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
|
Natalie - 0438032294
|
Tuesday
10:00-12:00
School Terms
|
|
Colac Library
Toddler Time
Story Time
Baby Time
|
Colac Library
173 Queen St
Colac
|
Natalie - 52314613
|
Mon 10.30 -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
|
Inara - 0412896277
|
Monday & Thursday
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
|
Thursday
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
|
Please call and ask for someone
from the Colac Early Years team:
03 5231 4740
info@meli.au |
Friday
10.00 to12.00
|
|
St Brendan's Playgroup
|
St Brendan's Hall
727 Lake Corangamite Road
Coragulac
|
Bree
0475083429
breebeales@gmail.com |
Monday
9.00 to 11.00
|
|
Mumco
|
Christian Family Church
33 Cants Road Colac
|
Rachel - 04395587685
|
Thursdays
10:00-12:00
Fortnightly
|
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Echidna House Playgroup
|
Echidna House
2 Kawarren East Road
Kawarren
|
Marlana - 0400903783
|
Thursday
9.00 to 11.30
|
| The Salvation Army Colac |
Colac Salvos Community Centre
51-57 Dennis Street Colac
Email colacsalvos@salvationarmy.org.au
|
Telephone - 0484935165 |
Tuesday
9.30am to 11.30am
during School Term
|
Council is fully committed to ensuring the safety of children and is a Child Safe Organisation.