Let's Have Some Fun! GCMBA is super excited to invite you to our 2023 Multiple Birth Awareness Week Family Festival at KDV Sport, Carrara Join us for an afternoon of family fun and fantastic company.  Pack your own picnic or purchase food from the onsite cafe. Watch your children’s smiles grow are they are entertained by the the jumping castle, face painting, mini golf, playground area, ice-cream truck and more! There will also be lucky door prizes. This event is open to all multiple birth families for an afternoon of entertainment to celebrate all that is magical about being multiple birth families. Tickets are $10 per financial member family and $20 for non-member families - book yours now as numbers are limited!  

Join us for an information night for all parents who are currently expecting multiples.  Tuesday, 21st February - 7pm Mudgeeraba Meet your future community of other expectant parents and hear from a few parents who have been through the journey.  This will be our last expectant parents night for 2022, so we hope you can make it! No question is a silly question..... we are all in this together  Event will be at Mudgeeraba, please RSVP to newsletter@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com (or RSVP to the FB event on our private page) to receive address details and so we can ensure we have enough goodie bags and refreshments to go around. 

Following on from the recent success, Michelle from Parents2B (P2B) will be hosting aother ONLINE Sleep and Settling Q&A session TUESDAY 21st February at 6.30pm (Qld time), exclusively for the GCMBA community. No matter whether you are an expectant parent wanting to be prepared, or a parent of multiples looking for some advice.... Come along, ask your burning questions and hear Michelle share her wisdom and knowledge on baby and toddler sleep and settling, introducing solids & the impacts of food. Michelle is a registered midwife, nurse, childbirth educator and infant sleep specialist. For more information on Parents2B check out: www.Parents2B.com.au This is a FREE workshop for all of our Gold Coast Multiple Birth Community. Tag yourself as going to the Facebook event in our private FB group to receive the Zoom details.  If you're not on FB, email secretary@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com for the details. Want to ask your questions in advance? Pop them into the Facebook event comments and we'll put them to Michelle!

Join us for an information night for all parents who are currently expecting multiples.  Tuesday, 22nd Nov - 7pm Mudgeeraba Meet your future community of other expectant parents and hear from a few parents who have been through the journey.  This will be our last expectant parents night for 2022, so we hope you can make it! No question is a silly question..... we are all in this together  Event will be at Mudgeeraba, please RSVP to newsletter@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com to receive address details and so we can ensure we have enough goodie bags and refreshments to go around. 

Come Bounce With Us! We would love you ALL to celebrate another successful year of GCMBA and let the kids run wild and release their energy around Inflatable World Burleigh. There are areas suitable for all ages, including a baby soft play area, nibbles and Santa will be visting too!!  There will also be lots of raffle prizes up for grabs - get your tix here! Please bring a wrapped and labeled book for your children to be given out by Santa. And don't forget your socks! Tickets are FREE for GCMBA financial member families and $20 per family for non-members.  Register your attendance below for numbers. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to become a member click here Tickets and non refundable and non transferable  

Our GCMBA Christmas Raffle is here…. and the prizes are EPIC!!! Get your Christmas sorted instantly with these great prizes!  Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at: https://rafflelink.com.au/gcmbaxmas2022 Or at the GCMBA Christmas Party on Sunday 20/11/2022 @ Inflatable World Burleigh (click the link for tix)  WINNERS 1st PRIZE Bianca Munday Ticket Number: #490 2nd PRIZE Karen Price Ticket Number: #367 3rd PRIZE Samantha Delmege Ticket Number: #109 4th PRIZE Name Witheld on request Ticket Number: #45 5th PRIZE Alyssa Morgan Ticket Number: #485 6th PRIZE Melinda Whittingham  Ticket Number: #265 7th PRIZE Kristy Holmes Ticket Number: #294 PRIZE: 1st Prize valued at $550 Tiny Tutus Package from Australia's Leading Preschool Ballet School including; - 1 term membership - Tiny Tutu ballerina tea set - Tiny Tutu ballerina jewellery box EMF Nerang Performance & Recovery Centre 1 month Gold Membership voucher 2nd Prize valued at $449 iFly Surfers Paradise Indoor Skydiving Introductory iFly family + friends voucher. Includes 2 flights each for up to 5 flyers! The Park Coomera Family of 4 bowling voucher Bottle of Wine to enjoy after you've tired the family out 3rd Prize valued at $406 Baby Bunting $250 voucher Bedhead Hats $50 Voucher Funky Babyz twin pack -  2 x pram liner, 2 x baby bib, 2x burp cloths. All beautifully Australian and handmade. 4th Prize valued at $375 Tiny Tutus Package from Australia's Leading Preschool Ballet School, including: Tiny Tutu 1 term membership Tiny Tutu ballerina tea set Tiny Tutu ballerina jewellery box 5th Prize valued at $250 Rackleys Swimming learn to swim voucher for twins, plus 2x kids towels, 2x reusable swim nappy + bag, ear buds, and a kick board 6th Prize valued at $223 Lunchtime goodies from Australia's largest bento lunchbox store, The Bento Buzz including a b.box lunch box,a lunch sandwich cutter and a b.box sippy cup Subo bottles twin pack Bright Star Kids $50 Voucher 7th Prize valued at $50 The Park Coomera Family of 4 bowling vouchers   Tickets are $2 each, 3 tickets for $5, 7 tickets for $10 or 15 tickets for $20 The Raffle closes on the 20th of December 2022 and will be drawn on the 20th of December 2022 at Inflatable World Burleigh The draw will be conducted using the RaffleLink System draw process. Ticket buyers do not have to be present at the draw. Winners will be contacted by phone and/or email within 2 days after draw. Proceeds from the raffle will be used by GCMBA to continue to put on our events, programs and provide assistance to our community throughout next year.

Following on from the recent success, Michelle from Parents2B (P2B) will be hosting aother ONLINE Sleep and Settling Q&A session TUESDAY 15th November at 7.30pm (Qld time), exclusively for the GCMBA community. No matter whether you are an expectant parent wanting to be prepared, or a parent of multiples looking for some advice.... Come along, ask your burning questions and hear Michelle share her wisdom and knowledge on baby and toddler sleep and settling, introducing solids & the impacts of food. Michelle is a registered midwife, nurse, childbirth educator and infant sleep specialist. For more information on Parents2B check out: www.Parents2B.com.au This is a FREE workshop for all of our Gold Coast Multiple Birth Community. Tag yourself as going to the Facebook event in our private FB group to receive the Zoom details.  If you're not on FB, email secretary@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com for the details. Want to ask your questions in advance? Pop them into the Facebook event comments and we'll put them to Michelle!

GCMBA 42nd Birthday Bash - NEW DATE! We invite you to bring a picnic lunch or snacks along to Country Paradise Parklands Adventure Playground at Nerang and enjoy an afternoon with other multiple families. There is plenty of parking, lots of activities for the kids, great lucky door prizes to be won, and a few other things that will be revealed soon. Just BYO your food, picnic rug, a drink, scooters and families and we will provide the cake  Please book your (free) tickets so we have an idea of numbers.  Bring grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins along too! We have reserved a spot under the sheltered area, near the Adventure Playground.  There are BBQs available for use and toilets available.

Please join us for a Q&A with Donna Drury, a Registered Midwife and qualified Lactation consultant. Please note new date of 27th October! She will give tips on breastfeeding, increasing milk supply and all things in between. She is highly experienced and you may have met her if you had your children at Pindara Hospital. This is open for all parents who want to join in the Zoom, even if you are expecting. Please register your interest via the Facebook event in our private FB group to receive the Zoom details: https://fb.me/e/5A4EuOBXu If you are not on Facebook, please register your interest via email: secretary@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com

Fussy Eaters Zoom Workshop As we all know meal time can be quite traumatic for some parents, where we struggle to find what to cook, what our children will eat, lots of mess, are they getting the right foods, foods thrown around and sometimes lots of tears!!! So GCMBA have invited Nicole Brown-Shepherd a Paediatric dietician from Tiny Tots Paediatrics in Tugun to speak to our community on Tuesday 25th October at 6.30pm. This talk will be all about dealing with fussy toddlers, solids, starting solids, allergies and going through the stages of food from birth-toddlers. This is a 45 minute talk with time for questions at the end. We are so excited to have Nicole join us so if you would like to join in the zoom please RSVP to the private Facebook event so you don’t miss out. http://wholisticbynikki.com.au/ 

Alana from My strong little body is going to do a talk and leave time for a Q&A on the importance of Tummy Time, helping to build strong bodies for newborns, and how to avoid plagio cephaly in newborns. This zoom is mostly focused on parents to be and parents with newborns up until walking. Alana is a physiotherapist and author of My strong little body. Thursday 20th October, 12pm (Qld) Please see Facebook event for Zoom details, or email secretary@goldcoastmultiplebirth.com https://www.mystronglittlebody.com.au/   Please see 

Monthly Under 1’s focused playgroup! This playgroup is on the 3rd Thursday of every month,runbyourwonderful volunteer Neerissa. It is focused on our younger children, with minimal setup and toys, as it’s all about parents and caregivers connecting with each other. Our under 1’s focused playgroup is a great opportunity to meet some fellow twin (& HOM) families in a safe environment.  Given this venue has lots of space, we are happy to welcome older siblings and children along. We have a dedicated outdoor fully fenced playground, indoor air conditioned hall with kitchen facilities and toilets.  Tea and coffee facilities are provided! Feel free to bring along some food to share.  Location: Nerang Uniting Church, 5 Nerang River Drive, Nerang Time: 9:30 to 11:30am - come along anytime in that period.    For everyone's health and safety, please stay home if unwell.