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For those living in Sydney, wanting to explore available choices in natural birth and parenting, this is the perfect event for you!

Birth Choices Expo

Petersham Town Hall

Sunday April 3 2011. Free entry.

Your natural birth begins long, long before you feel the first hints of labour. Birth Choices Expo at Petersham Town Hall (cnr Of Crystal St and Frederick St) on April 3rd 2011 is the one stop place to start to gather this information.

1pm -5pm FREE ENTRY!

Pregnancy and Parenting can be overwhelming physically and mentally with lots of decisions and choices to be made; Birth Choices Expo is a unique opportunity for women & families to meet a range of highly experienced birth professionals and obtain information on how to have a great pregnancy and birth, and natural parenting all in one evening in a supportive and fun community event.

We have four interactive talks on the day, tickets can be purchased in advance from the Birth Choices website:

Birth Choices, How to sort through the choices available - Michelle Meares

Planning a Natural Birth & Harnessing Natural Pain Management - Erika Elliot

The Secret to Wellness during Pregnancy - Nimrod Weiner

Preparing a healthier body for pregnancy: Detoxify your life - Sonia Walker

Find us on Facebook and join the great prize give away leading up to the event! www.birthchoiceexpo.com.au

Earth Hour is organised by WWF. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday 26 March at 8.30PM (local time). All you need to do is turn off all your lights for that hour and together we contribute to a more sustainable Earth and healthier future for our children.

This Earth Hour WWF want us to go beyond the hour, so after the lights go back on think about what else you can do to make a difference. Together our actions add up.

Whether you are an individual, a business, a school or a city, Earth Hour 2011 is your Earth Hour. And you can show your support for the planet in the following ways:

Turning off your lights at 8.30PM on March 26 2011 wherever you are in the world and sign up on the Earth Hour website to let us know them know you will be taking part.
Run your own Earth Hour event, street or house party with friends and family. Add your event to our the Earth Hour website global meetup map.
Take Earth Hour beyond the Hour by taking action for the planet.
Tell the world through social media, blogs and websites.
Encourage your local government or community groups to run earth Hour in your region.
Rally your office or business to get involved.
Make a lantern on the Earth Hour website and send it your friends

For more information about what you or your organization can do to support Earth Hour, check out www.earthhour.org.

Saturday 25 June | 10am-3pm, Rydges Hotel North Sydney - FREE ENTRY!

Are you pregnant or do you have a young family? Then the Birth & Parenting Expo is the best place to obtain professional advice, local support & fabulous products.

Meet Pinky McKay, who will be giving 2 talks:
- Toddler Tactics - Making Magic From Mayhem,
- Parenting By Heart - unlock your intuition and nurture with confidence
ONLINE SPECIAL OFFER - Book before 5pm Friday 24 June and save 50% on tickets to Pinky's talks. Just $10 online.

- Attend talks on nutrition and birth
- Chat with professional & community exhibitors including Australian Breastfeeding Association, Homebirth Access Sydney, Australian Doula College, The Chiropractor
- Try on a selection of slings in the Babywearing corner
- Shop for cloth nappies, organic clothes, toys & books
- Take time out for yourself in the free Relaxation Room
- Entertain your kids with free face painting
- And take home a gift bag with samples & special offers

For more information visit www.birthandparenting.com.au

A one day workshop supporting women to connect with their inner resources to birth.

Aims of the workshop:

- practicing the art of listening to body, heart and mind.
- Developing focusing techniques to help open to the power and mystery of birth.
- Awakening our joy, creativity and inner guidance through the process of art and writing exercises.

Date / Time: Sunday 31st July 2011
9.30am - 4pm

Place: Bardon Counselling Centre
151 Boundary Road, Bardon, Brisbane

Cost: $120 (including art materials) Please bring morning tea and lunch for yourself.

For booking information email gmk@techsus.com.au

The facilitator is Georgina Kelly, birth worker and mother of three children. She has been working for 15 years supporting women as they embrace the transformative power of their pregnancy, birthing and mothering experiences.

festiValley - where entertainment and creativity meet!

festiValley is coming to Samford.

The bushland grounds of Samford Valley Steiner School will be transformed into a bustling marketplace of stalls and activities from midday on Saturday 27 August.

The afternoon fair offers a vibrant mix of teen and adult workshops, including fire twirling, yoga and didgeridoo playing. Visitors also have the chance to roll up their sleeves to tie-dye a t-shirt or sculpt a clay castle. For the young ones there will be puppet shows and story-telling, as well as a myriad of stalls to fire up the creative imagination: flower garland and candle-making, as well as felting and silk painting. Budding soccer stars can test their skills with Brisbane Roar FC before conquering the rock wall or strapping into the bungy-trampoline. Those looking for a less energetic afternoon can stroll around the art and crafts market before relaxing to enjoy wholesome food and drinks from a range of gourmet food stalls, offering everything from north Indian curries to gourmet pizza.

As the light begins to fade, the focus will turn to the free twilight concert to be held in the school's award-winning performance hall and amphitheatre.

Entry to the fair (12 noon-5pm) and the twilight concert (5-7pm) on Saturday 27 August are free.

Please contact Samford Valley Steiner School on 3430 9600 for further details or visit www.samfordsteiner.qld.edu.au.

Experts urge children to get outdoors as new research uncovers a massive decline in outdoor play across the generations

Most Aussie kids don't climb trees anymore, according to new research from Planet Ark. Once a symbol of an idyllic childhood, this nature-loving pastime is so significantly on the decline that only 19% of Australian children enjoy a clamber in their local tree.

Our children's love affair with the great outdoors is waning so rapidly that 10% of kids today play outside just once a week and only 35% of children play outside everyday compared to 72% of kids a generation ago. Experts are urging Australian parents to help get our kids back outdoors to ensure the social, emotional and physical development of current and future generations.

The findings and report released today are part of an independent study commissioned by Planet Ark and sponsored by Toyota, titled Climbing Trees - Getting Aussie Kids Back Outdoors, to raise awareness of National Tree Day on Sunday 31 July, Australia's biggest tree planting and nature based event.

The landscape of childhood has changed so significantly in just one generation that 73% of Aussie parents agreed that they played outside more often than indoors compared to only 13% of their children.

The choice of outdoor activities between generations has also changed with activities like jump rope, hopscotch and street games down from 66% to 29%, exploring nature down from 65% to 28%, and only 19% of children climbing trees today compared to 64% of children a generation ago. Furthermore, 73% of people stated that they played on their street as kids but only 24% of their children do the same.

The barriers to outside play include crime and safety concerns with 87% of respondents saying they were worried about letting kids play games on the street like they once used to and one in four parents saying they simply don't have enough time to play outdoors with their kids anymore.

However, the research indicated that Australians overwhelmingly agreed on the benefits of outdoor play for the positive development of our next generation of kids, with 92% saying it allowed children to use their imaginations, 93% agreeing that it helped develop physical and motor skills, and 90% saying it provided a positive outlet for reducing stress.

Professor Anita Bundy, an internationally renowned academic in the area of children's occupational therapy and assessment from The University of Sydney is leading the charge to address the decrease in children's play outdoors.

Professor Bundy's current research in this area focuses on the benefits for children of providing opportunities for unstructured play in schools to increase children's activity levels and playfulness. She hopes the work will revolutionise school playgrounds, leading to the introduction of more natural play spaces and unstructured equipment that stimulate more creative outdoor play.

"Our current research stems from the worry that children's emotional wellbeing, creativity and social skills are impaired by the decrease in outdoor play. While parents understandably prioritise safety, what they seem to forget is that playing outdoors-especially with friends-- contributes to experiences and skills that promote safety ", said Professor Bundy.

Planet Ark's Rebecca Gilling says "Making outdoor activity a habit for kids can be easy, if you know how. Some ideas to try include climbing a tree, playing street cricket, riding a bike, going for a bushwalk, walking the dog or even camping in the backyard!

"Planet Ark is calling on Australian parents, grandparents and teachers to make this year's National Tree Day the beginning of the push to get Aussie kids back outdoors to make - EVERY DAY Tree Day!"

For more information and to find your nearest Tree Day site, please visit treeday.planetark.org or call the National Tree Day Hotline on 1300 55 8000.

National Tree Day is organised by Planet Ark in partnership with Toyota and its dealer Network, which provide on-the-ground support at local and community tree-planting sites Australia wide.