State Coordinators Wanted – QLD, ACT VIC, WA

State Coordinators – QLD, ACT VIC, WA

The Australian Nappy Network is looking for new State Coordinators (or a Coordination team comprising of 2 or more people) for QLD, ACT, VIC and WA.

State Coordinators are required to reply to any email inquiries sent to the ANN state email address, and help us run our advocacy and social events for 2010 (particularly for Reusable Nappy Week). Events can be a small as a local group of mums meeting for coffee or as big as a Nappy Expo, the choice is yours.  Resources such as promotional materials, funds, and so forth will be provided centrally so the main tasks of the coordinator are to find suitable venues and arrange the planning of the actual event(s) to be held. In addition, the coordinator will be required to attend online meetings held over skype every 6 weeks or so (moving to fortnightly closer to reusable nappy week). Training and support will be provided from other ANN members and previous coordinators. If you’ve ever wanted to get involved in Reusable Nappy advocacy, there’s no better time.

People in other states may contact their state coordinator if they would like to join existing coordinators/coordination teams (extra helpers are always welcome) .

Contact rnw at reusablenappyweek dot com dot au to express interest or request further information.

 

Become a Fan of the Hunt on Facebook

You can now become a fan of the Cloth Nappy Hunt by going to the fan page on facebook . Stay up to date and spread the word about the fun hunt by showing your support!

 

March 2010 Nappy Hunt – Call for Sponsors

Diaper Decisions and the Australian Nappy Network is proud to bring you the Eighth semi-annual Cloth Nappy Hunt, an internet scavenger hunt from March 1-31, 2010.

By visiting the sites on the hunt during the month of March 2010, you have an opportunity to explore a myriad of excellent natural family sites as you qualifiy for random prize drawings!

The concept behind our virtual scavenger hunt is to introduce consumers to the wonderful WAHMs that are “out there”, and many new products!

There are limited opportunities remaining to register as a sponsor. Please see the hunt website for more information.

NOTE: “So you want to be a Great Cloth Nappy Hunt Sponsor? We are looking for all types of family friendly business to sponsor our hunt. We are especially looking for websites that DON’T sell cloth nappies. I know what you are thinking, “The “nappy hunt” doesn’t want cloth nappies??” Although we love cloth nappies, 150 websites about cloth nappies can get boring. Variety is the spice of life, as they say.” (from the link above)

26/1/10 UPDATE The sponsor list for the March hunt is now full. Email to go on the waiting list for the September hunt.

 

Melbourne Social Get Together – this Thursday

Come and meet and chat with other cloth nappy using and like-minded parents this Thursday in Brunswick!

Topic: Apart from just general nappy info sharing and affinity, we can put our heads together to think about what would be helpful for parents-to-be. For example, more than 3 years after some of us started to put together a demo kit for the Royal Women’s Hospital, they now have somewhere to keep one, and are keen to have our input.

This is an Australian Nappy Network supported get together for people from around Melbourne.

Thursday 17th December, 10 am to 12 ish.

491 Sydney Rd Brunswick (Brunswick Baptist Church Hall)

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Plenty of toys, space to play and access to hot drinks etc. Feel welcome to bring a healthyish snack to share.

Snap press available (and various colours size 20 snaps, for a miniscule donation)

Limited on site parking. (please don’t park anyone in unless you know them.) Public transport is good, and there are car parks a short walk away (eg off Staley St, or behind Spotlight)

Hope to see you there!

 

ANN at Fair@Square in Victoria

With the support of the City of Melbourne, ANN held an information workshop at Fair@Square today. The weather was reasonably kind, and there seemed to be a good number of people browsing the fair trade, hand made, eco, ethical and organic brands, services and products.

Lucy and Mary volunteered their pre-Christmas Sunday to lend their experience and advice to around 15 or so groups of parents over the hour, with some taking brochures and others entering a prize draw to win some starter nappy packs. Those who won returned thrilled with their luck for the day!

A big thank you again to City of Melbourne for providing an opportunity to help spread the word further about reusable nappies! It’s fantastic to have such a supportive major local Government!

Check out more photos at the ANN Facebook page

 

2009 ANN Annual Report

The 2009 Australian Nappy Network Annual Report is now complete and ready for download.

We hope that you will review the document and find it full of interesting insights. The document provides an overview of the past year, including financials, activities, event recaps, achievements and goals. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes at ANN, and the Annual Report is a great way for everyone to see and appreciate what we are doing!

You can download the report here:  ANN Annual Report 2009 (approx 1800kb)

 

Archie Bags Available Now

Have you seen our funky, limited release ‘Envirosax’ reusable bags dubbed the ‘Archie’ bags due to the gorgeous little fella sporting a reusable nappy and helping you to spread the modern cloth nappy word?

There are several bag colours available, and you can buy your own in our OzeBaby store here

But be quick, limited quantities available!

 

2009 Brisbane Cloth Nappy Expo

ATTENTION ALL BRISBANE NAPPY ADDICTS, SHOPAHOLICS, AND SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES!

A reminder that the 4^th annual Brisbane Cloth Nappy Expo is just around the corner.

On Sunday November 8^th 2009,

at Mt Gravatt Showgrounds,

from 10am to 3pm,

there will be ten different nappy retailers, all selling their wares.

Not all retailers will have credit card machines so bring some cash as well, and grow your stash.  If you are not in the mood for purchasing, feel free to come along anyway, chat to some people and (if you get there early enough) have some coffee and cake in a corner of the tent.  Or you could bring a friend and introduce them to the wonders of modern cloth nappies.

There will be plenty of other things to look at this year, as the Expo will be held inside the Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart Fair.  Signage will lead you to our expo, but you could also look at the many other sustainability stalls, entertainment, or eat at the parents’ café.

If you have any queries at all, or if you are happy to help staff the ANN stand, please don’t hesitate to email Marijke.

Brisbane Nappy Expo Poster

 

2009 ANN AGM

The 2009 Australian Nappy Network Annual General Meeting will be held on

Sunday 29th November 2009 at 9:00pm AESDT.

Members of ANN have voting rights.

If you are not yet a member of ANN, however wish to have voting rights for ANN matters, you can find out more about joining at the Australian Nappy Network website. Applications need to be received by COB 26th November to be processed in time for your membership to take effect before the meeting takes place.

Please pre-register your attendance via email before 26th November.

RSVP with your name, ANN member number, SKYPE username & IP address (click HERE to find out what your IP address is)

The meeting will be held using Skype to enable as many members as possible to join the meeting, vote and count. As the ANN has members and subscribers all around Australia, it is felt that electronic meetings are the most inclusive means possible for holding these meetings. The e-meeting is constitutionally acceptable, provided we have good records of those attending. Skype is free to download and works adequately on even relatively low connection speeds. The meeting will be held using ‘text chat’ (not voip/voice), so you do not need a special telephone, video, microphone or headset. Skype can be downloaded through the following links or at www.skype.com.

For your planning purposes, last year’s meeting took less than 45 minutes.

Relevant Documents – that you should read if you plan to vote!

OFFICIAL NOTICE of ANN 2009 AGM

DRAFT AGENDA of ANN 2009 AGM

PROXY FORM for ANN 2009 AGM (inlcudes form to upgrade from ’subscriber’ to ‘member’)

** FINANCIAL REPORTS 2009 (1/2)

** FINANCIAL REPORT 2009 AMENDMENTS (2/2)

** ANN Annual Report 2009 (approximately 1800kb)

** ANN Nominations 2009

** 2008 ANN AGM Minutes

 

The next few days in Sydney & Kariong

Are you a Sydney or Kariong parent or parent to be, carer or children’s services provider interested in learning more about reusable nappies? There are two great opportunities over the next few days for you to find out more.

1

We will have a table at the “Birth Choices” expo.

• Friday 30 October 2009, 6-9pm,
• Annandale Neighbourhood Centre
  
• GUEST SPEAKER: ROBIN GRILLE

The Sydney Cloth Nappy Advocacy Kit will be on display and there will be volunteers to answer questions.

2

• Modern Cloth Nappy Information Morning,
• 31st October,10-12.
• Kariong Eco Garden, Dandaloo St, Kariong (near Gosford)

There will be a short presentation about cloth nappies.

The Sydney Advocacy Kit will be on display and there will be volunteers available to answer questions. There is a playground next door so bring the whole family!

3 – For next year:

We will have a table at the “Birth Choices” expo:

Friday 5 March 2010, 6-9pm,
Annandale Neighbourhood Centre

The Sydney Cloth Nappy Advocacy Kit will be on display and there will be volunteers to answer questions.