Hi Reader

It’s Amy here this week while Joyce is off enjoying some well-earned school holiday time with her family!

We’ve had a big milestone in our house lately — my oldest has officially started school. I don’t know how we got here so quickly, but wow… Term 1 has absolutely flown by.

We’re still finding our rhythm with early mornings, lunchboxes and the whole school routine, but it already feels like this new chapter is speeding along.

To celebrate making it through our first term (and maybe to catch our breath a little), we’re packing up and heading off on a little family getaway to regional Victoria.

We’ll be spending nearly two weeks in Mallacoota — and I have to admit, we’ve never been before!

If you’ve visited this beautiful part of the state, I’d love your tips. Favourite beaches? Easy walks with kids? Must-do stops along the way?

Send them my way — I’m all ears.

Alright, let’s get into what’s happening this week…

P.S. While we’re talking family adventures – don’t sleep on free public transport across Victoria until April 30! We’ve got a guide to 10 great family day trips by train that’s worth a look before the month is out.

🌟 Featured Event

​Elmo’s Circus Dream (Various dates until Sunday 26 Apr) Sesame Street’s most loveable characters come alive under the Big Top in a spectacular circus production packed with acrobatics, dazzling illusions, and toe-tapping tunes. 📍 Bayswater

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​Seen and Heard (Friday 10 – Sunday 12 Apr) An interactive ArtPlay workshop where kids aged 8–12 take the lead, making music and sharing their important advice on how parents should be doing things. 📍 Melbourne CBD

​Ants at Fed Square (Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 Apr) Giant human-sized ants invite kids to join their world in this enchanting outdoor experience where children’s movement creates patterns and transforms public space. 📍 Melbourne CBD

🗓️ Melbourne NORTH ➝ See More ​

​The Box Show (Friday 10 – Saturday 11 Apr) Wheelie bins, plastic bags and the human body become a full percussion kit in this high-energy music-theatre show for kids aged 5–12 with a side of sustainability. 📍 Moonee Ponds

​The Edukation Show (Various dates from Tuesday 7 – Wednesday 15 Apr) Comedian Gavin Ingham leads a gloriously silly school for kids aged 6–12 where clowning, ukulele sing-alongs and ridiculous life lessons are firmly on the curriculum. 📍 Ivanhoe

🗓️ Melbourne SOUTH ➝ See More ​

​Tiny Doctors: Happy Labs (Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 Apr) Kids aged 5+ don lab coats and become Tiny Doctors in this musical, hands-on theatre experience exploring emotions, friendship and feelings. 📍 Albert Park

​Day Out with Thomas (Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 Apr) Thomas and Friends roll into the Bellarine Railway for a day of train rides, activities, stories and meet-and-greets with favourite engines and Sir Topham Hatt. 📍 Queenscliff

🗓️ Melbourne EAST ➝ See More ​

​R+D at NCM (Wednesdays – Sundays until 26 Apr) An interactive exhibition where families can engage directly with robotics, AI and biocomputing researchers as they bring real laboratory breakthroughs into public view. 📍 Hawthorn

​Tesselaar KaBloom (Daily until Sunday 19 Apr) Millions of blooms across 12 acres of plantings plus Circus Oz acrobatics and a special school holidays program running 13–19 April make this a full-day family outing. 📍 Silvan

🗓️ Melbourne WEST ➝ See More ​

​Tunes and Tumbles (Daily until Sunday 12 Apr) Australian-Indian entertainer Pushan Bose brings a live, loud and gloriously unpredictable MICF stage show blending music, comedy and movement – suitable for ages 15+. 📍 Yarraville

​Colour: See the World in a New Light (Daily until Tuesday 26 Jan 2027) Scienceworks is home to this large-scale interactive exhibition with 21 hands-on exhibits exploring colour, light, illusion and perception. 📍 Spotswood