The Bumping Project is an initiative of Healthy Cities Illawarra and links in with the 2528 Crew Park Project.

The idea behind the morning tea is to bring neighbours together in a familiar place where they can connect and share, said project coordinator Nikke Gladwin.

“The Bumping Project is a place within the local community where people can meet their neighbours, chat, have a coffee, connect in a local space and share their knowledge and skills,” she said.

“As part of 2528 Project’s long term goals, we hope people will come to Crew Park so that they can connect with people, share their skills and in the end help with the working group of the 2528 project and become guardians of this space.

“Even just to the point that if they see some rubbish in the park they’ll pick it up and put it in the bin and just become responsible for the area.

“If it is looking nice it will be used positively.”

Ms Gladwin said the Bumping Project supported the objectives of Park and Play Shellharbour where parents can drop their children off at primary school and then socialise before taking their younger kids to preschool.

Mother Faith Aldridge said the morning tea was a chance for her to get out and about, and provided some time away from being a full-time mother of nine children from ages 14-years-old to 11 months.

“It’s a great chance to socialise for me and the children,” she said.

“Rather than be isolated at home, it’s having that connection with the community and others which takes away that isolation.”

The morning tea runs from 9am to 11am at the Girl Guides Hall at Warilla on Corner of King and Queen Street Warilla. To get involved or for more information email nikke@healthyillawarra.org.au