Making mum friends in Melbourne

Repeatable places: same playground, same library story time, same café corner.
Micro invites: “We’re heading to the park after pickup want to join?”
Parallel parenting: no pressure to entertain each other, just be near.

If you want connection but you don’t want another performance, this is for you. Melbourne has plenty of mums but making friends can feel weird, especially with neurodiverse kids, anxiety, or burnout. Here are low-pressure ways to build a village.