18/08/2026
🌿 Introducing the Fables Community Shelf! 🌿
We’re excited to begin introducing a little community initiative here at Fables on the Mountain! 💚
Our children have been working hard to establish and care for our worm farm, and we’ve now reached the point where we have an overflow of worm wee — so rather than letting it go to waste, we’d love to share it with our local community! 🪱🌱
While we wait for a proper community shelf to be built, we’ve popped some worm wee out in a milk crate at the front of the centre for local community members to take and use in their gardens.
🌱 Please take what you need!
This is just the beginning. As our vegetable garden and bush tucker garden continue to develop, we hope to extend what we can offer on our community shelf — sharing produce, garden resources and other goodies with our local community.
🛠️ We’d also love your help!
If anyone in our local community enjoys building and would like to make us a simple outdoor, weatherproof shelf, or happens to have one at home that they no longer need and would be happy to donate, we would be incredibly grateful!
We’re hoping this can grow into something that connects our children with the wider community and encourages sharing, sustainability and caring for our little patch of the mountain. 🌿💚
Keep an eye out as our Fables Community Shelf grows! 🌱🪱
01/08/2026
🐣 A very special new beginning 🐣
These aren’t just any chicks… they’re the next generation of our very own flock. 💛
Back in March last year, we incubated and hand-raised our first group of chicks here at the centre. The children watched them hatch, cared for them as they grew, and learned so much throughout the journey.
Sadly, our hens and rooster were recently taken by foxes. It was heartbreaking for everyone who had watched them grow over the past year.
Fortunately, we had collected five eggs the evening before. We quickly placed them into the incubator, hoping for the very best… and yesterday we were delighted to welcome four healthy chicks into the world! 🐥✨
What began as a difficult loss has become a beautiful lesson in resilience, hope and the incredible cycle of life. Over the coming weeks, the children will once again have the opportunity to observe, care for and learn from these little ones as they grow.
We’re so excited to begin this journey all over again. 🌿💛
15/07/2026
🎨 Creativity is contagious! 🐷💛
Lately, our children have been loving interpretive drawing, using their own ideas and observations to create pictures for their peers to enjoy. What began as one child’s creative idea has quickly become a favourite experience, with children drawing their own stencils for others to trace, paint and colour.
To continue exploring our farm animal focus, one of our talented artists carefully drew a pig, which educators copied into stencils for everyone to use. It was wonderful to see the children sharing their ideas, inspiring one another and taking pride in seeing their artwork become part of a group experience.
These spontaneous moments foster creativity, confidence, collaboration and a strong sense of belonging as children learn from and alongside one another. 🐷🎨✨
30/06/2026
✨ We’re Hiring ✨
Fables On The Mountain is looking for a passionate Certificate III Educator (or working towards diploma) to join our amazing team! 💛
If you love creating magical learning experiences, building meaningful relationships, exploring nature, and being part of a supportive team that feels like family, we’d love to hear from you.
📍 Mount Kembla
⭐️ Above award wages
🪴 Wellbeing days, birthday leave and paid professional development
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