Following the response to the courses run in late 2009 and early 2010, Majura Women’s Group is holding a further Parenting Effectiveness Training (PET) Course with Larissa Dann .

The course is also open to partners of members and in fact parents who aren’t members of MWG- so please mention to interested friends. Contact majurawomensgroup@gmail.com to register your interest.

P.E.T.:

• helps you yell less and be less stressed
• helps you enjoy your relationship with your children.
• helps you to understand your children, and your children to understand you.
• helps you raise confident, considerate children in an atmosphere of mutual respect
• is suitable for parents of children from birth to adulthood
• offers you the “how to” of helping your child become emotionally intelligent.
• offers you an alternative to using rewards and punishment – to help your child develop inner discipline.
• is evidence based and extensively researched

The course consists of three-hour sessions, once per week, for eight weeks. It will run on Wednesday evenings 7pm-10pm, commencing 28 July 2010, at Downer Community Centre (Frencham Place, Downer).

It may seem like a lot of time, but it’s really worth it. Parents who did the course last term found it very valuable. There were also a lot more laughs than you might expect.

The course will be subsidised by MWG and cost members $135 for 10 sessions (this is half price). A couple of free places are reserved for people whose circumstances mean they can’t pay; please get in touch if you’d like to make an arrangement. Training includes work book and text book.

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MWG will have a two week break coinciding with School Holidays, and recommence on Wednesday 29 April.

Hope to see you there!

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Hello Majura Womens Groupies

This is your creative writing tutor Melinda here. I thought you might like to know about something happening down south thath might interest those of you keen on family history for your writing project:

It’s on every Saturday from 27 February until 27 March:

“Writing your family history
Tuggeranong Library

Come along to these weekly sessions to learn about writing your family history. No experience necessary – you only need an interest. Participants are asked to please bring along a notebook (e.g. school exercise book), a ruler and a pen. This is a free event. Bookings can be made online www.library.act.gov.au or by phone on 6205 9000.”

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Our first session for the year will be on Wednesday 3 February. Details of location and childcare are here.

Hope to see you there!

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This is an essential part of our existence as a self-run community group. Come along and hear about the group’s activities and direction. Help to shape its future by getting involved and electing a new Committee. All are welcome.

For more information please contact us at a session or via majurawomensgroup@gmail.com

Agenda for the AGM
About the Committee Roles

Agenda for the AGM

1. Present
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of the previous AGM
4. Business arising from previous minutes
5. President’s report
6. Treasurer’s report
7. Election of members of the new Committee

The AGM will be followed by a delicious morning tea – ladies, please bring a plate

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About the Committee Roles

MWG is run entirely by volunteer committee members, primarily the other women you see at the group each week. We do not expect committee members to have any previous experience or particular skills. None of the roles are particularly taxing of time although it is expected that committee members can attend most (though not all0 of the meeting held during the year. The times and dates of these are decided by the sitting committee. There are four specific positions identified in the constitution:

• President – co-ordinates the group’s activities;
• Vice-President – assists the President;
• Secretary – keeps minutes of meetings and elections; and
• Treasurer – collects all money, makes payments authorized by the group and keeps accounts.

The group cannot legally function without these four positions being occupied. The other jobs (minimum of 3 maximum of 6) undertaken by the committee members are

• Grants Coordinator – applies for the funds which enable the group to operate;
• Program Coordinator – facilitates us choosing what we’d like to include in the next term’s program and then organises people to come and run those sessions;
• Backyard Project Coordinator – monitors the progress of the project and liaises between the artists and the committee about the project;
• Newsletter Coordinator – sets deadlines for the next edition of the newsletter, edits contributions, and compiles the newsletter;
• Ordinary Committee Members – additional committee members who attend meetings and help out where needed

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