🎉 Join us for a celebration of Multiple Birth Awareness Week (MBAW)! 🎉 We are throwing a free celebration for our member families! Date: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 AFTERNOON SESSION: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: Village Grounds Cafe Address: 793 Torrens Rd, Alberton SA 5014 Experience the warmth of community as you enjoy: ☕ Free coffee and baby chinos for all attendees 🎨 Face painting for the little ones (and the young at heart!) 🎁 Exciting prizes up for grabs 🧸 A plethora of toys to keep the kids entertained 🏖️ Fun in the sandpit for endless giggles 🐤 A nursery farm to meet some animals 👕 An on-site pre-loved clothing stall offering a variety of kids' clothes for purchase 🍇 MBSA will provide some fruit to share The theme for this year's Multiple Birth Awareness Week (17 - 24 March) is "Multiples Unfiltered" and part of the aim of this event is to get multi families connecting and sharing their stories. Fill in our story form to share yours 👉 https://australianmba.typeform.com/to/g25m6oGe Enjoy Village Grounds' indoor and outdoor play spaces designed for kids to have a blast while parents get a chance to connect with other multi parents. Rest assured that if the weather is hot we have an indoor space and a shaded grassy area to enjoy! Please note: Please BYO food/snacks, as no food will be available for sale on the day. Tickets are limited so be sure to get yours early. All adults, children, and babies require a ticket for entry. Please only register for one session either the morning session or afternoon session so everyone has a chance to celebrate. Plenty of parking is available along Station Pl and surrounding streets. It is also right near Alberton train station for anyone keen to take public transport!

🎉 Join us for a celebration of Multiple Birth Awareness Week (MBAW)! 🎉 We are throwing a free celebration for our member families! Date: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 MORNING SESSION: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Location: Village Grounds Cafe Address: 793 Torrens Rd, Alberton SA 5014 Experience the warmth of community as you enjoy: ☕ Free coffee and baby chinos for all attendees 🎨 Face painting for the little ones (and the young at heart!) 🎁 Exciting prizes up for grabs 🧸 A plethora of toys to keep the kids entertained 🏖️ Fun in the sandpit for endless giggles 🐤 A nursery farm to meet some animals 👕 An on-site pre-loved clothing stall offering a variety of kids' clothes for purchase 🍇 MBSA will provide some fruit to share The theme for this year's Multiple Birth Awareness Week (17 - 24 March) is "Multiples Unfiltered" and part of the aim of this event is to get multi families connecting and sharing their stories. Enjoy Village Grounds' indoor and outdoor play spaces designed for kids to have a blast while parents get a chance to connect with other multi parents. Rest assured that if the weather is hot we have an indoor space and a shaded grassy area to enjoy! Please note: Please BYO food/snacks, as no food will be available for sale on the day. Tickets are limited so be sure to get yours early. All adults, children, and babies require a ticket for entry. Please only register for one session either the morning session or afternoon session so everyone has a chance to celebrate. Plenty of parking is available along Station Pl and surrounding streets. It is also right near Alberton train station for anyone keen to take public transport!

The festive season is nearly upon us! And to celebrate the year that has been we're throwing a free party for our member multi-familes! Join us at Lefevre Community Stadium for a bit of Christmas cheer. This event will be our biggest and most exciting yet featuring a wide range of attractions, including but not limited to: Complimentary coffee and hot beverages Madhatter’s Face painting Live Christmas Show Spectacular Live Giant Bubble Show Engaging craft activities Soft play area Exciting jumping castle Raffle by MBSA Santa - with photographer to capture a family photo Sausage Sizzle - The Little Gormet BBQ Truck Cosplay For A Cause roving characters FREE Raffle by Family by Family Don't forget to bring your picnic blanket for the grassy area, and if the weather is hot, rest assured, we have a spacious and comfortably air-conditioned indoor stadium. We've got plenty of parking, restroom facilities, and ample space to accommodate double prams! Come along and celebrate another year of being blessed with multiples. We can't wait to see you there.  For our raffle we have had some amazing sponsors this year with great prizes to be won. Grab your tickets here: https://rafflelink.com.au/mbsa2023  

2023 marks 50 years of MBSA in all its forms. To mark this momentous milestone we are hosting a little get together in the South Parklands and we'd love you to come. There will be cake, free coffee from 10am - 11am, soft play for the little ones and the Glover playground for the bigger kids to run amok. This is where our original plaque commemorating 25 years of MBSA was laid, and we will be updating it to reflect our new milestone. We'd love to share this occasion with our members and supporters from past and present, so grab your free tickets and we will see you then :)

Roll up, roll up!  MBSA invites you to a night at the movies - featuring "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny". Join us for a bit of fun served with a pizza dinner, all the while helping us to raise money for MBSA to host more fabulous events. MBSA is a welcoming, inclusive community that celebrates with families the joy of a multiple birth, and understands the unique challenges experienced by those in a multiple birth family. We provide these families with practical support and a network of connections across South Australia to empower them to thrive. Ticket price includes pizza and entry to the movie, and is open to both members and non-members. The bar will also be open and 15% of bar sales will go to MBSA. We will have a raffle on the night. We encourage you to spread the word about this celebration amoung your friends and family. So grab your crew and come down for fun night all in the name of a great cause.  6pm Start. Pizza served at 6.30pm with the movie starting at 7.30pm. See you there! Tickets are $30 per person Follow this link if you would like to watch the trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVYgWYaHmE If you can't make attend but would still like to support us with the purchase of raffle tickets you can do so by entering here https://mbsa.tidyhq.com/public/shop/products/mbsa-june-2023-raffle  If you would like any further information please contact our Events Coordinator - Dani Barry at dani.barry@multiplebirthsa.com.au     Thank you to our generous raffle sponsors:  Madeby.rj: https://www.facebook.com/madeby.rjframes?mibextid=LQQJ4d Just Cuts West Lakes: https://www.facebook.com/JustCutsWestLakes Lets Get Personal With Perkins: https://www.facebook.com/LetsGetPersonalWithPerkins?mibextid=LQQJ4d Brooke Ashleigh Beauty: https://www.facebook.com/brookeashleighbeauty Pawfect Love: https://www.facebook.com/pawfectlove.au Ally Elsayed (MBSA Committee member) Its A Twin Thing: https://www.facebook.com/Its.A.Twin.Thing.Adelaide?mibextid=ZbWKwL Adelaide Aquatic Centre: https://www.facebook.com/AdelaideAquaticCentre/ Brown Sugared Love: https://www.facebook.com/Brownsugaredlove  

After many years serving Multiple Birth SA Inc as President and making such an admirable contribution to the lives of countless multiples families, Nae Russell has stepped away from the role to pursue her passion for travel with her family. Please join us to raise a glass and say thank you for all that Nae has achieved for our wonderful multiple birth community. Nibbles and drinks provided - RSVPs are required by Monday 19th June.

Join us as we re-launch our MBSA social evenings - the MBSA Multi-Meets. These casual events are aimed to build connection between parents and caregivers of multiples, allowing us a child free space to share our experience, make new friends and strengthen existing bonds. Committee members will be in attendance and are always keen for a chat, we've all got a lot of stories and are happy to share :)  The first Multi-Meet for 2023 will be held at The Kitchen Window, in The Mile End Hotel from 7.30pm Friday 12th of May. Partners are encouraged (so book a babysitter if you can!) and friends are welcome, however non-member tickets are charged at $10 per person. All food and drinks are to be purchased at your expense. We can't wait to see you there!

Notice is hereby given to all life, financial and associate members that the Multiple Birth SA Inc 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday April 4 2022 commencing at 7:30pm at The Cumby Hotel, 205 Waymouth Street, Adelaide. We'd love you to join us for our AGM to celebrate our 50th year  and enjoy some free food (including cake!) & drinks! --------------------------- Every year, all of our committee positions become vacant at the AGM and amazing people from our membership step up and take on a role. These people are special in that they usually have families and full lives already but they understand our aims as an organisation and they want to help realise our goals of creating supportive connections and helping families in our local region. They step up because they know how valuable those supportive connections are and they want to offer that to new families and to continue fostering those connections for our current members. We'd love to have you join us, so have a look at the FAQ document that was emailed with the March Multi Mag and then get in touch with the and of the MBSA committee to find out more.

Another Multiple Birth Awareness Week is nearly upon us and to celebrate we are holding our annual members picnic. Pack some yummy treats and the kids and head down to MJ Mcinerney Reserve for a chance to hang out with other multiple families under the shade of the beautiful gum trees. There will be an Easter Egg hunt for the kids and an Egg and Spoon race for anyone keen to have a laugh. Plus free coffee and hot drinks between 10am - 12pm* (so don't forget your keep cup!), facepainting, soft play for the littles and a MASSIVE playground which is sure to keep all the kids entertained for hours.  Tickets are limited to make sure to grab yours NOW! Remember you must purchase a separate ticket for all picnic attendee's including babies :)  Please note there is street parking only and the reserve is best accessed from Sackville St or Mundulla St. It is also right near Kilkenny train station for anyone keen to take public transport! *limited amount available

Inviting all twin, triplet and more dads for a catch up and drink at The Surburban Brew Glynde on Thursday March 2nd @ 7PM. A great chance to meet other multi dads and try some refreshing ales at the same time. (Alcohol free drinks also available). RSVP by grabbing your free ticket to this event so we can get an idea on numbers. Hope to see you there!

We are looking for up to 10 multiple birth parents to sign up to be part of our new buddy program. We are doing a three month trial to begin with to enable us to see how it will work and what will suit our members best. There are no restrictions on when you can sign up as a Multi Mentee - you may still be pregnant with your multiples or they maybe much older and about to start school. You would sign up to this program if you are looking to connect with another multiple birth parent who is ahead of you in their multiple birth journey. Please read the program overview, aims and rules below before signing up to this program. We have a set of questions for you so that we can match you up with a parent who is going through a similar experience as best we can. You only need to answer what you feel is important for your experience. Once you have filled in the questions, grab your free ticket to register as a Multi Mentee Thank you! Program Overview The MBSA Buddy Program is a volunteer program facilitated by the MBSA committee where MBSA members volunteer to be a point of contact for other parents of multiples who are facing a similar journey. The role of the more experienced mentor is to provide peer support through their lived experience to the other member. Multiple Birth SA’s aim talks about providing “a network of connections across South Australia to empower them to thrive”. This program is all about creating connections between members and helping to provide that network. Program Aim The program aims to: ● Connect multiple birth parents to allow them to provide peer support, and ● Enable those with older multiples to give back to the multi community. This is another way for members to connect. There are many members who may not feel comfortable reaching out on the members forum or otherwise unable to attend play groups or events and this may suit them better. Secondly, this program gives the mentor an opportunity to give back to the community at a one on one level. Not everyone will want or be able to volunteer for the committee or support roles but would love to personally support another member. Terminology We will use the following terms: ● Multi Mentor - for the more experienced member, ● Multi Mentee - for the member looking for support, and ● Buddy - to refer to both Multi Mentor and Multi Mentee. Rules Buddies are not to give medical or legal advice. All members should contact their general practitioner, maternal and child health nurse or paediatrician if they are concerned about any aspect of their child’s health or development. Respect your buddy’s privacy and do not share what they have told you unless you have explicitly asked for permission to do so. As this program is for peer support only it is not a requirement to hold a current Working With Children Check, be fully vaccinated or have a current First Aid Certificate, as visiting and babysitting are outside the scope of the program. You may meet up in person, but this is a personal decision between the buddies. Any issues must be raised with the MBSA committee. This may include things such as: Being concerned about your buddy and how they are coping with multi life, Lack of contact from your buddy,  No longer being able to participate in the program, or Not connecting with your buddy for whatever reason, The committee will then deal with the matter appropriately which may include providing the family with extra support or changing buddy matchings.

We are looking for up to 10 "experienced" multiple birth parents to sign up to be part of our new buddy program. We are doing a three month trial to begin with to enable us to see how it will work and what will suit our members best. To qualify as a Multi Mentor your (first set of) multiples must be at least 12 months old (actual age). Please read the program overview, aims and rules below before signing up to this program. We have a set of questions for you so that we can match you up with a parent who is going through a similar experience as best we can. You only need to answer what you feel is important for your experience. Once you have filled in the questions, grab your free ticket to register as a mentor. Thank you! Program Overview The MBSA Buddy Program is a volunteer program facilitated by the MBSA committee where MBSA members volunteer to be a point of contact for other parents of multiples who are facing a similar journey. The role of the more experienced mentor is to provide peer support through their lived experience to the other member. Multiple Birth SA’s aim talks about providing “a network of connections across South Australia to empower them to thrive”. This program is all about creating connections between members and helping to provide that network. Program Aim The program aims to: ● Connect multiple birth parents to allow them to provide peer support, and ● Enable those with older multiples to give back to the multi community. This is another way for members to connect. There are many members who may not feel comfortable reaching out on the members forum or otherwise unable to attend play groups or events and this may suit them better. Secondly, this program gives the mentor an opportunity to give back to the community at a one on one level. Not everyone will want or be able to volunteer for the committee or support roles but would love to personally support another member. Terminology We will use the following terms: ● Multi Mentor - for the more experienced member, ● Multi Mentee - for the member looking for support, and ● Buddy - to refer to both Multi Mentor and Multi Mentee. Rules Buddies are not to give medical or legal advice. All members should contact their general practitioner, maternal and child health nurse or paediatrician if they are concerned about any aspect of their child’s health or development. Respect your buddy’s privacy and do not share what they have told you unless you have explicitly asked for permission to do so. As this program is for peer support only it is not a requirement to hold a current Working With Children Check, be fully vaccinated or have a current First Aid Certificate, as visiting and babysitting are outside the scope of the program. You may meet up in person, but this is a personal decision between the buddy pair. Any issues must be raised with the MBSA committee. This may include things such as: Being concerned about your buddy and how they are coping with multi life, Lack of contact from your buddy,  No longer being able to participate in the program, or Not connecting with your buddy for whatever reason, The committee will then deal with the matter appropriately which may include providing the family with extra support or changing buddy matchings.