Jacqui Kavanagh Jacqui Kavanagh

aflw 2024 season with melbourne football club

Like almost all of Melbourne, Mamma and the crew love a footy match. The excitement of the game, the passion from the supporters and the thrill of seeing the skills on the field. All is on offer when heading to an AFLW match at Casey Fields to watch the mighty Melbourne Football Club.

Like almost all of Melbourne, Mamma and the crew love a footy match. The excitement of the game, the passion from the supporters and the thrill of seeing the skills on the field. All is on offer when heading to an AFLW match at Casey Fields to watch the mighty Melbourne Football Club.

The Dees have made this amazing suburban facility their home and Mamma feels it is the best way to introduce the family to this great game - especially when adult tickets are $15 and kids under 18 are FREE!

The venue is easy for parking, you can bring your own chairs and snacks with plenty of space to make yourself at home on the embankments. There is some good elevation around the field or you can choose to get up REAL close to the action on the side line.

Kids a little restless? Go for a lap around the ground and see the play from all angles, OR find a patch of grass for a mini kick-to-kick. Kids need a feed? See one of the many food trucks parked around (plus slushies and coffee!).

Kids need some supporter gear? There’s a merch stand PLUS a tent handing out flags AND a truck with some free footys. Kids need something else? Head to the Kid Zone! There are games, colouring in, face painting and some cool loungers to chill out for a bit.

There really is a lot for the families to get out of a match. Being so close to the action allows you to hear the thump of the footy as it hits the boot, see the girls take to the sky for a hanger and really be a part of the action. After the match, the kids will hang over the side and may even grab one of those special high fives that will inspire the next wave of footy stars.

Mamma’s extra special favourite bit … Kick-to-kick on the field after the match. Just like the old days!

the nitty gritty

WHEN
Melbourne play at Casey Fields
Week 3: Sunday September 15 v Kangaroos
Week 8: Saturday October 19 v Tigers

Melbourne play at IKON Park
Week 6: Thursday October 3 v Giants
Week 10: TBC v Magpies

Club memberships available HERE

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Casey Fields, 160 Berwick-Cranbourne Rd, Cranbourne East

Mamma's special mention: Facilities at Casey Fields are awesome, including this playground!

Presented in partnership with Melbourne Football Club

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raymond island, gippsland lakes

Did you know that in the beautiful lakeside Gippsland town of Paynesville, you can catch a free ferry to a tiny island full of koalas, kangaroos and wombats?

Did you know that in the beautiful lakeside Gippsland town of Paynesville, you can catch a free ferry to a tiny island full of koalas, kangaroos and wombats?

Raymond Island is a nature lovers paradise. This Mamma would love to live in one of the few hundred houses scattered across the island! There are no shops here and the ferry across is less than 5 minutes.

Walk a 1.2km koala trail, leading through a nature reserve and around the local streets. You are pretty much guaranteed to see a koala here, just follow the signs and make sure you look up - there’s sure to be a fury local resident lazing languidly in a tree above!

There are also hundreds of kangaroos who are not shy, sunbaking in the front yards in streets, or in the bushy nature reserve. With wombats, echidnas and birds residing in the area, too.

You can bring your bike or hire one, and in some months you can also jump on a 4 seater surrey bike. Bring your fishing rods and a picnic, and enjoy the playground area. Dogs on leads are welcome here as well.

You will love the serenity!

the nitty gritty

Ramond Island, Gippsland Lakes, 3880

OPEN
Ferry from Paynesville runs roughly every 20 minutes 7 days a week
Free for walk on/bike passengers

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Mamma's special mention: Keep the family fun going and head to Adventure World in Lucknow

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