2017 annual fare adjustment sees concession changes - Public Transport Victoria

Starting today, any children under the age of five will be able to travel for free on public transport! Read more about 2017 fare adjustments on the PTV website.

Music Mamas

Music Mamas is a unique, free event where local female singer/songwriters with kids, nieces/nephews or just a love of kids, play a family-friendly showcase gig in The Brunswick Hotel beer garden. The next Music Mamas is on Sunday 12 February - check out the event page for more details!

Hays Education

Congratulations to Nasrin for achieving 'Educator of the month Dec 2016' from Hays Education! We look forward to seeing you at your professional development course.

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With summer well and truly upon us, remember to never leave your kids in cars. #survivetheheat www.kidsafevic.com.au

It is with sadness and heavy hearts to share that our dear colleague and friend Jodie Knox passed away this afternoon after a long illness. She was a great person who made an incredible impact and a wonderful contribution to all those who knew her. She will be deeply missed.

Melbourne Museum

On the weekend Melbourne Museum officially opened the Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery! We are very proud of the Gowrie children who were involved in the design of this exciting new gallery. Make sure you go for a visit!

Music Mamas

Local singer/songwriter and mum Kat O found there weren't any gigs where she could perform in front of her young daughter, and after talking to female musicians in the same boat the idea for Music Mamas quickly came to fruition. Music Mamas is a Sunday afternoon family friendly event where female singer/songwriters with children play a showcase gig. The artists chosen to play all fit the acoustic rock/folk/roots genre, perfect for kids’ ears. The next Music Mamas is on Sunday 11th December and is a free event. There will even be a few toys to occupy the kids while they listen to mums sing! Check out the event page for more information.

Starting Blocks | Early Childhood Education & Care

For first-time families, it is hard to know when to start considering and planning for their baby's first step into early childhood education and care. Starting Blocks is a fantastic website from ACECQA that has all the information parents need to help them make the best choice for their child and family. Check it out!

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The children in Room 9 at Gowrie Docklands have been concerned about the plight of Orang-utans and have been working on different ways to highlight the problems caused by deforestation in order to grow palm oil. They have supported Melbourne Zoo in their campaign calling for supermarkets to label their products containing palm oil and asking people to consider this when purchasing foods. The group have also created this poster which James suggested they send "all around the world." Like and share their poster to help them make a difference! “I think it’s not good the orang-utans are dying because I like orang-utans” - Patrick “We made a sign that says no cutting down trees and no killing Orang-utans” - Willow

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This Saturday we will be at Broadmeadows Central Shopping Centre talking to the local community about our Broadmeadows Valley Children's Program. Our stand will be located near the cinemas so come and say hi! Or call us on 9099 1080 to find out more & book your child's place!

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Meet Krish from Gowrie Docklands. This year, Krish took a strong interest in helping to count out all the nappies collected for The Nappy Collective and while counting could often be heard saying "So many nappies, so many happy bottoms!" During the October collection Krish was able to donate his own nappies left over at Gowrie and nappies from home as he now wears undies! Thanks to Krish and many others, Gowrie has collected over 4,000 nappies since October 2014, and we hope to collect another 2,000 during this collection! The Nappy Collective redistributes these nappies to support families that are crisis or need. Not only are we helping to support the community, we are saving these nappies from going straight to landfill!

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Happy Children's Week! To celebrate Universal Children's Day this Wednesday, Hume City Council are running a free event at the Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre, so if you are in the area we would love to see you there! We are currently accepting enrolments at Broadmeadows Valley, call us on 9099 1080 to find out more or book your child's place!