News and Events
Welcome to Tweddle’s News and Events Page! Stay updated with the latest happenings, insightful articles, and exciting events that aim to foster a strong sense of community, provide valuable parenting resources, and celebrate the journey of early parenting. We’re dedicated to sharing knowledge, creating connections, and ensuring every family is empowered with the information and support they need during this crucial phase of their lives.
NAIDOC Week at Tweddle: Amplifying First Nations Voices
This year, Tweddle is observing and celebrating NAIDOC Week from the 7th to the 14th of July with a variety of activities. These include local NAIDOC week celebrations, attending the Western NAIDOC Ball, and highlighting Bunurong artist Kobi Sainty’s artwork enhancing...
Bunurong Artist Kobi Sainty’s Art Welcoming Tweddle Families to Culturally Safe Spaces
Bunurong artist Kobi Sainty recently revisited Tweddle’s new Wyndham Early Parenting Centre to share the story behind his stunning artworks in a mini documentary. Kobi was commissioned to enhance cultural safety for Tweddle’s Werribee-based Early Parenting Centre...
Speaking as Loud as Actions – A Child Safe Standards Tweddle Position Paper
The Commission for Children and Young People mandated the Child Safe Standards in Victoria in 2016, with new, stronger standards coming into effect from 1st July 2022. We are the Voice of Infants and Toddlers Tweddle’s team of expert clinicians have collaborated to...
Tweddle Speaking Up for Babies for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week
This Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (IMHAW), Tweddle will join the global movement to highlight our critical role as the Voice of the Child. The 2024 IMHAW theme is ‘Speak up for Babies’. At Tweddle, speaking up for babies and promoting their mental health and...
Upholding the rights of First Nations Babies and Families for National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week is an important time at Tweddle. It is a time to join with healthcare services nationally in celebrating culture, reflecting on how we are contributing toward reconciliation, and inspiring change. National Reconciliation Week’s theme for...
Standing Against Discrimination for IDAHOBIT at Tweddle
This IDAHOBIT Day, Tweddle highlights how LGBTQIA+ families thrive when they feel welcome and safe to attend Early Parenting support services. It was only 34 years ago – on May 17, 1990 – that the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the Classification...
Tweddle expansion leads to shorter wait times for families with babies and toddlers
For generations, Tweddle Child and Family Health Service has been known as one of Victoria’s leading Early Parenting Centres (EPCs), with a respected legacy dating back to 1920 in Footscray. Recently, Tweddle has expanded its footprint into Wyndham, testament to its...
Getting to Know Your Baby program helping Parents of Newborns Thrive
The first eight weeks of welcoming a newborn baby home can feel like navigating a whirlwind for many parents. Broken sleep, adapting to new feeding routines, endless questions, and feelings of isolation can be overwhelming, but help is available. Recognising the...
Savv: Empowering Families in Tweddle’s PASDS Program
Tweddle's Peer Support Worker plays a vital role in enhancing the health literacy experience for residential families engaged in our Parenting Assessment and Skills Development program (PASDS). Tailored for parents with children between 0 and 3 years currently working...
