MDSS Moranbah

02/09/2026

🧸🎉 TEDDY BEAR PICNIC – THIS SATURDAY! 🎉🧸

Get your teddy bears ready for a fun-filled morning of play, activities, community stalls, music and family fun!

📅 Saturday, 5 September 2026
⏰ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
📍 Moranbah Town Square

🎨 TEDDY BEAR PICNIC COLOURING COMPETITION

We want our little ones to learn about the importance of less screen time, more play, creativity, imagination and connecting with our community.

How to enter:
✔️ Colour in your favourite picture
✔️ Use your creativity and imagination
✔️ Bring your completed masterpiece to the MDSS Factory at the Teddy Bear Picnic by 11:00 am

🏆 Colouring competition winners will be announced at 11:45 am.

🧸 BEST DRESSED TEDDY COMPETITION

Dress your teddy or treasured companion in their best outfit and bring them along to the Teddy Bear Picnic!

🏆 Best Dressed Teddy winners will be announced at 11:40 am.

There will be lots of fun activities for the whole family, including the Teddy Bear Clinic, bouncy castle, petting zoo, face painting, story time, music, games, community stalls and emergency service vehicles.

📍 Colouring sheets are also available from MDSS Reception
2 Appleton Street, Moranbah

🧸 BRING YOUR TEDDY, BRING YOUR FAMILY AND JOIN THE FUN!

We can't wait to see all our little artists, their favourite teddies and our wonderful Moranbah families!

More Play • Less Screen Time • More Imagination • More Connection

For more information, please contact:

Gabriela Johnston
0499 639 817 | 07 4941 5164
[email protected]

31/08/2026

Reminder! Bookings are closing soon
FREE PARENTAL WORKSHOP
**“Inclusion is a Way of Life”**
with CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd.
For families and service providers supporting children with difficult behaviours, disabilities, or children on the spectrum.
**Wednesday, 9 September | 9:30 am – 2:00 pm**
**MYCC, 2 Appleton Street**
**Bookings are closing soon!**
Register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/inclusion-as-a-way-of-life...

30/08/2026

🌟 **SEPTEMBER AT THE MORANBAH NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE!** 🌟
The MDSS Moranbah Neighbourhood Centre has another fantastic month of **FREE community programs and activities for all ages!** 💜
Whether you’re looking to keep active, meet new people, connect with your community, support your family, or simply try something new — **we’d love to welcome you!** 🥰

🧸 TEDDY BEAR PICNIC 🧸

📅 **Saturday, 5 September | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm**
📍 **Moranbah Town Square**

Bring your favourite teddy and join us for a morning of fun, laughter and family activities! 🧸💜

👨‍👩‍👧 FREE PARENTAL WORKSHOP
**“Inclusion is a Way of Life”**
with CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd.
For families and service providers supporting children with difficult behaviours, disabilities, or children on the spectrum.

📅 **Wednesday, 9 September | 9:30 am – 2:00 pm**
📍 **MYCC, 2 Appleton Street**

⚠️ **Bookings are closing soon!**
Register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/inclusion-as-a-way-of-life-what-you-can-do-to-ensure-your-child-with-disability-is-in-the-everyday-places-moranbah

# # 💚 FREE WIMARQ WELLNESS & HEALTH EXPO
Bring the whole family along to learn more about health and wellbeing services available in Moranbah.
📅 **Saturday, 5 September | 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm**
📍 **Isaac Events Centre**
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# 🌿 NCP PROGRAMS 🌿

💦 **Aqua Aerobics is BACK!**
📅 **Every Monday**
Register here:
https://www.trybooking.com/CYIIZ

👵 **Seniors Connect**
A great opportunity for seniors to stay active, connected and engaged. 💜
📞 Contact the Neighbourhood Centre to register.
🧘‍♀️ **Seniors Fitter for Life & Seniors Seated Yoga**
Enjoy gentle movement designed to support flexibility, mobility and overall wellbeing. 💜

💻 **Kids Coding Club**
🚨 **FULLY BOOKED until next term!**
Classes continue every Tuesday during the school term.

👶 **FREE Kangatraining**
A fun way to exercise, connect with other parents and bring your little one along! 💪👶
📅 **Every Wednesday**
Register here:
https://www.trybooking.com/DGOLG

🗣️ **Talk, Play & Explore at Play & Grow Centre**
A wonderful opportunity for little ones to learn, play and explore while supporting parents and caregivers. 🌈
Register here:
https://www.trybooking.com/DOEJA

🍜 **Flavours of Home – Multicultural Cooking** 🌏
Travel the world through food as we celebrate different cultures, traditions and delicious home-cooked meals together. **Everyone is welcome!** ❤️
📅 **Last Thursday of every month**
Register here:
https://www.trybooking.com/DLVVR
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✨ **ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE!** ✨
Bookings are appreciated for some activities, so make sure you **register early where required.**
📅 **Check out our September Calendar below and save the dates!**
📍 **Moranbah Neighbourhood Centre**
2 Appleton Street, Moranbah
📞 **07 4941 5164**
📧 **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**

We can’t wait to see familiar faces and welcome new ones throughout **September!** 💜

**Come along, bring a friend, and be part of our wonderful community!** 🌟

24/08/2026

Another month of amazing food, laughter, and community!
Join us for our next Flavours of Home session on Thursday, 27 August at 11:00 AM.

This month, Jayalath will be sharing the authentic flavours of her delicious chicken curry. It's a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn, and enjoy a taste of home together.
Everything provided! Be sure to book your spot! Spaces are limited. https://www.trybooking.com/DLVVR

19/08/2026

🧸✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨🧸

Get ready for a bear-y special day of fun! 🐻💛

Join us for our Teddy Bear Picnic, where little ones can bring along their favourite teddy for a day filled with laughter, friendship, activities, and picnic fun! 🧺✨

📅Saturday, 5 September 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
📍 Moranbah Town Square

18/08/2026

🌿 HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO 2026 🌿

💚 Come along, connect, discover and learn!

We are excited to share that a fantastic range of health, wellness and community service providers have already joined us as stallholders! 🙌

Come and show your support for our local organisations, meet the people behind the services, discover what support and resources are available in our community, and learn more about how you can support your own health and wellbeing.

📅 Wednesday, 9 September 2026
📍 Isaac Event Centre, Moranbah
⏰ 3:00 pm onwards
🎤 Health & Healing Talk – 6:00 pm

✨ What to expect:
• A great range of health, wellness and community stalls
• Local services and resources
• Opportunities to connect with service providers
• Guest speakers and our Health & Healing Talk
• Catering provided
• Welcome drink on arrival

🌟 STALLHOLDER EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST STILL WELCOME!

Are you a health, wellness or community service provider? There is still an opportunity to showcase your service and connect with the local community.

📧 To express your interest, contact:
Kristy Purdon: [email protected]
Gabriela Johnston: [email protected]

📣 Come along and see what our local community has to offer!

Proudly brought to you by WIMARQ and Moranbah & District Support Services. Sponsored by Anglo American

Moranbah and District Support Services (MDSS) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of counselling and support services to communities including Moranbah, Dysart, Clermont, Glenden, Middlemount and Nebo.

17/08/2026

Moranbah & District Support Services (MDSS) is inviting expressions of interest from contractors for the provision of Cleaning Services and Maintenance Services at our facilities.

We are seeking reliable contractors with a current ABN to help maintain clean, safe, and well-presented environments for our clients, staff, and visitors.

If your business provides Cleaning Services, Maintenance Services, or both, please contact us for further information or to obtain a copy of the tender documentation.

📧 [email protected]

Please refer to the attached flyer for further information.

17/08/2026

🌟 What an amazing morning! 🌟
We are incredibly grateful for the wonderful community support of this program, proudly brought to you by MDSS – Moranbah Neighbourhood Centre & Play + Grow Centre, with the support of our amazing sponsors Queensland Government and Anglo American. 💜
Families enjoyed a beautiful story time and gained amazing insights from Speech Pathologist Madeline Di Marzio from Talk Your Way Speech Pathology. 📚🧸
The morning was filled with sensory sessions, play, learning and connection — and it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying the experience together! 🥰✨

🎉 Don’t forget to book your spot for our next FREE session!
📅 Thursday, 17 September
📍 Play + Grow Centre, Moranbah

Spaces are limited, so make sure you register early!
🔗 Registration link: https://www.trybooking.com/DOEJA

12/08/2026

Thank You, Katie & Jess! 💜

The Moranbah Neighbourhood Centre would like to say a huge thank you to Katie and Jess for delivering the wonderful 1, 2, 3 Magic – Parenting Coaching Workshop to the Moranbah community.

We were very grateful to host two sessions over the past two weeks, with the final session taking place today.

Thank you, Katie and Jess, for sharing your knowledge, practical strategies and support with local parents and families. We truly appreciate the time and effort you put into supporting our community. 💜

We are looking forward to bringing more workshops to Moranbah to equip and support our local parents and families with practical knowledge, tools and strategies. 🌿

Thank you for helping strengthen and support families in our Moranbah community! ❤️