Helping you get more out of where you live.
There is more happening around Maroondah than most people realise. The tricky part is knowing where to look.
The Maroondah Exchange brings local events, community updates, places to visit and useful local finds into one calm, easy-to-use place.
If you have ever found yourself on a Friday afternoon wondering what to do this weekend, you are in the right place.
Find something local worth knowing about.
Most people hear about the big things. MX is here for the smaller things too — the local events, good cafés, community groups, useful updates and places you might otherwise miss.
A lot of good local information still travels by word of mouth. Someone mentions a market at school pickup. A neighbour knows about a new walking group. A café quietly starts doing something interesting.
The idea behind MX is simple: gather those useful local finds in one place so more people can discover them.
Events and what’s on
Markets, festivals, workshops, live music, family activities, community sessions and local things to do across Maroondah.
Eat and drink
Local cafés, bakeries, restaurants, pubs and weekly specials worth knowing about when you want somewhere close to home.
We’re currently building this section. In the meantime, help us discover great local places email us hello@themx.com.au
Discover Maroondah
Parks, walks, local history, quiet corners and places you may have driven past for years without ever stopping. We’re currently building this section. In the meantime, help us discover great local places email us hello@themx.com.au
A useful local email, without the endless scrolling.
Each week, I pull together the local events, places, updates and small discoveries that seem worth your time.
It is not about flooding your inbox. It is about helping you notice what is happening nearby, support local people, and maybe find something worth sending to a friend.
Running something locals should know about?
Whether it is a market, fundraiser, school activity, workshop, sporting event, performance or community gathering, MX can help more locals find it.
I may have already added a basic listing for your event if I found it publicly. That helps people discover it, but the best listings usually come directly from the organiser.
If you submit it yourself, you can include better details, images, links and the little things people need before they decide to come along.
List your event for free.
Event listings are free because the more people know about what is happening locally, the stronger the community becomes.
Help shape what MX becomes.
Some of the best local information never makes it onto a website. It sits in group chats, school newsletters, café conversations and quick chats with neighbours.
Share a local tip
If there is an event, story, local group or useful update people should know about, send it through to hello@themx.com.au
Recommend a local place
Know a café, park, shop, walk, venue or small business that deserves more attention? I would love to hear about it send to hello@themx.com.au .
Locally produced. Community minded.
The Maroondah Exchange is being built for people who want to feel more connected to where they live.
It is a local guide, a weekly email, and a growing collection of useful community information for Maroondah and nearby suburbs. The goal is simple: help more people discover what is happening locally and make it easier to support the people, places and groups that keep the area moving.