Term 1
Providing opportunities for friendship and creative outlet for women, especially those with young children. Come along on Wednesdays during school term from 9.30am to 12:30. We meet at the Downer Community Centre. Low cost childcare provided. New members are always welcome.
| Wednesdays
7th February
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No session
No session – building is under renovation |
| 14th February 9:30am |
♥ Mums Time Out
Welcome to Majura Women’s Group 2018! Start the year with us with a session of tea tasting and ice breaking games. |
| 21st February 9.30am |
♥ Â Beeswax Wraps
Join us this week for a wonderful craft session with Annette. We’ll be making environmentally friendly beeswax wraps, a great alternative to cling film. Bring an iron and ironing board if you can. |
| 28th February 9.30am |
♥Â Metal Stamping
Come along and create something unique and enjoy the fun of hitting something really hard! Please book in via Event Brite for this week. |
| 7th March 9.30am |
♥ Household Energy Efficiency
Join us for a session with actsmart who will have some helpful tips for us to save some money and help the environment too! |
| 14th March 9.30am |
♥ Easter Craft
Join our very own Anne Patterson for a session of Easter Craft. |
| 21st March 9.30am |
Ω Healthy Family Nutrition
Great choices for family foods is the focus for this session.
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| 28th March 9.30am |
♥ Dancing
Come and have a relaxing boogie ahead of Easter, and join us for a dance session. |
| 4th April 9.30am |
♥ Â Mosaic Making
Get crafty ancient Roman style as we try mosaic making with Jenny from Bunnings. |
| 11th April 9.30am |
Ω Pilates
Join us for a relaxing session of stretching to finish the term and prepare for the holidays ahead, with Belinda from Body Intelligence. |
Term 2
| Wednesdays
2nd May
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♥ Mothers Day Craft with Anne
Join Anne from Close to My Heart for another great craft session ahead of Mother’s Day. |
| 9th May 9:30am |
♥ Kokedama
This week we are excited to learn the art of Japanese Moss balls with Annette. |
| 16th May 9.30am |
Ω Childcare and returning to work
Kristine L’Estrange from Milestone Financial will be joining us to explain changes to childcare subsidies and the implications for families. |
| 23rd May 9.30am |
♥Â Yoga and Meditation
Stretch, relax, and learn to de-stress as we learn some yoga and meditation techniques with Marie. |
| 30th May 9.30am |
Ω Goal Setting for Mums
Tanya from Coaching Mums will be leading us through some goal setting strategies this week. |
| 6th June 9.30am |
♥ Button Craft
Join us to make some pretty pictures with the art of Button Craft. |
| 13th June 9.30am |
Ω Decluttering
Too much stuff getting you down? Come along to hear Marika from Space to Be, discussing ways to fight back against the clutter.
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| 20th June 9.30am |
♥ Cross Stitch
This week we try our hands at cross stitching a T-shirt or onesie with group member Tegan. |
| 27th June 9.30am |
♥ Â Paint It Up
Join us for a fun session creating your own masterpiece with Paint it Up. Member only event, book in via Event Brite. |
| 4th July 9.30am |
♥ Line Dancing
Finish the term on a USA style Fourth of July high as we have a go at line dancing with Julie from National Capital Bootscooters! |
Term 3
| Wednesdays
25th July
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♥ Terrariums
Join Annette as we create our own worlds in a bowl, with the art of Terrarium design! |
| 1st August 9:30am |
♥ Singing
This week we welcome professional soprano Emma Griffiths as she takes us through some skills for singing. All welcome. |
| 8th August 9.30am |
Ω Health Care Advocacy
The Health Care Consumers’ Association will be giving us some tips to advocate for ourselves and our families in medical situations. All welcome. |
| 15th August 9.30am |
Ω Pilates
This week we welcome back Belinda from Body Intelligence for another great session of Pilates. Please note, all are welcome to attend the session but the pilates will not be suitable for pregnant participants. |
| 22nd August 9.30am |
♥ Felt Flowers
Brighten your home with some permanent blooms. We’ll be making felt flowers with Leticia. |
| 29th August 9.30am |
♥ Fathers Day Craft
Join us making some gifts for dad with the expert guidance of Anne from Close to My Heart |
| 5th September 9.30am |
♥ Crochet
Keen to get crafty with wool? Sarah will be taking us through an introduction to crochet.
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| 12th September 9.30am |
♥ UFO – Un-finished Objects
Bring an item that you haven’t quite managed to find time to finish. Be it an earlier craft project from this term, or something of your own. Enjoy some uninterrupted time to Get Stuff Done! |
| 19th September 9.30am |
♥ Â Scrapbooking
Our sessions with Anne are always great, so this term we’re having her in twice! Join us this week as we get some ideas in how to start out in scrapbooking. Bring some photos or mementoes with you to add to your work! |
| 26th September 9.30am |
Ω Zumba
Finish the term in energetic style as we have a go at Zumba with Naomi. |
Term 4
| Wednesdays
17th October
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♥ Craft with Bunnings Kick off term four with a crafting session with Jenny from Bunnings Belconnen. |
| 24th October 9:30am |
♥ Beeswax Wraps The wonderful Annette Boyd will be returning to lead us through making Beeswax Wraps, a fabulous environmentally friendly Christmas present idea! |
| 31st October 9.30am |
♥ Flower Crown making Talented professional milliner Christine Wareing will be teaching us some headware skills, in time for the Melbourne Cup and Spring Racing Carnival. |
| 7th Novemebr 9.30am |
♥Â Button Craft Christmas Cards In time to get them posted for Christmas we’ll be breaking out the hot glue guns and button collection and making some festive creations. |
| 14th November 9.30am |
♥ Origami Boxes
Group member Shanika will be introducing us to the fine art of Origami gift box making this week. |
| 21st November 9.30am |
♥ Christmas Craft
Join us Christmas craft with the expert guidance of Anne from Close to My Heart. Anne’s sessions are always fantastic and we look forward to welcoming her back. |
| 28th November 9.30am |
Ω Yoga and Meditation Take a relaxing break as we have a session of Yoga and Meditation with Marie Ray. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket and some pillows to make yourself comfortable for the meditation session.
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| 5th December 9.30am |
♥ Tea Bag Wreaths Shanika will be helping us create Festive Wreaths with a tasty tea twist! |
| 12th December 9.30am |
♥ Christmas Carols and Festive Morning Tea We had so much fun with Emma Griffiths, professional soprano, last term, that we’ve invited her back for some fabulous Christmas Carolling. And join us for a special Christmas morning tea. Tis the season to be jolly! |
| 19th December 9.30am |
Ω Self Defence
Join us for the final session of the year, Self Defence with our own Mara. Mara has lots of useful tips for tricky situations and her sessions are great fun too. |
*Sessions commence at 9.30am this allows time for settling your child(ren) into childcare, and for assisting with setting up. Packing up & cleaning at the end of the session is also a shared responsibility.
♥ Supported by the Act Government
Ω Supported by the Act Government Family Support Program