Playgroup Excursions and Incursions
(May 2014)
Enhance your playgroup by visiting educational and fun places for an excursion. Or invite guests to your playgroup as an incursion to learn about local
services or receive a pampering session! Contact organisations for opening hours, availability and fees. Incursion guests are encouraged to visit for one hour
and to use an informal approach by sitting on the floor and playing with families whilst talking about their service.
Excursions
Community Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens: Children’s Garden
Community gardens are places where people can relax, learn, garden
This garden features an interactive educational environment where
and get together with friends. Yarraville, Braybrook, Maidstone and West children of all ages, backgrounds, physical abilities and cultures can
Footscray offer local community gardens.
play, explore and discover the natural world.
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9252 2300
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
rbg@rbg.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au
Visit a Community Garden
Another playgroup
Visit another local playgroup. Enjoy meeting new families and playing in
a different location, maybe for a puppet play date. For a timetable of
Maribyrnong playgroups contact Maribyrnong City Council.
9688 0200
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Visit another playgroup for a puppet play date
Catch the train and learn about public transport
Catching the train can be an educational and fun experience for children
and parents. Learn about public transport and how to visit places in
Melbourne with your playgroup friends.
Public Transport Victoria
1800 800 007
http://ptv.vic.gov.au/
Excursions
Local Kindergarten or Primary School
Melbourne Zoo or Werribee Open Range Zoo
Visiting your local kindergarten and primary school is a great way to
Zoo’s have animals from across the world including giraffes, cheetahs,
connect with and prepare for transitions between early years services.
lions and zebras. Werribee offers an open range environment where the
For contact details of Maribyrnong Kindergarten’s and Primary School’s
animals are given the space to behave as they would in their natural
contact Maribyrnong City Council.
habitats. Melbourne Zoo features interactive exhibits designed
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especially for children.
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Zoos Victoria
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
1300 966 784
zvsales@zoo.org.au
Visit a local kindergarten
Local Library, Community Centre or Toy Library
Discover free or low cost community services including libraries where
you can borrow books, DVD’s and magazines. Community Centres
feature recreational and educational activities and toy libraries have toys
and play equipment for hire. For details contact Maribyrnong City
Council.
9688 0200
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Visit your local Community Centre
Melbourne Museum or Scienceworks
At Melbourne Museum in Carlton, you can explore culture and history
such as a Dinosaur Walk where you can walk amongst dinosaur
skeletons. Scienceworks in Spotswood offers education about science
in a fun and interactive way.
Museum Victoria
13 11 02
http://museumvictoria.com.au
Incursions
Another playgroup
Early Years Officer
Invite a playgroup to your playgroup and enjoy a common children’s
The Maribyrnong City Council Early Years Officer can visit your
activity such as baby Rhyme Time or children’s painting. Or invite a
playgroup to inform and answer questions about maternal and child
playgroup like yours for parent socialisation, such as playgroups for
health, rhyme time, storytime, bilingual storytime, playgroup, child care,
children with additional needs. For a timetable of Maribyrnong playgroups kindergarten and toy libraries.
contact Maribyrnong City Council.
9688 0200
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infoearlyyears@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Invite another playgroup to visit your playgroup
Footscray Community Legal Centre
Visitors can inform and answer questions about Footscray Community
Legal Centre which assists matters including motor vehicle accidents,
family violence law, family law, tenancy, employment and antidiscrimination laws.
9689 8444
admin@footscrayclc.org.au
www.footscrayclc.org.au
Early Years Officer can inform you about a variety of services
Maternal and Child Health Nurse
Invite your local Maternal and Child Health Nurse to your playgroup for
a visit. The nurse could inform and answer questions about maternal
and child health whilst enjoy a play with the parents and children.
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email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Incursions
Children’s Librarian, Maribyrnong City Council
Learn about health and fitness
Invite a Children’s Librarian to your playgroup for a rhyme time or
Ask your local gymnasium or pool such as Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre
storytime session. For Library information contact Maribyrnong City
or YMCA to visit your playgroup to inform and answer questions about
Council.
adult health and fitness. BreastScreen Victoria can visit and share about
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breast health. BreastScreen Victoria 13 20 50 www.breastscreen.org.au
Invite a Children’s Librarian to visit your playgroup
Learn about health and fitness
Pampering session by your local hairdresser or cosmetics store
Ask your local hairdresser or a cosmetic store such as The Body Shop to
visit your playgroup for a pampering session.
Dental Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Dietician.
Allied health workers can visit your playgroup to inform and answer
questions about children’s health and wellbeing.
Cohealth 8398 4100
Maribyrnong City Council advises playgroups to take up Playgroup Victoria Family Membership to ensure each playgroup family has insurance. Further
Playgroup Victoria membership information is available from Playgroup Victoria on 1800 171 882 www.playgroup.vic.gov.au