St George Zone Of Playgroups

We represent over 40 playgroup sessions in the St George area. The committee of Zone volunteers run the community Toy Library in Oatley, and organise annual family Fun Day events for children 0-5yrs and their parents /carers.

WHAT DOES A ZONE DO?
Zones support member playgroups by carrying out all /some of the following;
* the establishment of new playgroups
* refer new members to playgroups
* support playgroup committees
* address issues relevant to their local community. Because of this local knowledge the Zone Committee can assist playgroups more effectively than an Association representative could.
* Guest speakers from the community can be invited to talk at Zone meetings about local issues, facilities, etc.
* Zone activities – many large-scale activities can be arranged at a Zone level. These activities may not be possible for individual Playgroups to arrange e. g. Fun Days, Concerts, etc.
* The exchange of ideas can be organised through workshops, networking days etc. Playgroup NSW Regional Development Consultants are available for training and assisting zone committees.
* Zones have the opportunity to operate their own resource centres and toy libraries.
* Zones that distribute a newsletter to their members provide a very effective means of communicating Playgroup issues at all levels.