27th May ’12: Sydney Gathering
TIME: 12pm – 3pm
PLACE: Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay – Concord West Playground
Everyone welcome!
23rd June 2012: Melbourne Gathering
TIME: 12pm – 3pm
PLACE: Edinburgh Gardens
Come along and meet some great vegan families! Please bring a vegan plate to share.
Click for more info about the park - Meet at the south playground which is best accessed by the south end of Alfred Cres or Napier St/Freeman St. Melways ref: 2C D1
Vegan parents in local newspaper
Recently Vegan Parents Australia was contacted by the Monash Weekly (local newspaper from Victoria) as they were interested in doing a story about vegan parents, and were looking for vegan families from the Monash City Council area. As it happens, one of VPA’s founding families lives within this council so the interview was arranged and the article was published. We were very pleased with the end result, the article is very positive and will hopefully influence others. The story was promoted with a full front page photo which was great because it really grabbed peoples attention (unfortunately we don’t have this file). Feedback from the paper is that they had a very positive response including letters and even a phone call to congratulate the families on their lifestyle. Unfortunately the Monash Weekly has not put this article on their website, we had been told they were planning to, but as yet it has not appeared. So in case it never does we have got our hands on the pdf version! Click on the link below to see the article.
25th Sep: Sydney Gathering
TIME: 11am – 2pm
PLACE: Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay – Concord West Playground
It’s a short walk from Concord West railway station or enter the car park from Victoria Ave which is accessible from George St. Since this is a large and busy park with several picnic shelters and playground areas, we will identify ourselves with some green balloons!
Everyone welcome!
CANCELLED Aug 28th: Sydney Gathering
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
We apologise for any inconvenience, and we will have another Sydney event up and running soon.
Aug 28th: Melbourne Gathering
TIME: 12pm – 3pm
PLACE: Caulfield Park
Come along and meet some great vegan families! Please bring a vegan plate to share.
Click to see the map/location of the park – Enter at Park Cresent and meet at the playground and shelters
4th June: Perth Gathering
TIME: 11am – 2pm
PLACE: Centennial Park
Come along and meet some great vegan families! Please bring a vegan plate to share.
Click to see the map/location of the park - Meet near the Adventure Playground
May 29th: Sydney Gathering
TIME: 11am – 2pm
PLACE: Centennial Park
Come along and meet some great vegan families! Please bring a vegan plate to share.
Click to see the map/location of the park - meeting at D5 by the learners cycleway and playground.
May 28th: Melbourne Gathering
TIME: 12pm – 3pm
PLACE: Yarra Bend Park
Come along and meet some great vegan families! Please bring a vegan plate to share.
Click to see the map/location of the park - Meet at the playground and picnic shelter near the Yarra Bend Golf Course and Cafe
Vegan Parents Australia Media Release
Vegan Parents Australia’s response to recent bad press regarding the health of vegan children
Vegan Parents Australia has been very concerned with the recent press depicting vegan diets as unsuitable for children. We feel that the recent media coverage of unfortunate cases of malnourishment or death of children of vegan parents has been wrongly attributed to the vegan diet as a whole. Please click on the link below to see our Media Release in response to this bad press.