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i am new to hervey bay and was looking to join a play group or mothers group, possibly even a mum and baby walking group...i have two baby girls 17 months and 5 months and i have never attended any playgroups because my area was not the best..
hervey bay seems great, could anyone tell me if there are any of these groups running.
thanx
Hi,
I have just moved to Hervey Bay this month too and have no idea where to look for a mothers group. I have a two month old little boy and am living in Pialba. Let me know how you go with a search for a mothers group, or if you want to catch up for a walk. We love Hervey Bay too!
hi,
i haven't had to much luck finding a mothers group/playgroup or exercise group in hervey bay so far. im going away this weekend but if you are still interested in going for a walk we could arrange something when i get back...i'm usually free most days so just let me know.
Hi Ladies,
I spotted this post yesterday so I asked my Sis in law today where she attends in Hervey Bay. She said at the Salvation Army Centre, but couldn't remember the street. I Googled it and it should be in Robertson St, Torquay/Urangan. She said it was one of the better ones. You could also try searching for another at www.playgroupaustralia.com.au
I'm 8w 5d pregnant, so will be joining you there next year! :D
I live on Fraser Island at this point, but will move back to Hervey Bay towards the end of the year when I get closer.
Good luck with the playgroups!
hi leesh,
thanx for that i will have a look at the salvation army then.
thanx again
Hi Bubbaangel,
I would be interested in going for walks or something, it is just I havent got access to a car all the time, it depends on when my husband is working unless you happen to live nearby it might be hard til we settle in (and I get myself a car!) I am living near the TAFE in Pialba, is that anywhere close to you?
hi melissa,
im in kawungan not sure if its near the taffe or not but i have a car anyway so what ever suits you. just let me know when you will like to go for a walk. dont mind waiting till things settle down....bit hectic i know.
Kawungan isnt far from me I dont think, I am near the hospital, here is my email address so we can chat... [email]melissa_poynton@hotmail.com
i have only just found this site and was very happy to see that there are people from hervey bay. I am living in cairns and we are hoping to move down early next year so would love to know if anyone finds a good playgroup as i will need one!! I have three children a 7yr old boy and 2 girls 4 and just turned 1 yesterday ( very sad as my baby is growing to fast ) could anyone tell me which schools are the best to go to and which suburbs to not buy in. whats it like in hervey bay as this is my move my husband likes it in cairns i dont so have choosen hervey as the place to move too and hope i am doing the right thing and just a little bit scared looking forward to hearing from someone
Hi everyone.
I am moving to hervey bay too - as soon as our house sells in Melbourne. We have family up there and after having my DD who is now 6mths we need to be closer to them. I am also quite scared to make the move, but i'm sure it will be fine.
Did you all just recently move to HVB? Can't believe the amount of people moving there. I don't actually usually post on this site, as i am a Save our sleep follower and chat on those forums, but there is no one from HVB and it would be great to make contact with you guys when i get there.
I am 31 and married with my first daughter. i have 2 dogs, and love walking!!
just a bit of background...
We have been here since Mid May, it has taken a bit for my husband to get work as he didnt have a trade, they say things have quietened down but expect them to pick up at the end of the year at the moment he is working for a pretty ****ty wage. Aside from that it is great, I'd recommend applying for jobs before leaving it takes ages to get things moving. The weather is great (even tho they think it is winter!) you wont think so being from Melbourne! I am 33 and have a almost four month old boy, and two little jack russell dogs and am married. We are living Pialba/Urraween suburb which is great coz I can walk the big shopping centre, but living near the esplanade would be great for walks. I love living here, the other great thing besides weather, scenery, beaches and shops is the big wide walking tracks and footpaths every where, great for a pusher. I'm just happy not to have to light the fire too. We'll definetly catch up when you get here, you can email me on melissa_poynton@hotmail.com (HAVE FUN MOVING THAT PART SUX) One more thing, to look for the jobs that are in the paper for your hubby, if he hasnt got one lined up. Go to www.worksearch.com.au and search on fraser coast. Seeya Mel
Hi Ladies!
I am doing this on behalf of my sister who lives in Hervey Bay, she has been there nearly 12 months and has two daughters 6 and 3 and son, 2wks!!! Apart from meeting a few mothers at her eldest's school, I know she goes regularly to some sort of playgroup/get together at her local library (she lives in Scarness) and apparently the kids can borrow toys from there. She would love to meet up with other mums for coffee/walk/park etc, she will be up and running with a computer soon but in the meantime let me know if your interested and I can pass on her no and maybe you could txt! Im sure she would be glad to meet you!
Hi glad to see some replys begining to wonder if everyone left. We will be comming to hervey bay for a visit in two weeks for a week to look around and see if we can find land or something. Kids are very excited to go down as we have been renting for a very long time and they know when we move to hervey bay we will have are own house :clap: about time really. my husband has a job already so at least we dont have that worrie. it would be great to catch up with some one and get a locals view. as we still dont know which suburb to buy in or just so i will know at least one person when i move. like i said in my last post i have three kid 7yr old boy 4 yr old girl and a 1yr old girl and i am 28
* gemmad * if your sister would like to catch up let me know and i will give you my mobil number
thanks tali xxx
Hi Tali,
My sister would love to meet up with you as funnily enough, she lived in Cairns as well!!!
her children are the same age as yours, except with a 2wk old baby boy. She is 33. Since her daughter and your son are similar in age (she is 7 in Jan) perhaps you could talk about schools etc and childcare for the others if need be, she is only renting but has been around Hervey Bay long enough now to know where/where not to buy etc so may be able to help you out! Her daughter goes to Pialba primary and her nearly 4yr old daughter will be going to kindy next year.
thanks! gemma
hi Gemma
i will be able to send my mobil number so your sister can text me as she has no computer yet but tell her would love to catch as my 4yr old will be in prep next year
thanks tali
Hi girls,
Melissa, thank you for your email, i have added it to my contacts and will definately look you up when i get there. our house is taking ages to sell, so fingers crossed it does soon as i don't want to move there in summer. we are from brisbane originally but have been in melbourne for 4 years and have acclimatised to melbourne weather so air conditioning all the way!!!!
we are planning on moving to either scarness, pialba, kawungan, or urraween. our family is in scarness, wondunna, and pialba and so we are familiar with these suburbs. also for those of you with older kids i know that kawungan state primary is one of the best primary schools up there and they are now zoning it as it's getting too big...something to keep in mind when buying up there - make sure you are in the zone.
my husband already has a job, he will be working for the same company as he is here but from home. this is great and i can't wait to get there. it will make a huge difference having our own friends and not just family....if you know what i mean...
hi
I live in Wondunna it is a great place to live, there is still alot of land here for sale we built here last year, I have 3 kids my eldest is 6 and goes to star of the sea(great school) iam looking for a playgroup for my younger two, i might try the salvos.:)
hi tali,i have just come onto this site to try and find out about playgroups etc...for me and my daughter.we moved down from cairns in feb. this year and its time to start getting out and about for us to meet people.i noticed you had a 1 year old (my daughter is 2 now) and just wanted to see if you did move down and you know of any playgroups around hervey bay you know of.cheers....nicky
Hey Nicky, I am sorry to say we didnt end up moving to HVB as you can see we moved close to my Family in Melbourne I am begining to wonder why.... Its so very cold ATM....
BHL and I are skirting around the fact the we both think we might have made a big mistake moving out of QLD but I dont think we are ready to amit it yet... So you never know we might make it to HVB one day after all.... but for the next 2 yrs( maybe less) we are here...
I hope you get to meet some people from around there.... enjoy swimming in summer without those stinger hanging around....
thanx tali for getting backto me.i know what you mean about the cold.we are all feeling it moving down this far.just one word of advise about hervey bay as we are considering moving back to cairns at the moment...make sure hubby can get into a job here as it is shocking in the work department.not many jobs going (probably for new comers to the town) and not good pay.just thought i would give you a tip.all the best and thank you.....nicky
Did anyone find any of the baby groups?
I would love to find some mums that love to take there kids out to the park or the beach, just to get out of the house. I have a 4 year old boy, 3 year old girl and a 18 month old boy. I am 23 and would love to meet some new people just so I can start getting out of the house with the children.
i have tried a few playgroups since i moved here almost a yr ago, and to be honest i didnt find them very friendly...seems really hard to crack into this smaller town and make a few friends.
im 25 and i have 2 little girls, one will be 3 in dec and the other will be 2 in dec, also expecting another baby xmas eve.
have you lived here long?
Hi,
I have lived in Hervey Bay for 4 years now, but have also found it difficult making friends.
I live In Eli Waters, been in this area for a year. My two oldest kids go to daycare at ELM in Kawungan.
Do you know what your 3rd child is? Do you have any names?
I just relised all 3 due in December, man you must get broke that month with xmas there too. And i just saw your having a boy. Planning on anymore kiddies?
hi, lol...i know it wasnt planned that way but dec is certainly a busy month! i am also in dec!
yes im told we are having a little boy this time should be nice for a change, we will call him ethan.
eli waters in a nice area, my husband works near there. we are in scarness.
im told no more kids...3's enough my husband says, but thats what he said after the 2nd one lol.
do your kids go to daycare full time or just a few days a week?
Hi,
My oldest two go to daycare on Tuesdays and thursdays. But the 18month old is still home with me 24-7. Yeah no more kids for us hopefully. But who knows maybe one day when they are all at school we can look at maybe having another one, only time will tell.
My partner works at the RSL, he is a security Guard down there.
My kids and I usually go to Point vernon for the park and beach but latelly have been using the one across from the apex park i think its called. Its near the woolies street. I like it there, cause when the tide is going out the water is just right depth for the kids and one day we can bring our puppy there too.
What do you do with yourself? Do you work? Do your kids go to a daycare?
that must be nice just having the one to look after when your other 2 are at daycare, a little bit of a break.
i still have both my girls at home with me, maybe i might look at daycare when this baby arrives, for now though im enjoying my time with them.
we have just got back from tasmania, i took the girls over to see their grandparents.
we spend a fair bit of time at home but sometimes we venture down to the park on the esplanade...the one with the whales, or the beach now with the warmer weather. i dont have anywhere in particular as long as there are toilets nearby for the girls.
not working at the moment, apart from being full time mum/ cook / housekeeper ect...lol
how do you like hervey bay? where did you move from?
Hi all !
I am relatively new to hervey bay too. I don't know many people here. My partner and I brought a house here last year in URANGAN, and we are parents to a 18 month old boy. I would love to know of any playgroups etc that I can attend. Also it would be great to meet other mums in the area too, and organize walks, outings etc. Feel free to drop me a line on MiSSMJ444@y7mail.com
Love n Light,
MelissA;)
ok ok ok I can see that none of you really talk on this site anymore but I still live in hope that you still get the email notices....
Ok so it looks like if BHL gets this job he is pretty keen on moving to HVB, so what I need to know is ( thats if you dont mind telling me )
Where are the good burbs to move to, which are not so good... I would love to live close to the beach ( whats the point of living in HVB and not using the beach hey ) so was thinking about Torquary, Piaba or point vernon....
Does anyone know what the schools are like and which are the good one and which are the one to stear clear from... ( DS is already having learning difficalitys ) Is there playgroups, and what shops do you have there now I know when I went 2 yrs ago not much but Target but I know they were meant to be building more... Where do you shop do you have to drive to Bundy?
Anyway I wont write to much seeing as no one's really around anymore...
hoping to hear back from someone soon...
Hi everyone,
We have just moved to Eli Waters. My eldest girl who is in prep goes to St James Lutheran Collage. My 3 year old will start the kindy soon hopefully.
Its a small school but we perfer it that way.
We moved th Eli becuase you can rent a new house pretty cheap and its only a 10min drive to the beach and a 3 min drive to school.
I would love to meet some mums in the area. We plan on having more children soon hopefully. Give me a message some time jodiewiggill@hotmail.com
Hello Everyone,
I moved to HB a while back with my fiancee and little girl who is 2 in Nov. Would love to catch up with some other mothers in the area. Does anyone know of any mother's groups or informal catch up's???
J x
Hi everyone!!!
Is anyone still on this site?? I'm only a newbie to BB and a long time resident of Hervey Bay (about 17 years now) I have two boys, one is 3 and the other is 6 months and definitely be having one more bub within the next 2 years.
We would love to meet any other mums and dads in the area, we don't really know anyone here with kids. I've been trying on a few sites to find some but haven't had any luck so far.
Hope we get some sort of group happening! :D
Hey, I just wanted to mention that Star of the Sea childcare run a playgroup. Because it's affiliated with childcare there's really good resources and it's a good chance to pick the brains of the early childhood people around the place.