Ngala Midwest & Gascoyne

All aboard... next stop is the North Pole! What a huge year 2021 has been. From Happy the elf and our Midwest & Gascoyne teams, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! ✨

We hope your holidays are filled with love, family and happiness. 💜

A special shout out to Qantas Airlines for getting Happy the Elf home safely. ✈️😉

All aboard... next stop is the North Pole! What a huge year 2021 has been. From Happy the elf and our Midwest & Gascoyne teams, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! ✨

We hope your holidays are filled with love, family and happiness. 💜

A special shout out to Qantas Airlines for getting Happy the Elf home safely. ✈️😉

Do you and your family celebrate Christmas? What Christmas traditions do you have in your house hold?
☕️Hot chocolate before bed?
👚Christmas pyjamas?
🍫Preparing Santa's treats?
🎬Watching a Christmas movie with your family ?
💡Looking at Christmas lights?

Please feel free to share your traditions below. ✨

Do you and your family celebrate Christmas? What Christmas traditions do you have in your house hold?
☕️Hot chocolate before bed?
👚Christmas pyjamas?
🍫Preparing Santa's treats?
🎬Watching a Christmas movie with your family ?
💡Looking at Christmas lights?

Please feel free to share your traditions below. ✨

Do you have a parenting concern and everyone is 'closed' for the festive season? 😫

We're here for you! 💜 Although our Midwest & Gascoyne offices are currently taking a break, Ngala has a Parenting Line that operates 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Ngala's Parenting Line supports families of children from birth to 18 in WA.
📞 9368 9368 or 1800 111 546 (select option 1)

This is a call back service. Leave your name and number and the team will get back to you. 🙋‍♀️

We will be back in the office on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

Do you have a parenting concern and everyone is 'closed' for the festive season? 😫

We're here for you! 💜 Although our Midwest & Gascoyne offices are currently taking a break, Ngala has a Parenting Line that operates 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Ngala's Parenting Line supports families of children from birth to 18 in WA.
📞 9368 9368 or 1800 111 546 (select option 1)

This is a call back service. Leave your name and number and the team will get back to you. 🙋‍♀️

We will be back in the office on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

We are taking a little break, to recharge and spend time with loved ones. Our Geraldton & Carnarvon offices will be closed from today, Wednesday 22 December at 5pm and will reopen on Tuesday 4 January 2022 at 8.30am. 💜

If you require parenting support during this time, please phone our Ngala Parenting Line on 9368 9368 and select option 1.

📞 The Parenting Line is open every single day - even on Christmas! From 8am to 8pm, chat to our friendly team about any parenting query regarding children from 0 through to 18 years of age.

Wishing you and your family joy this holiday season! ✨

We are taking a little break, to recharge and spend time with loved ones. Our Geraldton & Carnarvon offices will be closed from today, Wednesday 22 December at 5pm and will reopen on Tuesday 4 January 2022 at 8.30am. 💜

If you require parenting support during this time, please phone our Ngala Parenting Line on 9368 9368 and select option 1.

📞 The Parenting Line is open every single day - even on Christmas! From 8am to 8pm, chat to our friendly team about any parenting query regarding children from 0 through to 18 years of age.

Wishing you and your family joy this holiday season! ✨

Did you know showing and teaching caring and love, is one of the most important things you can do to grow your little ones strong brain. 🥰🧠

Did you know showing and teaching caring and love, is one of the most important things you can do to grow your little ones strong brain. 🥰🧠

The holiday season can be a time of joy and connection with friends and family, which is eagerly awaited each year. However, with the pace of life often increasing, and environmental factors such as Covid-19 taking up more of our mental energy, the holiday season may also be a time of stress and burnout at the end of a challenging year.

We know that when we feel stressed and burnt out, we need to find ways to slow down and re-charge. If you are worried about burnout in your household, you may find the following tips useful for managing the busy Christmas and New Year’s period. For further information about self-compassion, including guided mediations from 5 – 24 minutes visit: : https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations

During Happy the elf's adventures in Carnarvon he became friends with Timmy the Turtle (Paint Carnarvon REaD's mascot). 🐢 They sat and read books together. ☺️📚

Do you read books together as a family? 👨‍👦‍👦

During Happy the elf's adventures in Carnarvon he became friends with Timmy the Turtle (Paint Carnarvon REaD's mascot). 🐢 They sat and read books together. ☺️📚

Do you read books together as a family? 👨‍👦‍👦

🏖H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S 🏖

Looking for a book to read?
Happy has restocked Paint Geraldton REaD’s Bookswap House with books for reading, creativity and imagination.🏡📚

📍 Located Ngala - 24 Gregory Street, Geraldton
take a book 📚 share a book 📚leave a book

🏖H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S 🏖

Looking for a book to read?
Happy has restocked Paint Geraldton REaD’s Bookswap House with books for reading, creativity and imagination.🏡📚

📍 Located Ngala - 24 Gregory Street, Geraldton
take a book 📚 share a book 📚leave a book

Good tucker grows strong brains. Healthy food is important to grow strong brains for growing and learning. 🧠💪

What is your families favourite food? 🍓🍉🍌🥪🥗

Good tucker grows strong brains. Healthy food is important to grow strong brains for growing and learning. 🧠💪

What is your families favourite food? 🍓🍉🍌🥪🥗

Spreading joy this festive season... ✨

Ngala Midwest partnered with Christopher Kringle this year as part of their Secret Santa Geraldton project. Together we delivered presents to over 40 children across Geraldton! 🎁

Thank you to the wonderful volunteers at Secret Santa Geraldton for your contribution of gifts and taking the time to wrap them all beautifully. Thank you to our wonderful team for delivering the gifts to families across Geraldton and Raising happiness this holiday season. 💜

#NgalaRaisinghappiness

Happy is excited for all the children starting Kindy next year! 😊🥳

It’s never too late to enrol, here is the link to the school age calculator and the list of local public schools 👇https://www.education.wa.edu.au/enrolling-in-school

If you are needing some guidance or support call the Child and Parent Centre-Rangeway 📞9921 6814

Happy is excited for all the children starting Kindy next year! 😊🥳

It’s never too late to enrol, here is the link to the school age calculator and the list of local public schools 👇https://www.education.wa.edu.au/enrolling-in-school

If you are needing some guidance or support call the Child and Parent Centre-Rangeway 📞9921 6814

Ngala's Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) team travelled to Shark Bay & Monkey Mia last week as a reward for local Carnarvon children and their families. 🚌🌊

The families were selected to attend the trip due to their continuous engagement with the RSAS team and attendance at programs that have been on offer during 2021.

Most importantly, their selection was due to their children’s impressive attendance at school, which had improved significantly during terms 3 & 4, since engaging with the RSAS program. 👏🥳

Amazing work RSAS team! 🐬

Did you know that Ngala services Mullewa? Who can spot Happy? 👀😆

🚗 Geraldton Family Counselling Service travel to Mullewa every second Thursday, providing free individual, relationship and family support.

🚗 Our Parents & Learning team also travel to Mullewa. The Parents & Learning program is a home based parent engagement program that supports Aboriginal families in getting their children, aged 3 – 5 years ready for school. PaL supports parents to participate in their children’s early literacy learning, by providing educational resources delivered to family homes.

Did you know that Ngala services Mullewa? Who can spot Happy? 👀😆

🚗 Geraldton Family Counselling Service travel to Mullewa every second Thursday, providing free individual, relationship and family support.

🚗 Our Parents & Learning team also travel to Mullewa. The Parents & Learning program is a home based parent engagement program that supports Aboriginal families in getting their children, aged 3 – 5 years ready for school. PaL supports parents to participate in their children’s early literacy learning, by providing educational resources delivered to family homes.

The Child and Parent Centre-Rangeway will be closed at 4.00pm Friday 17 December and will reopen 8.30am Tuesday 4 January 2022.
Jen, Emma KP, Emma M and Sylvia thank you for all your support during the year and wish you all a safe and happy holidays 💜

The Ngala Parenting line will be available during this time if you are needing any support 1800 111 546 https://www.ngala.com.au/services/ngala-parenting-line/

The Child and Parent Centre-Rangeway will be closed at 4.00pm Friday 17 December and will reopen 8.30am Tuesday 4 January 2022.
Jen, Emma KP, Emma M and Sylvia thank you for all your support during the year and wish you all a safe and happy holidays 💜

The Ngala Parenting line will be available during this time if you are needing any support 1800 111 546 https://www.ngala.com.au/services/ngala-parenting-line/

Did you know Ngala runs four services out of Carnarvon?
🎄Remote School Attendance Strategy
🎄Parents and Learning
🎄Parenting Connection WA
🎄Every Child Every Day

To learn more about our Gascoyne services, you can view details here: 👇
https://www.ngala.com.au/location/carnarvon-centre/

Did you know Ngala runs four services out of Carnarvon?
🎄Remote School Attendance Strategy
🎄Parents and Learning
🎄Parenting Connection WA
🎄Every Child Every Day

To learn more about our Gascoyne services, you can view details here: 👇
https://www.ngala.com.au/location/carnarvon-centre/

An all time favourite activity with Strong Self Strong Spirit (SSSS) participants is erupting volcanoes! ⛰

During the term, the children worked as a team & created their volcanos. They discovered if we are angry and don’t get help to calm ourselves down, our emotions can erupt. 😡
The participants are painting their volcanoes and Happy the elf thought he'd get started on the decorations and lend a helping hand. 🤭🎨

An all time favourite activity with Strong Self Strong Spirit (SSSS) participants is erupting volcanoes! ⛰

During the term, the children worked as a team & created their volcanos. They discovered if we are angry and don’t get help to calm ourselves down, our emotions can erupt. 😡
The participants are painting their volcanoes and Happy the elf thought he'd get started on the decorations and lend a helping hand. 🤭🎨

N***y Jinas and You & Me Playgroup in Carnarvon had so much fun last Friday at their end of year Christmas Party Celebration! 🎄🍉🧁🥳

The children enjoyed fun activities, including decorating their own gingerbread cookies and even had a very special visitor come along! 🎅

On behalf of Ngala's Parenting Connection WA Gascoyne team, we'd like to thank all of the families who have come along to playgroup throughout the year. ☺️💜

#NgalaRaisingHappiness

Hey there Gascoyne families! Look who decided to stop in and visit…. 👀😆

Hey there Gascoyne families! Look who decided to stop in and visit…. 👀😆

Love grows strong brains. 🥰🧠 Cuddling, playing, smiling, talking, singing and taking care of little ones when they cry or need you helps their brain grow strong. 💪

Love grows strong brains. 🥰🧠 Cuddling, playing, smiling, talking, singing and taking care of little ones when they cry or need you helps their brain grow strong. 💪

Happy has been busy wrapping end of year gifts for the Little Ones in the Parents and Learning program. ☺️🎁🎉

Happy has been busy wrapping end of year gifts for the Little Ones in the Parents and Learning program. ☺️🎁🎉

Up, up and away to the Pilbara we go! ✈️

Happy has boarded the Qantas flight to Port Hedland with the Family Day Care team. Ngala Family Day Care provides home-based child care in regional areas of Western Australia.

Educators are regularly visited by trained Ngala staff, who monitor the children’s progress and provide support, resources and ongoing training in contemporary childcare and education practice. 👧🧒

Up, up and away to the Pilbara we go! ✈️

Happy has boarded the Qantas flight to Port Hedland with the Family Day Care team. Ngala Family Day Care provides home-based child care in regional areas of Western Australia.

Educators are regularly visited by trained Ngala staff, who monitor the children’s progress and provide support, resources and ongoing training in contemporary childcare and education practice. 👧🧒

It doesn't matter who you are... we all have feelings. 🧡

Strong Self Strong Spirit (SSSS) participants created art work this week and discussed the different types of feelings they feel with different emotions. 😣😁😰

In light of the 16 Days in WA campaign, the participants discussed that boys and girls can have the same feelings. This activity allowed an opportunity for children to have an open discussion around gender bias beliefs, for example; "boys are tough and don't cry".

Well done to the SSSS team and participants! 👏

#16DaysInWA #StopTheViolence #DontBeSilent
Community, Respect & Equality

It doesn't matter who you are... we all have feelings. 🧡

Strong Self Strong Spirit (SSSS) participants created art work this week and discussed the different types of feelings they feel with different emotions. 😣😁😰

In light of the 16 Days in WA campaign, the participants discussed that boys and girls can have the same feelings. This activity allowed an opportunity for children to have an open discussion around gender bias beliefs, for example; "boys are tough and don't cry".

Well done to the SSSS team and participants! 👏

#16DaysInWA #StopTheViolence #DontBeSilent
Community, Respect & Equality

The festive season is fun and exciting but it can also be challenging for people, especially for those who have lost a loved one. 😥

Ngala's Geraldton Family Counselling Service is here for you. The service is free and available to anyone - couples, individuals, families... even elves! 💜

If you would like to know more, you can visit our website here: https://www.ngala.com.au/service/geraldton-family-counselling-service/

The festive season is fun and exciting but it can also be challenging for people, especially for those who have lost a loved one. 😥

Ngala's Geraldton Family Counselling Service is here for you. The service is free and available to anyone - couples, individuals, families... even elves! 💜

If you would like to know more, you can visit our website here: https://www.ngala.com.au/service/geraldton-family-counselling-service/

Join N***y Jinas and You & Me Playgroup this Friday 10th December for our end of year Christmas Party Celebration! 🎄🍉🧁🥳

⏰ When: 9.00am – 11.00am
🏠Where: Carnarvon Playgroup Building, 9 Butcher Street.
💰 Cost: FREE with morning tea provided.

See you there!

Join N***y Jinas and You & Me Playgroup this Friday 10th December for our end of year Christmas Party Celebration! 🎄🍉🧁🥳

⏰ When: 9.00am – 11.00am
🏠Where: Carnarvon Playgroup Building, 9 Butcher Street.
💰 Cost: FREE with morning tea provided.

See you there!

On Friday evening Julia and Emma attended the Centacare Volunteer of the Year Awards Ceremony. 🏆
We nominated our wonderful volunteer Shermy Coleman who volunteers at our Child and Parent Centre- Rangeway at Playgroup on Fridays as well as at Play & Yarn Playgroup on Tuesdays at Mitchell Street. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Shermy gives up her time to provide our families with the most beautiful music by playing her guitar 🎸and singing songs🎤.
Thank you so much Shermy. ❤💜💐

On Friday evening Julia and Emma attended the Centacare Volunteer of the Year Awards Ceremony. 🏆
We nominated our wonderful volunteer Shermy Coleman who volunteers at our Child and Parent Centre- Rangeway at Playgroup on Fridays as well as at Play & Yarn Playgroup on Tuesdays at Mitchell Street. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Shermy gives up her time to provide our families with the most beautiful music by playing her guitar 🎸and singing songs🎤.
Thank you so much Shermy. ❤💜💐

Beautiful books with illustrations allows children who cannot read to retell stories in their own way. 📖💭

Beautiful books with illustrations allows children who cannot read to retell stories in their own way. 📖💭

Local service "LEAD" (Leadership Exploration and Development) is a program that encompasses learning from the life experiences of Midwest business and community leaders, and the development of own unique leadership styles and qualities.

As Ngala are part of the Community, Respect & Equality agreement and it is currently the 16 Days in WA campaign, the LEAD participants will be completing Bystander Training. This training aims to better prepare people to speak up against discriminatory, demeaning speech and behaviour.

Well done LEAD! How important it is to be able to speak up. 🙌

#16DaysInWA #StopTheViolence #DontBeSilent

Local service "LEAD" (Leadership Exploration and Development) is a program that encompasses learning from the life experiences of Midwest business and community leaders, and the development of own unique leadership styles and qualities.

As Ngala are part of the Community, Respect & Equality agreement and it is currently the 16 Days in WA campaign, the LEAD participants will be completing Bystander Training. This training aims to better prepare people to speak up against discriminatory, demeaning speech and behaviour.

Well done LEAD! How important it is to be able to speak up. 🙌

#16DaysInWA #StopTheViolence #DontBeSilent