Shop before you drop!

TSHIRTS

Just a quick reminder....Have you ordered your Hot Milk T-shirts yet? They are going very quickly!! Don't wait for conference to get them, purchase them now and wash them, wear them and pack them in your suitcase ready to go to Hot Milk.


Just send an email to wayne.tam@bigpond.com and I will happily put them aside for you. If you buy 2, you get $5 off the second one!! Some of the larger sizes are low or run out in some styles. By emailing, I can get your order ready so that when the cheque arrives in the mail, I can post it the same day.

Remember, any profits from the T-shirts go to the Travel Fund.

Go to www.lrc.asn.au/hotmilk/tshirt.html for all the details and pictures of the styles available.
Kind Regards
Tammy Knobel

LUGGAGE TAGS
Are you hoping to spot other ABA people at the airport on the way? Have you ordered your ABA luggage tags yet?

From the Group Projects catalogue:
Luggage tags White, hard plastic luggage tag with teal logo and Australian Breastfeeding Association on one side and hinged cover for your personal details (ensuring privacy) on the other. Tag strap has adjustable buckle fastening. Fabulous for identification of your luggage at the carousel.

Price; $5.00 Postage: 50c per tag.

Orders to:

Donna Clayton-Smith
4 Astill Crt Cranbrook QLD 4814
07 4723 5556 monkeyboyzmum@yahoo.com.au

Hot Milk is Hot News

With registrations likely to exceed 1200, Australian Breastfeeding Association volunteers and health professionals will converge on Melbourne in the first week of August. However, those not working at the coal face need not miss out: Hot Milk is filled with social occasions just right for our loyal supporters. With a range of opportunities we are sure there is something for everyone!

Beginning with the pre-conference day on Wednesday August 1st, you can join the Warm Welcome at the conference venue, an ideal opportunity to network and renew friendships with other supporters, past and present volunteers and the founding members of the Nursing Mothers' Association. Gather at 7.30pm and receive a special gift and glass of champagne on arrival. Refreshments (coffee, hot chocolate, traditional and herbal teas) and a café-style light supper (savoury and sweet finger-food including vegetarian options) will be provided at a cost of just $20 for adults and $10 for children. Bookings must be made in advance for catering purposes. Guests will be able to preview and shop at some of the stalls including the Mothers Direct superstore. The Welcome Ceremony, a special celebration honouring our past and looking toward our future, will be held at around 8.15pm and the function will conclude at 9pm.

For those looking for an informal opportunity to gather with old friends and visitors from interstate, the Hot August Night on Thursday August 2nd will be perfect! The Carron Tavern at 398 Spencer St, West Melbourne is a comfortable, modern venue with a relaxed atmosphere, in walking distance, or a short tram ride from the venue. Food and drinks will be available at bar prices. Come and enjoy a meal or drinks with your friends in front of an open fire, in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

The Mary Paton Breakfast and The Great Debate.
This breakfast will be held in honour of the Founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, (Now the Australian Breastfeeding Association) The passion of Mary Paton and the original founders of the Association still burns strongly today - with a new set of issues and challenges. There is nothing like a passionate argument to get the day started and on Friday, 3rd August we will start the day with a delicious breakfast and The Great Debate -"That Breast is No Longer Best". Our teams for the Affirmative and the Negative will be well informed men and women who have made it their business to be well versed in all things breast-related, especially breastmilk and breastfeeding, and this debate promises to be entertaining as well as thought provoking. Make sure you are part of this provocative and exciting debate.
Friday, 3rd August 2007 6:30am. $20 per adult, $10 per child (3 years -15 years)

Hot Night in the City Celebration - this is a gala dinner-dance on Friday night and will be the highlight of the conference activities.
Venue: ¬ Bellarine Hall at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention centre, where the conference is being held.
Time: ¬ 7pm ‘till late

Cost: $95 per head includes a gourmet three course meal, with wine, beer, soft drinks and fruit juices, plus after dinner coffee, tea, chocolates and jellies. The MECC is famous for the quality of its cuisine, using fresh local Victorian produce.

The entertainment for the night is world class, with the fabulous Pot-Pourri variety show from Music Theatre Australia (for a preview go to www.pot-pourri.com.au ) and afterwards, dance the night away with a brilliant DJ spinning the songs we love. Make sure you dress up in your most colourful gown for a night to remember, leave the little black dress in the cupboard or jazz it up with a colourful wrap. This is a celebration of ABA and the vibrant members who make it such a special Association! Breastfed babes in arms are welcome at no cost, but there is no children’s menu available for the night.

So, show your support for breastfeeding and be a part of this unique event! Register at www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Order a Hot Milk Polar Fleece Vest

Order you Hot Milk vest and help spread the word!!
Sizes 8–20
Two styles available
Hot Milk Vest $50.00 Pre-conference special $40.00
Pale Pink, Pale Blue, Royal Blue & Black
ABA Vest $40.00
Pale Pink, Pale Blue, Royal Blue, Black, Navy & Red
To order contact Lauren on 02 6161 7174, or Email (Please state style, size, colour and your postal details).
Send your cheque or money order payable to ‘ABA ACT/Sthn NSW Branch’ to:
ABA ACT/Sthn NSW Branch
co/ 8 Le Hunte St, Deakin ACT 2600.
Please add $6.00 P&H per vest to all orders

Add yourself to the Hot Milk Frappr Map!

Want to share the excitement? Add yourself to our Frappr map!

Extended Early Bird Deadline

We are delighted with the hot response to hot milk registrations with over 200 registrants in only the first week and climbing steadily each day. Keep them coming!
We would like to assist groups, and regions and Branches by extending the early bird closing date to MAY 20th 2007.

Here is an extra week to finalize numbers, sign cheques and sort out credit cards and so forth.
We encourage everyone to take advantage of the early bird cheaper prices. It's so easy to register online and now with an added bonus week of early bird special.
Visit the hot milk website for further details about our sensational National conference.
Julie Forbes National Conference ABA "HOT MILK 2007" Coordinator

Baby, its cold outside!

Melbourne's weather has been the butt of many jokes, so here are some facts direct from the Bureau of Meteorology's Victoria in Winter 2006 - dry with cold nights and mild days:

Melbourne’s average minimum temperature was 7.2 degrees, slightly above normal (7.1 degrees). With less of an urban heat island effect, nights were colder in most of the suburbs, with Laverton averaging 5.1 degrees, Essendon averaging 5.5 degrees, and Moorabbin averaging 6.0 degrees. The influence of the Bay resulted in nights being milder at Frankston, which averaged 7.7 degrees.

The average maximum temperature in Melbourne was 15.3 degrees, slightly above normal (14.3 degrees). With less of a heat island effect, maximum temperatures were slightly cooler in the suburbs, with Frankston (which was also influenced by the Bay) averaging 13.2 degrees, Essendon averaging 14.2 degrees, Moorabbin averaging 14.4 degrees, and Laverton averaging 14.7 degrees.

Melbourne’s rainfall for the season totalled to 94.6 mm, well below the normal of 148.7 mm. It was much drier in the western suburbs, with Laverton recording 75.6 mm, and Altona, which recorded only 54.2 mm for the season, experiencing its driest winter on record (previous record: 77.6 mm in the Winter of 1994).

Read more at: http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/vic/20060831.shtml

Registration FAQs!

Will I get a receipt?

Receipts will be issued from the Australian Breastfeeding Association Head Office . If you require yours quickly, please contact Cheryl on 03 9885 0855

How can I find out which workshops and concurrent sessions I have been successfully allocated?

The website will soon have a page where they can look up which workshop/concurrent sessions you are attending.

Do I get any confirmation of my registration details?
Before the conference, you will receive confirmation of all your Hot Milk registration details, probably by email.

I have a someone coming to care for my child but not as part of the Children's Program. Can I register them for meals etc?
A form to register accompanying people not attending family program, but who still require access to venue and meals will be available online soon. Adults will be $75 per day, children $20 per day.