Awesome ideas for outdoor playtime
Dealing with families and kids comes naturally to business owners Melody and Steve at Playgrounds Geelong Just Awesome.
The pair previously managed family caravan parks...
Kids aspire to be ….
EVERY day has a different theme at Geelong’s National Wool Museum during its ‘Let’s Pretend…’ spring school holidays program.
Children can find out what it...
Night moves
Ask Dr Cody
Dear Dr Cody,
We have a battle getting our seven-year-old son to bed each night.
He rarely stays in his own bed. He...
Mother knows breast
Pictures: Louisa Jones
Geelong mums and their babies have gathered in the city to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week.
Western Heights Uniting Church hosted the gathering before...
Angie’s Catch-up – One husband, two kids and a mountain of beads
Interview: Angie Hilton Pictures: Louisa Jones
Name: Hannah Goodgame
Job: Owner of Projekt Frankie beads
Age: 33
Hubby: Brett Goodgame, Emu Australia general manager
Children: Flynn,...
The good oil on pregnancy and baby care
By JENNI MADISON
We all want to have a happy and healthy pregnancy. We all want to be sure that we’re giving our body and...
Literature, literacy and the dreaded label
By TANIA MCCARTNEY
Labels. They’re everywhere - literally and figuratively. Not just brandishing the necklines of designer ware, stamped into laptop lids and pockmarking every...
From yard to plate
By LUKE VOOGT
Kyrstie Barcak is growing her family food bowl one plant at a time.
The mother-of-two moved from the Yarra Ranges to Highton five...
Narana dreaming
Situated on a leafy, wide allotment fronting the Surf Coast Highway at Grovedale, Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre is the region’s high-profile hub of Indigenous...
Mums the word
By EMILY ROBINSON
Meet the Geelong group helping needy families take care of their most-precious members
Eager and excited, four-year-old Emily Carr donated her beloved pink...
New program eases children with autism into school
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Children with autism will have more therapy options with additional services to be offered in Geelong next month.
School readiness programs, social skills...
Faith to face fears
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
For someone studying a for a diploma of community services, a week looking after deserving children, many from traumatic backgrounds, could...
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A sustainable way to play
Geelong West Toy Library is rolling out new toys to hundreds of children thanks to a recent grant win.
Children Minister Lizzie Blandthorn announced $445,000...
