Breastfeeding Promotion Gympie

BREASTFEEDING
PROMOTION
GYMPIE

Breastfeeding Promotion Gympie is a group of local community members health workers and Australian Breastfeeding Association members interested in improving the health of families in the Gympie Region. The aim of the group is to protect promote and support breastfeeding locally and increase community awareness and acceptance of breastfeeding.

What we can help you with……

• public parenting rooms
• breastfeeding friendly businesses
• attracting more customers to your business
• helping your employees return from maternity leave
• a family friendly Gympie region
  

For Breastfeeding Help in Gympie call the Australian Breastfeeding Association 7 Day Helpline on 1800 MUM2MUM or 1800 686 2 686

Family Rooms in the Gympie Region
If you require baby care facilities (infant feeding and baby change) visit:

Gympie Parenting Rooms

• Centro Shopping Centre- Bruce Highway
• Goldfields Plaza Basement Car Park- Corner of Nash and Monkland Streets

Gympie Baby change facilities*:

• Gympie Marketplace (IGA)- Reef Street
• Gympie Library- Mellor Street
• Gold City Centre (at the stage)-Mary Street
• Community Place- Lawrence Street
• Child and Family Hu -2 O’Connell Street (corner Palatine- former Central Preschool)
• Gallery- Nash St

*seating may also be available

Breastfeeding Friendly Venues
There are over 150 breastfeeding friendly venues in the towns of
Gympie Kilkivan Goomeri Cooloola Coast and the Mary Valley.

Every GP and library welcome breastfeeding and you will find welcoming stickers in many restaurants cafes shops and offices.

If your business would like to join the list- please email us above and one of our friendly volunteers will be in contact with you.

Call or email us today…

Our community has the potential to have a direct influence on parents and infants to help make breastfeeding easier. Community support plus advocacy for public facilities and policies can support breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding Promotion Gympie:
Contact us if:

• your business or organisation would like to be breastfeeding friendly
  
• you are interested in volunteering a small amount of time to help promote breastfeeding locally or
  
• you have some ideas about how we can help Gympie to be breastfeeding friendly.

Volunteers wanted to:

• write grant applications
• conduct audits of parenting rooms
• talk to businesses and organisations about displaying a Breastfeeding Welcome Here sticker
• talk to businesses about becoming a breastfeeding friendly employer (helping them retain staff)
• plan and implement promotion opportunities
• draft media releases
• lead or join working parties
• attend or not attend meetings
• entry data and take minutes plus other committee roles

We meet every few months- babies and children are very welcome.
Where: The Hub (corner Palantine St- old central school)
When: Mondays
Time: 10am -midday
Dates for 2011: February 21′ April 11′ June 20′ July 18′ September 12′ November 21
World Breastfeeding Week: First week in August

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