Community Notices
Creative Workshop for Young Carers – Saturday 13th April 2019 – Stanthorpe
Drawn Together Creative Therapies, Family Matters Counseling and Happy Chat are pleased to offer a Creative Workshop for young people 12-25 years of age who have become carers in their home situation. The workshop is designed to offer these young people an insight into tools for self-care as well as offering an opportunity for connection and interaction with others experiencing
Alert Priority HIGH: Fake Paypal emails request ‘account details’
29 March 2019 What’s happened? The Australian Cyber Security Centre is aware of malicious emails that are falsely telling Australians that their account has violated PayPal rules. These phishing emails try to lure people into sharing their personal information which could then be used for identity theft and financial gain by cybercriminals. The email says their PayPal account
Queensland Youth Week – Calendar of events being held in the region.
Queensland Youth Week (QYW19), to be held from 3 to 14 April 2019, is an annual celebration allowing us all to reflect on young people aged 12 to 25 and the positive contributions they make to Queensland communities. The theme for 2019 is ‘unlimited’ – celebrating the boundless energy young people bring to our communities and encouraging them to look
DO YOU USE A BICYCLE OR MOTOR SCOOTER?
SDRC is seeking ideas and feedback from the community to help develop a masterplan of cycling and motor scooter facilities and networks within the region. We want to hear from you. Your ideas and feedback will help us develop a masterplan of cycling and motor scooter facilities and networks within our region. Tell us what would help you to use
FREE Family Carer Course for persons with Dementia and their families.
Family Carer Course When: Wednesday 8 May Time: 9:30am-2:30pm This course will help you and your family with practical strategies for managing day-to-day and to better understand your own needs and the needs of those for whom you care. You will have an opportunity to share common experiences. Topics include: • The nature of dementia •Effective communication •The impact of
If you have a family member suffering from substance abuse, consider the FREE Breakthrough for Families workshop.
FREE Alcohol and other Drug information sessions are available to assist in supporting families and significant others of individuals affected by substance abuse. Warwick Wednesday April 3, 2019 10am to 1pm Warwick Library, 49 Albion Street, Warwick Stanthorpe Tuesday, April 16 2019 10am to 1pm Artius, Cnr Connor & Short Street, Stanthorpe [embeddoc url=”https://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/BFFQ-Poster-A3-Toowoomba-April-2019.pdf” height=”1000px” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]
FREE outdoor adventure-based workshops and experiences for Women of the Southern Downs
We are thrilled to announce the roll-out of “The Adventure Therapy Project” for women in the Southern Downs Regional Council area. The Project is offering a range of free outdoor adventure-based workshops and experiences in a supportive atmosphere to increase women’s participation in physical recreational activities. The workshops have been designed to support participants to take practical action towards improved
We’re Art Thou, Creative Arts Group Exhibition 30th March, Stanthorpe Art Gallery
We’re Art Thou Creative Arts Group Presents “Evolution” An Exhibition of Artistic Works That Chronicle Individual Journeys Of Self-Discovery & Growth Saturday 30th March 2019-Sunday 21st April 2019 Please join us for light refreshments on Opening Night from 6pm Saturday 30th March 2019 Shop 4/ 19 Maryland St Stanthorpe
Opportunities for young people offered by Rotary Club of Warwick Sunrise
A number of youth leadership up-skilling opportunities are being offered by the Rotary Club of Warwick Sunrise, and are a great opportunity for any kids or young adults within the defined age groups to improve on their life skills. Please see the attached / embedded documents. [embeddoc url=”https://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ROTARY-YOUTH-LEADERSHIP-AWARD-RYLA.pdf” height=”500px” download=”all” viewer=”google” ] [embeddoc url=”https://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RYPEN-for-secondary-school-students.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ] [embeddoc url=”https://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RYTS.pdf” download=”all”
3 x Current grants on offer to community groups..
3 UPCOMING GRANTS ON OFFER TO COMMUNITY GROUPS This month we bring you a few possible funding opportunities for local not-for-profit groups that you may not have applied for, that may be able to assist with project funding or tailored specific events for members of the community. We encourage reading of our community groups guide to funding HERE and of