Jun
09
CEO leaves a strong legacy following ten years of service
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Following ten years of championing the needs of babies, toddlers, their families, and communities, Tweddle CEO Jacquie O’Brien is leaving her role. Jacquie has led Tweddle with tireless dedication across all related sectors including Health, Child Youth And Family, Justice, Government and Community services. On behalf of the Board, management and staff, Tweddle Chair Doris […]
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Jun
08
Men’s Health Week – Fostering Healthy Habits Vital For Dads
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
This Men’s Health Week (12-18 June), Tweddle is focusing on encouraging dads to build healthy habits by identifying small changes they can make to benefit their health, wellbeing, and relationships. A Dad’s mental health is crucial to babies, children, families, and communities. While there are many services and programs focusing on birth, baby, and toddler […]
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Jun
08
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week – Bonding Builds Babies’ Brains
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week takes place internationally from the 12th – 18th June. The 2023 theme is Bonding Before Birth and Beyond. Tweddle’s work in the first thousand days highlights the critical importance of bonding. The ‘first thousand days’ refers to the period of development from conception to age 2. New research highlights the […]
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May
25
Being A Voice For Generations at Tweddle
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
The theme for National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) is Be a Voice for Generations. It encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise. At Tweddle, we can play our part in disrupting intergenerational trauma. As a healthcare […]
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May
25
From Melbourne to Mauritius, a story of hope, care and community
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
It’s not every day you are a guest speaker at a Woman’s Senior Citizen’s EID celebration, a guest at an Independent Commission Against Corruption conference, present to 40 NGO workers on Supporting Infant Development, and meet with the Vice President of Mauritius to share the experience of working at Tweddle with vulnerable families in Australia. […]
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May
19
Upgraded Footscray Early Parenting Centre On the Way for Babies and Families
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Today Tweddle was delighted to welcome Kat Theophanous MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Women’s Health and Katie Hall MP, Member for Footscray to Tweddle’s Footscray Early Parenting Centre (EPC). The visit was for a construction progress tour and to meet two Tweddle families who had spent the week in the Residential program with their young babies. […]
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May
11
Living Real and Dreaming Big at Tweddle for National Families Week
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
This week is National Families Week. Tweddle will be celebrating with the theme Living real and Dreaming big. Living real promotes some of the practical, supportive strategies and resources available, to foster resilience in individuals, in families and within communities. Head to the National Families Week resources page for more information on resilience. Dreaming big is a […]
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May
11
Standing Against Discrimination for IDAHOBIT Day at Tweddle
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
This IDAHOBIT Day, Tweddle is reminded of our commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of babies, toddlers and their families by promoting equality and human rights and making a stand against discrimination. IDAHOBIT stands for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. Minority sexuality and gender identities, and people who are intersex, can face […]
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May
04
How Family Violence Impacts Babies, Toddlers and Young Children
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Domestic & Family Violence Prevention Month Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month is an annual event held each May to raise community awareness of the social and personal impacts of domestic and family violence and the support available to those affected. Living with domestic and family violence is a distressing experience for babies, toddlers and children. Tweddle […]
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May
01
New Early Parenting Centres set to support thousands of families by 2026
By Kerrie Gottliebsen
With thanks to the Victorian Health Building Authority and the Victorian Government, a statewide $148 million Early Parenting Centre expansion investment is set to support thousands of additional babies, children and their families by 2026. Tweddle is thrilled to be delivering the new Wyndham EPC based in Australia’s fastest growing LGA. We know that having […]
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