A southern suburbs council has come under fire for promoting a numerology workshop that promises parents an insight into what the future holds for their babies.

The City of Kwinana is paying to have numerologist Jeanne Prosser hold an “interactive numerology workshop” at the Kwinana public library later this month.

It’s a move that has many questioning whether it is an appropriate use of ratepayers’ money and community space, with some calling for the March 27 event to be cancelled.

Responding to a City of Kwinana Facebook post promoting the event, Piers McCarney said its claim that parents could discover what might be in their child’s future was “nonsense”.

“It is literal nonsense and endorsing it with a statement like that, then allowing someone access to hawk their pseudo-scientific ‘services’ is very disappointing,” he wrote.

Tanya Marwood agreed, writing “City of Kwinana, you really need to spend your ratepayers' money on something more valid and less wasteful than this.

“It's utter garbage, not to mince words! Why not have a workshop on effective parenting or internet safety for kids? Please cancle (sic) this event.”

Eren Lloyd wrote, “bloody hell someone on the Kwinana council thought hosting a psuedoscience event for new parents was a good idea.”

Not everyone is unhappy though, with some offering support.

The library has allocated $200 to host Ms Prosser for the Numerology and Your Child workshop which will discuss the “integral role that numbers play in shaping a child’s personality”.

“Simply by using the number vibrations in your child’s birth date and name you will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of your child’s internal world and gain new insights into their unique challenges and strengths.”

Ms Prosser held another numerology workshop at the Joondalup library in late February where people paid $5 to attend.

In a written statement, a City of Kwinana spokesperson said a decision was made to subsidise the event because the city was committed to providing free access to a broad range of information and resources within the community.

“Whilst we are hosting the event, we do not endorse any concepts on offer. We are simply providing access to information, for those who are interested,” the city said in a written statement.

“Not every course or workshop will suit every member of our community, and people are free to attend or not attend courses as they wish.

The spokesman said the event would not be cancelled, however the city would take on board the response to the workshop, both from its detractors and its attendees, and “review community interest in the subject matter for future planning purposes”.

Ms Prosser would not selling her book Numerology and Your Child at the event.