pakenham Library. Registration required. 60 seats available. Go to myli.org.au for more details and to register.
Pram Walk: Explore Lilydale Wetlands, Wed 15 April from 9:30-10:30am.
Search for Yarra range pram walk
Duplicity, Thurs 16 April, The Hive Bar, 19 Kilvington drive, Emerald, 8pm after the Craft Beer Wine tasting from 5-7pm. No need to book for The Hive bar .
The Hills Wellness Festival, Sunday 19 April from 1-5:50pm. Tecoma Uniting Church, Tickets $22.49 (inc booking fee). Search for The Hills Wellness festival.
Abracadabra, Tuesday 14 April, 11am or 1.30pm, The Memo, Healesville
Trash with a Porpoise, Wed 15 April, 11am, The Memo, Healesville
Cockatoo RSl Sunday session, Sunday 19 April from 1:30-5:30pm, Cockatoo RSL
Women in Song, Wed 15 April, 8pm, The Gem Community Theatre at 19 Kilvington Drive, paved.org.au
Community House courses
Thriving in a technical world, visit selbyhouse.org.au
iPads & Tablets, visit selbyhouse.org.au
French Connection - Playgroup for native French speakers. Every Friday from 3-5pm. Olinda Community House, och.org.au
Homework Club for teens every Monday & Tuesdays 3.30pm - 5pm, Olinda community house, och.org.au
STEM Class every Thursday from 9:30-10:30am, Cockatoo Community House for home-schooled kids aged 5-12
Music played:
Mister Co: Double Vision
Montague street Bridge: Don’t Explode
Zeitgeist Riders: I’d do it all again
Duplicity: Mollymook
Mark Gardner – Happy Song
Tina Turner - Proud Mary