Welcome to the Northern Territory Multiple Birth Club
This site aims to provide members and prospective members information about the club and coming events.
The club's main aims
- To provide a means of sharing information on the caring for and raising of multiple birth children;
- To hold regular meetings and social functions for it's members;
- To cooperate with and take part in research projects at local, national and international levels.
About the club
The club formed in July 1983 when a few parents of multiples got together to offer each other advice, help and support. It didn't take long for other multiple families to see the beneifit in belonging to a supportive and helpful club.
We are connected to the Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) and all our members become members of this national body as well.
We are a not-for-profit community club ran by volunteers. We hold committee meetings once a month at a variety of resturants around Darwin City, Darwin suburbs and in Palmerston. This is a great opportunity to get out on your own, have a nice meal and a chat with like minded people, as well as support your favourite club!
We now have a page on FACEBOOK! Search for NT Multiple Birth Club and request to join. All Multiple Parents are welcome to join the face book page.
The NTMBC held a great fete for National Multiple Birth Awareness Week, in March 2011
We would like to thank everyone who had a stall. The club committee would especially like to thank the various businesses who donated goods or services to the day:
Bunnings: They provided a staff member (who is also a twin mum) and the materials to run a free art/craft session.
The Darwin Convention Centre: Donated good quality bread and sausages.
Uniting Church, Casuarina: They allowed us to hold the fete on their property.
Coates Hire: Provided the eskies and BBQ.
Funland Amusements: Provided the jumping castle.
Little Rompers: Provided kits for new/expectant parents.
Action Print: Provided the printing for our raffle tickets.
Also, we would like to thank our wonderful dedicated committee members who worked tirelessly to make it such a great day and the members, and their relatives, for donating time and goods to the club stall.
Thank you very much to all our sponsors.
Many businesses in the Northern Territory and beyond have generously donated money and/or goods to our club and to the Convention we hosted in September 2009. As a community not-for-profit club, we rely on funding grants, fund raising, and the goodwill of others to operate. We also rely heavily on member involvement, i.e. member's fund raising efforts and our committee who run and organise the club so efficienty. Thank You!
Please click on the links below and support others as they support us.
Club Supporters
Darwin Life Magazine (Put a great article about our club into their magazine for free!)
Member for Brennan: (provides· photocoping for our monthly newsletter)
Links
·Multiple Birth Parents· An Australian Multiple Birth online community forum.
Australian Multiple Birth Association·Our 'parent' group that covers heaps of info and links pertaining to multiple birth families. 'Advice from those who know'
Twins and Multiples in School·For heaps of info on your school aged multiples.
2011 AMBA Convention in Melbourne, 22nd - 25th October·Info on this great weekend is available here.
Childbirth Education Association Darwin - A community based organisation providing information and support to families. They offer ante-natal classes, pregnancy yoga and stretch classes, information nights and much more.
Baby lists·What to do and what to get for baby. We publish some of Elaine Farber's articles in our monthly newsletter.
Parenting Ideas·Micheal Grose is a 'parenting guru'. He publishes articles and sells books on raising children to have confidence, character and resillience.
Stepfamily Zone······Stepfamilies Australia·· A couple of useful sites for those with step/ blended families.