mamma's winter school holiday inspiration in the west 2024

Welcome to WINTER! You and the family can use this handy one pager to work your way through some great events, holiday programs and fun happenings throughout the holidays. If you need more inspiration just choose your own Westie adventure on Mamma Knows West's website - where you will find over 800 places to go, markets, cafes, playgrounds and more

must do, events and programs

*Winter Wonderlights - Sovereign Hill

*Ballarat Winter Festival

20% off Port Phillip Ferries

Melbourne River Cruises

*School Holidays at Scienceworks

100 Story Building Holidays

Eynesbury Winter Fest

Banksy Exhibition, District Docklands

Winter in Williamstown

*Mamma has paid partnerships with some family friendly local businesses to bring you even more fun ideas these holidays

budget friendly for everyone!

We have found lots of cheap, free (or gold coin donation) fun across the west - check them out below

Dragonflies Holiday Program - Werribee River

ALL our Libraries

RAAF Museum, Point Cook

Roraima Nursery, Lara

Portarlington Mini Rail

Seaworks Maritime Museum

Newport Railway Museum

family adventures

Polar Express - Bellarine Railway

Winter Glow at Adventure Park

Grazeland Winter Wonderland

Dinos at the Zoo

Animal Land, Diggers Rest

Fairy Park OPEN EVERY DAY , Anakie

Ballarat Wildlife Park

Waterfalls in the West

Family Friendly Bushwalks

Bellarine Peninsula Adventures

Kryal Castle, Leigh Creek

Geelong Adventures

must go parks and playgrounds

Rippleside Park, Geelong

Bridge Road Traffic Park, Melton

Kilara Playground and Cafe, Truganina

Bushranger Drive Park, Sunbury

Keilor Park Reserve

Ashcroft 'Control Tower' Park, Williams Landing

Brimbank Park, Keilor East

Universal Park - Werribee

Wyndham Park - Werribee

Pipemakers Park - Maribyrnong

Traffic Park, Point Cook

JJ Holland park - Kensington

eats and treats

Vic Hotel in Yarraville

Moondog Brewery, Footscray

The Station Hotel, Footscray

Ball Court Hotel, Sunbury

Grazeland in Spotswood

Barwon Edge Cafe Geelong

The Abyssinian, Kensington

Dragon Hot Pot, Footscray

Blackwood Hotel

Creme de la Creme, Spotswood

rainy day inspiration

SuperPark, Highpoint

ArtVo Interactive Art

Jumpside

Funtastic Playcentre, Caroline Springs

Juts Kids Play Centre, Tullamarine

Museum of Play and Art, Geelong

3 Street Basketball, Altona North (Copy)

Leo's Kingdom Play (Copy)

Kidzalia, Caroline Springs

Flip Out Braybrook

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