Club information page
We can offer our members:
Monthly Newsletter Territory Multiples
Covers stories, contacts, photos of our events, classifieds, event calendar, recipes, information and whatever members want to contribute.
Regular coffee/ play group mornings and occasional family / special event days
Coffee mornings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (except Jan) at the Uniting Church Hall. Vanderlin Drive, Casuarina . 9.30 - 11.30. All are welcome to come and meet other parents of multiples, chat, drink coffee, etc while your multiples and their siblings play in a safe environment. We have a FREECYCLE table where members bring along clothes, etc they no longer want, and other members can take what they want from the pile.
We hold family days and events on weekends at different times of the year. In the past we have had Christmas Parties, Easter egg hunts, picnics, outings like meeting at the wild life Park, at a local park, etc. Members are welcome to make suggest ions.
Hospital visits, Expectant Parent and General Information Evenings
Once you have had your babies, call our expectant and new parent coordinator (0405 601 650) and she will come to visit you and discuss the club and any concerns you may have. Members also receive a small gift. It is up to you to contact us, due to privacy laws. The librarian will also visit you with a selection of books if you request her to (8947 4323)
Expectant parent evenings and General Information evenings will be offered as separate or combined events according to need. At these evenings we have the library available and show a DVD (put out by the Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA)) about birth, feeding, and caring for your new babies. We will also have experts on hand to answer questions, share experiences, and offer support to you and your family. Husbands/ partners are encouraged to attend.
Library and Equipment hire
We have a great selection of books, videos and DVDs covering pregnancy to adolescence. We also subscribe to Twins Magazine, and we keep a copy of AMBAs Magazine. (You also receive this magazine in the mail as part of your membership) The library is brought to each coffee morning, and the librarian can also visit you by appointment.
Our Equipment Hire has double strollers, a breast pump, automatic baby swings, feeding pillows, etc for hire. These are hired for a month at a time at very good rates.
Fund raising
We hold several fund raisers a year. As we are a non-profit community organisation, we rely on membership fees, fund raising events and grants to keep us going. We fund raise by holding a sausage sizzle at Harvey Norman, raffles, selling chocolates and lollies, 100 club boards, tupperware parties, body shop at home parties, etc. These funds cover the kid's Christmas party, Easter egg hunts, food and/ or drink at some picnics, updating the library, purchasing equipment to hire and last year we had an adult's Sunset Cruise.
Discounts
We have several services and retailers who offer a discount to NT MBC members.
Support, Contact and Advisors
We understand what you are going through, as we have been there. Our coffee mornings and family days are designed to bring multiple families together, to provide support and information sharing. It is a chance to ask questions of members with older children who may have had the same experiences as you, or to discuss issues and share stories about your family.
Our member families came from all 'walks of life', some used assisted fertility treatments, some are working outside the home, some have blended families, some have siblings to their multiples, some are older parents, some have special needs children, some have identicals, etc.
We also have a list of members you can call on for specific advice when the need arises.