Motherhood Village
About Motherhood Village
Motherhood Village is a registered charity (DGR1 Health Promotion Charity) based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, dedicated to ensuring that no mother suffers in silence. Founded by local mother and lived-experience advocate Tracey Tyley, the charity provides free, in-person, peer-led mental health and wellbeing support for parents during pregnancy, postpartum, and the early parenthood years.
Recognised as a trusted community provider of perinatal mental health peer support, Motherhood Village fills the critical gap between clinical services and community connection. Its model is grounded in trauma-informed, evidence-based, and person-centred principles, enabling parents to feel heard, validated, connected, supported, and empowered. Each week, trained Peer Leaders supported by Resident Grandma volunteers, facilitate small group sessions where parents can share their experiences safely, build supportive friendships, and be linked to further professional or community supports when needed.
The charity currently delivers multiple targeted support programs including Village Art for perinatal mental health, support for mothers recovering from acute perinatal mental health experiences, support for bereaved parents, perinatal mental health support, and specialised peer groups for neurodiverse mothers, multicultural and expat families, and health professionals. These initiatives operate in collaboration with local health networks and partners such as Gold Coast Health, GCPHN, Red Nose, Baby Give Back, and The Fathering Project.
Since its inception, Motherhood Village has supported hundreds of families, positively impacting over 600 individuals annually, and has been recognised at the Queensland Mental Health Awards for excellence in early years and lived experience leadership.
Through compassionate, community-based support, Motherhood Village reduces isolation, improves mental wellbeing, and strengthens family resilience during one of life’s most vulnerable stages. Its vision is simple yet profound: to create a space where every parent finds their village, where mental health support is accessible, non-judgmental, and delivered with the empathy that lived experience provides.
Areas of expertise
Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Service (Lived Experience Workforce)
Company values
Accessibility
Diversity & Inclusion
Sustainability
Women Owned
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