Perinatal Wellbeing Centre

02/09/2026

🌅 Term 3 Week 8: Beading Suncatchers and Windchimes! 🌅

This week at the Southside Women's Wellbeing Group, we're beading sun catchers and windchimes! We'll be using twigs and beads to make delightful charms and creations, so come along to create and connect with your fellow mums! 💙

📅 Tuesday, 8 September
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Impact Church, Canberra

The Southside Women’s Wellbeing Group is open to all women with children aged 0-5 and you don’t need to be a current client to join. Adjunct childcare is available, but spots are limited—if it’s full, you’re still welcome to join in with bub by your side. Please bring anything bub needs to be comfy, including a pram and essentials. While no formal registration is required, please RSVP to this event if you plan on attending so we can plan appropriately. You can do so here: https://www.facebook.com/events/979800295040873/

We hope to see you there!

02/09/2026

Yesterday the Southside Women's Wellbeing Group got together to make badges! It was a delightful morning - plenty of creativity while everyone chatted and connected. Take a look at some of the wonderful creations below 😁 Special thanks to Women with Disabilities ACT for supplying us with the badgemaking machine and fixings!

This group runs each Tuesday, with new activities each week! We welcome all women with children aged 0-5, and offer limited adjunct childcare. You can find our sessions at Impact Church Canberra, 200 Clive Steel Ave, Monash. There's no need to register, just feel free to come along and enjoy yourself!

Next week, we're beading sun catchers and windchimes! We can't wait to see you there 🩵

01/09/2026

Thank you to our wonderful volunteer Karen for everything you've done over the last decade! Your dedication has made a meaningful difference, and we are incredibly grateful.

Today marks the end of Karen's work volunteering with us, and we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate her 10+ years of service with our organisation.

We've been incredibly grateful to have Karen on our team, working hard each and every week as part of our adjunct childcare program. In 2021, she won the "Senior Volunteer of the Year Award - Highly Commended" at that year's ACT Volunteering Awards - a very well-deserved celebration of her dedication and hard work.

Please join us in celebrating Karen’s work by sharing a message of thanks for her in the comments. Let's all wish her the best as she enters her next chapter!

Interested in volunteering with the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre? We're always welcoming new volunteers to our team. If you have a WWVP card, you can apply right now - just follow the link in our bio or visit: https://www.perinatalwellbeingcentre.org.au/forms/ask-about-volunteering

Volunteering ACT

01/09/2026

Today is the start of this year’s Liptember campaign, an annual effort to raise awareness and vital funds for women's mental health.

Mental health is at the core of everything we do, and Liptember is a powerful reminder that meaningful change starts with open conversations, targeted support, and a commitment to breaking down stigma.

Since 2010, Liptember has been a national movement supporting women's mental health research, advocacy, education, and programs.

Join us in celebrating Liptember and everyone working to improve mental health outcomes for women and girls across Australia.

Liptember - Fundraiser for Women's Mental Health Australia

31/08/2026

Over this past weekend we hosted our very first Dad’s Brekkie BBQ! It was a fabulous morning out with plenty of sunshine and blue skies to make the day extra special. We were so happy to be able to put on such a successful event in support of dad’s wellbeing and provide a welcoming space to make new connections and learn new things.

It was so lovely to see so many dads and families stop by, grab a free brekkie burger and cuppa, and connect with one another in this welcoming space. We were welcomed to country by the wonderful Richie Allan, and Stephen Larkham of the ACT Brumbies discussed his own experiences as a father amidst his rugby career. And between the various activities and local services available for attendees to interact with, and a huge raffle to participate in, there was no shortage of entertainment and interest throughout the morning.

Massive thanks to our sponsors for their contributions to our raffle:

Anaconda Stores
ACT Brumbies
Bunnings Warehouse Australia
Canberra Brave
Canberra Reptile Zoo
Dendy Cinemas Australia
HOYTS Australia
National Dinosaur Museum
NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Questacon
Weston Bull

Your support was incredible and helped make this event so special. And congratulations to all our raffle winners!

Thanks once again to everyone who attended the Dad’s Brekkie BBQ! We were thrilled to have you all 🩵 And of course a massive THANK YOU to Mental Health Community Coalition ACT and Capital Health Network for making this event possible!

29/08/2026

28/08/2026

Today is Wear It Purple Day, and we all got dressed up in lovely purple tones to celebrate the occasion!

This year's theme, Colours of Courage, celebrates the many different forms of courage shown by young people in the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies - speaking up, standing out, and creating change. It's an opportunity to honour both generations past and the strength of young people today.

At the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre, we stand with our LGBTQIA+ friends, colleagues, and clients.

Wear it Purple

27/08/2026

**TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of SIDS, infant loss and stillbirth, miscarriages**

Today we commemorate Red Nose Day, an incredibly important occasion and opportunity to highlight the vital work being done to help save little lives and support families.

Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising day focusing on research for stillbirths and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), campaigning each and every year to bring communities together and make a difference for families in need.

This work is of course incredibly close to our own hearts as mental health professionals, also the research funded by this special day also contributes to supporting parental mental health.

If you’d like to learn more about Red Nose Day or make a donation, visit: https://www.rednoseday.org.au/

26/08/2026

🎖️ Term 3 Week 7: Badgemaking! 🎖️

This week, the Southside Women's Wellbeing Group is making badges! Come along to make your own badges, express yourself, and connect with your fellow mums. 💙

📅 Tuesday, 1 September
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Impact Church, Canberra

The Southside Women’s Wellbeing Group is open to all women with children aged 0-5 and you don’t need to be a current client to join. Adjunct childcare is available, but spots are limited—if it’s full, you’re still welcome to join in with bub by your side. Please bring anything bub needs to be comfy, including a pram and essentials. While no formal registration is required, please RSVP to this event if you plan on attending so we can plan appropriately. You can do so here: https://www.facebook.com/events/4393370907613087/

We hope to see you there!