Majura Women’s Group

Information on this page:

How to contact us
Do I have to book or call ahead if I want to come along?
What happens at a session?
What kind of sessions do you have?
Childcare arrangements

Contact information

You can contact us through majurawomensgroup@gmail.com, by leaving a comment in the box below.

Do I have to book or call ahead if I want to come along?

No, just come along whenever there’s a session on. You don’t need to join up straight away, and you’re welcome to come along and see if the group suits you.

What happens at a session

To see what sessions are coming up, check the current Program.

We start arriving at our Wednesday sessions at 9.30am (settling children into childcare, setting up, signing in and paying session fees, making a cup of coffee, having a chat), aiming for a 10.00am start.

Sessions are free. You’re welcome to come along and see if you’re interested without becoming a member straight away. Membership costs $5 for a year.

We finish at 12.00 noon (or a little earlier on art days) to allow time for cleaning the meeting room. Children should be collected from childcare before 12:15 pm.

We all share the job of cleaning the room, vacuuming, stacking the chairs and washing and drying cups.

If you are not sure what you can do to help, please ask!

What kind of sessions do you have?

For a list of upcoming sessions, check “What’s On”

Every year we have a number of sessions dedicated to the Backyard Project, and a large number of other sessions with visiting speakers and activities. The group plans out the future sessions together. Some of the past sessions we’ve had include:

About dementia
Flamenco dance
Palliative care
Running a small business from home
Tribal/indigenous dance
Drumming
Food choices: what the label tells us
Lino cuts
Ethical investment
Cooking with wholefoods
Singing workshop
Bollywood dancing
Making sock monsters
Origami books

Childcare Arrangements

We have fun and quality childcare available where children can be looked after. You are welcome to have your baby or child with you throughout the meeting. You are also welcome to leave your baby or child(ren) in the childcare area. Our experienced childcare workers are available each session at a subsidised cost. The cost is currently $3 per family per session for members.

The childcare space is next door to our meeting room, and the children are kept busy with a range of activities. Playdough, painting and the sand pit are especially popular! The childcare team does a fantastic job looking after all those busy kids.

We ask parents of children who attend regularly, and who have been immunised, to bring a copy of their child’s immunisation history for the records.

Please bring the following things for your child if you are planning to leave him or her in childcare:

A piece of fruit or healthy snack for morning tea. NO NUTS PLEASE!!

A sun hat for outside play. Broad brimmed or legionnaire hats are preferred instead of baseball caps and hats. Please ensure that your child has sunscreen on before leaving them in childcare.

A labelled bag containing a complete change of clothes (in case of accidents or if we decide to do water play and messy play activities), nappies and wipes, a plastic bag for dirty nappies (including disposables) and a comforting toy if needed.

10 Responses to “Questions?”

de Saint Blanquat Antoinette wrote a comment on March 1, 2009

Hello,
I have heard about your group and I am very interested in joining a women’s group like yours, although all my children are now going to school. Therefore I have the a question : is it possible to join without children?

I would also like to know if all your activities take place on wednesdays ? (I am busy on wednesdays at the moment)

Many thanks in advance for your answers,
Kind regards,
Antoinette

admin wrote a comment on March 4, 2009

Hi Antoinette

I don’t think there’s any difficulty with coming along without your kids, but unfortunately all our activities are on a Wednesday morning.

The Brindabella group meets in the southside on a Tuesday – check out their website – http://www.brindabellawomensgroup.org/

Rhiannon wrote a comment on May 25, 2009

Hi there,

I have 3 small girls, Holly 2 and twins Grace & Olivia 4 months. I am interested in joining your group but have a few questions

1. Does the building have room for a big double pram? (Sounds silly, but I have to ask!)
2. Is there sufficient child care for the 3 of them?
3. Do I need to attend every week once joining?

Many thanks,

Rhiannon

MWG wrote a comment on May 25, 2009

Hi Rhiannon – the community centre has plenty of space, and I’ve seen double prams there before – so although I haven’t checked, I am sure you can be accomodated.

There is childcare available for up to 15 children. If there are more than 15 children who need care, we rotate around bringing our children into the main room so that everyone gets some time – it’s very, very rare that we exceed the number of places available (particularly now it’s starting to get colder).

You’re welcome to come along for a while and see if you like the group before joining, and there is no obligation on you once you have joined, either to attend or do anything else. With three girls under 3 obviously you’ve got enough obligations already!

Hope to see you there – tommorrow’s session will be talking about a book we’ve loved and planning what session’s we’ll have next term.

Emma Baldock wrote a comment on June 29, 2009

Hello Emma from QEII Family Centre here – I am wondering whether it is possible to order more copies of your wonderful publication Beyond “I’m just a mum”?

In my role at QEII as the counsellor, I encourage all the women who come through QEII to join Majura or Brindabella Women’s Groups. The book provides a powerful way of opening up converstations about mothering and having a way of encouraging women who attend QEII to connect with other mothers.

Warm regards
Emma
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debbie wrote a comment on December 14, 2009

I would like to come along to the group to see what it is like when it starts up again in the new year. Can you please add me to a mailing list or notify me about when I may be able to come along next. I was referred to your group during my recent stay at QEII. Many thanks, Debbie

Sarah wrote a comment on January 10, 2010

I’m also interested in being contacted about coming along this year. Would like to know upcoming topics, and when you start. Ta. Sarah (mum of teenager and toddler (who will be 3 in March 2010).