Hey everyone,  We would love for you to come join us to celebrate children's week with a play at we rock the spectrum including some amazing yummy food from Routleys bakery.  The venue has restrictions on how many children can attend so make sure you register each child (no matter how small) The funding for this is from the city of greater geelong grant. 

Family Yoga Feel free to come as yourself, with your partner or support preson and the kids.  This is a really great opportunity to practice yoga/ get some exercise in a way that encourages family participation (even if that means them climbing on you providing an extra stretch in childs pose).  We are still confirming the venue but will send an email out once confirmed :)    This is brought to you by funding from the City of Greater Geelong

Please join us for an online education session being delivered by Adrienne Harper-Pike from Alongside Parenting Geelong.    A bit about Adrienne:  Adrienne Harper-Pike is an Aware Parenting instructor, social worker, and parent of six-year-old twins. She offers inclusive and affirming support to guide families towards connection and emotional resilience—without punishments or shame.   This session will cover:  Emotional Literacy for You & Your Child Learn simple, powerful ways to support emotional expression and resilience in both yourself and your child. This session will also explore the emotional load of raising twins or triplets, and how to meet each child’s emotional needs while honouring your own. You're invited to Emotional literacy  Tuesday, 22 July 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (AEST) https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/4204001398319?p=K0cyAoolNHuV8Ta0B2 Tap on the link or paste it in a browser to join.  

A very special online learning opportunity for the GAMBA community awaits for up to 12 lucky members! Calm Minds Clinic will run online sessions to address the highs and lows of parenting multiples and provide feedback and strategies to help your mental health be in the best shape it can be! Calm Minds Clinic is run by registered psychologists Dayle Johnson and Alexa Bailey- Finlayson. https://www.calmmindsclinic.com.au/ Over the course of 4 x 2 hr online sessions, these experienced professionals will present a tailored program aimed at addressing many of the mental health concerns faced by parents, in particular multiple birth families. These will include such topics as: Post partum health Burnout Managing stress PPD and PPS Recognizing signs of mental health distress in yourself and your partner Strengthening your relationship post children Sessions will be aimed at training and empowering GAMBA volunteers and also helping our members. These sessions will run: Tuesday July 8th: The transition to motherhood- What nobody tells you Tuesday July 15th: Post-partum Mental Health Tuesday July 22nd: Connection, support and relationship dynamics Tuesday July 29th: Bonding, attachment and sustainable self care Attendance at all 4 webinars is not necessary, please click attending to your preferred date or dates  Attendees will also have a chance to enter in the running to win your very own psychology sessions, absolutely free of charge.   This is funded by the City of Greater Geelong and is free for GAMBA members

Family Fitness classes.  These will be at 10.15am at Crossfit Barwon.  These are free classes for GAMBA members and open to anyone that wants to come. The gym has an amazing floor space to work out in, a designated enclosed play space and since we have the gym to ourselves, we can close the front gates and leave an area for the children to run wild (under supervision of course) So bring yourself, your other half and even the kids. The exercises can all be scaled from beginners to more advances (so don't be put off by the name).

  My name is Ellie, and I'm a proud member of the GAMBA community. I'm Mumma to my cheeky, determined 3-year-old twins, Eddie and Lola I am a nurse, midwife, MCH nurse and IBCLC. I’ve recently launched my own business as a Lactation Consultant and Parenting Support Practitioner, and I’m super passionate about supporting fellow twin parents on this wild and wonderful journey. As a way of giving back to this gorgeous community, I’d love to offer my time during the new and expectant parent sessions to answer any questions you might have—whether it’s about feeding, sleep, routines, or just surviving the early days with two! I'm also more than happy to run sessions for other groups if there's interest. Please feel free to reach out—I'd love to connect. You can find me on Instagram @milk.lactation or visit my website www.milklactation.com.au Hope you're all navigating this crazy, beautiful twin life with lots of love (and hopefully a bit of sleep!). Warmly, Ellie

We are planning in our next family yoga session on Saturday the 14th at 10am. We are still confirming location and will upload the information here once available.  Please sign up if interested and we will email out the details.   

Please join us for an online education session being delivered by Adrienne Harper-Pike from Alongside Parenting Geelong.    A bit about Adrienne:  Adrienne Harper-Pike is the founder of Alongside Parenting. She’s an Aware Parenting instructor, social worker, and parent to six-year-old twins. She support families through connection, play, and emotional healing—without punishments, rewards, or shame. Her work is trauma informed, inclusive and affirming of all families ensuring they feel seen, heard, and understood at every age and stage.   This session will cover: Session 1: Secure Attachment with Aware Parenting Explore how Aware Parenting builds strong, connected relationships through empathy and emotional support—not control. We’ll also look at the unique attachment dynamics that come with parenting twins or triplets, including how to foster individual bonds while managing the needs of multiples. Session 2 (July 24th): Emotional Literacy for You & Your Child Learn simple, powerful ways to support emotional expression and resilience in both yourself and your child. This session will also explore the emotional load of raising twins or triplets, and how to meet each child’s emotional needs while honouring your own.   You're invited to Secure Attachment  Thursday 5 June 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (AEST) https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2JlMGE3ZTctOTAwYy00ZjMyLWE1OGMtYzYwZmUyYmQ4YzVl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22925a36fe-dba8-40d0-8fd1-4d4f0ac5367b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f09eb361-6c4e-47c6-856d-2c860ddfdf0c%22%7d Tap on the link or paste it in a browser to join.  

These are our new and expectant parent session,  These online sessions (ZOOM) are an excellent resource for both first time parents and experienced parents having their first multiples. Run by parents of multiples, a range of topics are covered and the informal sessions have plenty of opportunities for asking questions. Open to both members and non-members of FPMBA, these sessions are run for free regularly through the year.

We are currently organising the under 1s catch-up.    Please sign up here so that we can send out an email to you directly once details have been confirmed.    Thanks,    Gamba

Yoga for families of Multiples.  Come join our regular playgroup with a special session of yoga being run by wellbeings Yoga.  We will meet in the room at 9.30am to chat and mingle. The Yoga session will start at 10am. 

Come and join us for the annual GAMBA Easter Egg Hunt, on Sunday 13th April 10-12pm.  We will meet at the playground at the Freshwater Creek Reserve , 445 Dickins Road Freshwater Creek.  Please bring morning tea. Easter eggs and goodies provided. *The playground is fenced in and wonderful for babies, toddlers and older children alike