If you are a fan of the Wiggles, a local playgroup is offering you the chance to not only attend their show in Armidale next month, but also a meet and greet with the group before the show.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The Wonwibinda Playgroup is run by Gubi Gabun Children's Mobile Playgroup Service. If you’re travelling around the New England , you may have come across the Gubi Gabun van heading to Guyra, Wongwibinda, Bald Blair, Tingha, Uralla or one of the many other playgroups they provide in our region.
Gubi Gabun is a mobile resource unit which works with birth to 5 year old children and their families in the Armidale District. Gubi provides an Early Childhood Service in the form of playgroup sessions to children and families who live in socially and geographically isolated communities.
The playgroup sessions are a vital part of these communities and are quite often the main social activity for some children. The children and their families are encouraged to participate in activities such as craft, dance, fine and gross motor play and storytelling sessions. These playgroup sessions provide carers with the support and social interaction that is often difficult in remote areas.
A correspondence pre-school program is also available to children going to school the following year. The service also provides a children’s toy library and provides information, resources and referrals for parents and the community.
Gubi Gabun is funded through Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, and the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Families attending playgroup are asked to pay a small fee each term.
Gubi provides playgroups to over fifteen communities in our area with nearly 300 children attending and more areas/communities on the waiting list.
In the Guyra area we have regular playgroups at Wongwibinda, Tingha, Ben Lomond, Bald Blair and in Guyra.
With increased costs in running such a service there is always a shortfall between funding and costs so we rely on fundraising activities from our groups to make up the difference.
The Wongwibinda Playgroup are conducting a fundraising raffle for four tickets to The Wiggles Show on 11 May 2014 with an exclusive meet and greet with the Wiggles before the show. Tickets are available at any playgroup or at Spa Supermaket and Dasha’s Hardware, Guyra, BBs Corner Store Armidale, Raindrops and Lollipops, Glen Innes.
• For further information about Gubi Gabun playgroups please call Katrina on 6772 3120.