Playgroups
Playgroup is for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers and their parents or carers. In Victoria about 40,000 children from 30,000 families grow and learn at playgroups held at community venues such as maternal and child health centres, kindergartens, halls, community centres, primary schools, sporting clubs and aged care facilities.
Playgroups are low cost and run by the parents or carers in them. Each parent or carer is responsible for the children they bring to playgroup.
At playgroup you get to meet other people going through similar experiences, ease the isolation that can come with caring for young children and find out about local community, health and support services.
All playgroups are different but the emphasis is on fun and friendship.
For more information about playgroups or how to start one up visit Playgroup Victoria’s website.
Playgroups running within the Colac Otway Shire
| PLAYGROUP |
LOCATION |
CONTACT |
DAY & TIME |
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Steiner Inspired Playgroup
by the Sea
|
Uniting Church
Nelson St Apollo Bay
|
Gabby - 0438 523 148
Natalie - 0438032294
|
Tuesday
10:00-12:00
School Terms
|
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Colac Library
Toddler Time
Story Time
Baby Time
|
Colac Library
173 Queen St
Colac
|
52314613
Davida McDonald
|
Mon - Toddler Time
Tues 10.30am - Story Time
Wed 10.30am - Toddler Time
Thurs 11.30am - Baby Time
|
|
Apollo Bay Community Playgroup
|
Community Centre
4 Whelan Street Apollo Bay
|
Stephanie - 0400 328 190
|
Monday
9:30-11:30
School Terms
|
|
Birregurra Play Group
|
Birregurra Community Health Centre
Strachan Street Birregurra
|
Kylie - 03 5236 4009
kylie.edwards@cah.vic.gov.au
|
Wednesday
9:30-11:30
|
|
Caracaramigen House Playgroup
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
|
Caracaramigen House Colac
4 Miller Street Colac
|
03 5292 9800
Tahlia -0439 930144
|
Monday
11:00-1:00
During School Term
|
|
Children at Play
|
Beeac Community Health Centre
31 Lang Street Beeac
|
Lyn - 03 5267 1270
reception@hesse.vic.gov.au
|
Friday
10:30-12:30
Fortnightly- School Terms
|
|
Colac Supported Playgroup with Smalltalk
|
Neighbourhood House
23 Miller Street Colac
|
03 5232 5210
Subi - 0429 099 739
Melita - 0418811663
subiashini.leeson@bcyf.org.au
melita.bond@bcyf.org.au
|
Friday
10.00 to 11.30
|
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St Brendan's Playgroup
|
St Brendan's Hall
727 Lake Corangamite Road
Coragulac
|
03 5233 1464
admin@sbcoragulac.catholic.edu.au
|
Monday
9.00 to 11.00
|
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Small Talk Supported Playgroup
|
Colac Otway District
Barwon Child Youth & Family
|
Melita - 0418 811 663
melita.bond@bcyf.org.au
|
Contact Melita
|
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St John's Multi Cultural Playgroup
|
St John's Hall
Pollack Street Colac
|
Lynne - 0467 506 586
Hilary - 0409 028 133
lynnemurdoch29@gmail.com
|
Tuesday
1:00-3:00
School term
|
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Mothers of Preschool Children (MOPS)
|
Christian Family Church
33 Cants Road Colac
|
Mops Colac Facebook Site
|
Thursdays
10:00-12:00
Fortnightly
|
|
Echidna House Playgroup
|
Echidna House
2 Kawarren East Road
Kawarren
|
Marlana
0400903783
|
Thursday
9.00 to 11.30
|
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Warrion Playgroup
|
Sunday School Hall
603 Coragulac Beeac Road Warrion
|
Lorraine - 03 5234 8440
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Tuesday
10:30-12:00
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Council is fully committed to ensuring the safety of children and is a Child Safe Organisation.