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Bubba West will provide you with everything you need to know about parenting young tots in Inner West Melbourne. We will help you answer burning questions such as ‘Where are the most pram friendly cafes?’, ‘What services are available in my suburb for my baby? ‘ or ‘What are the best kid friendly activities in my area?’. We are currently building our website and will be launching in March. In the meantime, get excited and tell your friends.

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Santa’s Christmas Spectacular at Wonderland, Spiegeltent, Docklands

Santa’s Christmas Spectacular at Wonderland, Spiegeltent, Docklands

Last week, a few of our lucky readers went along to experience the Santa Christmas Spectacular at Wonderland. With a stellar cast of Australia’s most talented acrobats, the Santa Christmas Spectacular is jam-packed with mischievous elves, a Snow Fairy making a wily escape from a giant globe, and of course a frantic Santa on a delivery run.  It’s riotous adventure for the whole family held in the…

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The Curse of the Busy Mum: Overwhelmed by too much to do - by Kellie Edwards

The Curse of the Busy Mum: Overwhelmed by too much to do – by Kellie Edwards

  I’m constantly faced with mothers whose minds can’t stop spinning, who are wearing themselves out trying to get through their ever growing list of  “things to do” and are overwhelmed and emotional as a result. Why do we find it SO hard to put our well-being above the driving need to get stuff done? I am sure many of you might now be saying: “that’s all very well but the washing HAS to be done…

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To my mother - who gave me words

To my mother – who gave me words

When I was two, I lived in Cape-town and I loved a book.  It was Peep-o and it couldn’t leave me. You told me once that every time you had to return it to the library, I would sit at our apartment window wailing as you and the book walked away. ‘Don’t go Peep-o!!!!’ That poor dog-eared book, made many trips back and forth between the library and home, before you; in an act of rebellion, stole the…

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Did you know that Victoria has it’s own specialist secondary school focusing on science, mathematics and associated technologies? John Monash Science School (JMSS) is the result of a unique partnership between the Victorian Government and Monash University, and is located in a purpose-built facility on the university’s Clayton Campus. Students travel from all over the state to attend JMSS, and…

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Mini hot cakes with apple and cinnamon, by Sevi Stolica

Mini hot cakes with apple and cinnamon, by Sevi Stolica

Mini hot cakes with apple and cinnamon Author: Sevi Stolica Sevi Stolica, of Baby Bistro, has put together this fantastic hot cakes recipe for Bubba West readers! Serve savoury or as a sweet treat. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 lightly beaten eggs 60g melted butter (cooled) 1 cup milk 1tsp lemon zest 1 tablespoon chia seeds Instructions Sift flour…

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Healthy Cereal Snacks

Healthy Cereal Snacks Recipe Type: Snack Author: Eden Cox Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 18 balls I’m forever on the lookout for healthy snacks – both for myself and my toddler – and it’s pretty hard to find delicious snacks that are not full of sugar. So, I had a go at making my own recipe, and the result was pretty good! These snack balls are full of fibre,…

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Toddler trike – new vs old

Toddler trike – new vs old

My 2.5-year-old loves her old trike. We found it at an op-shop for $3 well over a year ago, and she loved it before she could even ride it. It’s the most basic of basic trikes – seat, handle, wheels, tray. The colours are faded, and the wheels make us sound like a whole convoy as we rattle down the street. So, when we were sent a brand new trike to try out, she was very excited. After a few weeks…

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Inspired Series 3 – Rebecca Ferguson, of Little Creatures Collective

Inspired Series 3 – Rebecca Ferguson, of Little Creatures Collective

If you live in the west and you use social media, chances are you know all about Little Creatures Collective already. Local mum Rebecca Ferguson is the brains – and the talent – behind this ever-popular kids’ art school in Seddon, whose iconic logo, branding and imagery are so familiar to parents of the west. Even the art room itself, where little creatives are let loose to express themselves, is…

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The buzzing

We lay next to each other – your head on my chest and my arm around you. Your heart beating faster than mine, and your body settled into the curve of mine. We both listened to your daddy reading, a special treat to have me snuggled beside you. You are learning to fall asleep independently, and we have now all got used to our routine of me bathing you and daddy reading, and you eventually falling…

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Inspired Series 2 - Rachael Di Mauro behind Orcwood/Far Fetched Designs/Frock Swap Market

Inspired Series 2 – Rachael Di Mauro behind Orcwood/Far Fetched Designs/Frock Swap Market

As business owners ourselves, we know what running a business can be like with young kids around.  It’s long hours, with lots of soul-searching and hard yakka. So, we take our hats off to Rachael Di Mauro, owner/creator of Orcwood, co-owner of Far Fetched Designs AND the lady behind the fabulous Frock Swap Market.  Three businesses… PHEW! But this is not why we chose to showcase Rachael this…

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'Inspired' Series 1 - Maze and Vale

‘Inspired’ Series 1 – Maze and Vale

  We first discovered Maze & Vale on Facebook. We were instantly drawn to the organic, pared-down graphics, the creamy white fabrics used, and the beautiful contrasting colours of the printed inks. Later, I was lucky enough to take part in one of Leslie Keating’s workshops at Maze & Vale HQ in West Footscray. It was such a lovely, grounding experience, sitting in the studio, working on prints,…

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The Scream It happened one day – the scream. An ear-busting, high-pitched, gleeful, minute-long scream. In the middle of a busy cafe.

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Craning, by Guest Writer Ali Webb Many years ago, I wanted to be a romance novelist. I wrote a story called Crowning for Glory about a dentist, his wife and his mistress.

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Werribee Park Mansion and Gardens – our own local oasis

Werribee Park Mansion and Gardens – our own local oasis

   On the first weekend of spring, we packed a picnic and headed out to spend the morning at Werribee Park Mansion and Gardens. The sun was making its first timid appearance for days, and it warmed our faces, and those of the delicate new flowers blooming in pink and purple rivers at the foot of the impressive mansion. Picture perfect, and only the first week of spring! We unfurled our picnic…

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In celebration of Father's day

In celebration of Father’s day

I find it strange that we do not make more of a fuss of Father’s day. Prior to Mother’s day aisles in the supermarket are dedicated to sickly sweet confectionaries and equally sickly sweet sentimental cards.  The blogging sphere lights up excitedly, and posts about mums and what mums do, what they mean and who they are, populate our social media feeds. Father’s day is comparatively quiet.  In one…

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Sir Wrecks-A-Lot

Life got a bit chaotic. I found a dinosaur sticker, covered in dog hair and random fluffy bits (perhaps a feather), stuck to my bum. I found said sticker at around 3 pm on my way to a radio studio. I had been at work for almost seven hours with a skanky T-Rex stuck to my big butt. It did not lie. I was tired. Life was chaotic. So, last weekend I overpacked the Trunkie and headed off to my folks’…

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Quick Baked Eggs

Sometimes when I get home from work, having picked my toddler up from a long day at child care, it’s already dark and dinner can be a frantic scramble. I scour the fridge for easy leftovers, and when there aren’t any, I choose the quickest recipe I can think of – usually some form of pasta or ‘meat and three veg.’ Tonight, I remembered glorious baked eggs! This dish is so quick, healthy, easy and…

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