Gambling Harm Awareness Week 2023
‘Let’s bring home gambling reforms’ Webinar
Date: Monday 16 October 2023
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm AEDT
Location: Online
Registration: Register here
‘Let’s bring home gambling reforms’ Webinar
Date: Monday 16 October 2023
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm AEDT
Location: Online
Registration: Register here
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Click on this link to read the complete newsletter: Carers Victoria The Voice October 2023
Sorry about later notice, but we have chosen this film, A Haunting in Venice, very carefully by waiting till it was seen by a member. His conclusion? – He found it extremely enjoyable and lots of fun. Who could resist Kenneth Branagh playing Inspector Poirot in a brain teaser gloriously filmed in Venice?
Total donation of $12 for pensioners and $24 for non-pensioners, includes movie ticket and a $40 lunch at Blossom Thai immediately following the mid-morning movie.
Bookings close 5pm Wednesday 11 October (ie – the day after World Mental Health day) Numbers are limited, first in best dressed.
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Please deposit your donation by Wednesday 11 October – $12 for pensioners, $24 for non-pensioners. Contact judi.burstyner@gmail.com for banking details.
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Coming EventsTUESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2023 – WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY (WMHD) WMHD is going to be a very busy one for us as it is the day of the ‘Free Lunch’ 12.30pm to 2.00pm to which we have invited staff and at 7.30 pm we will hold our monthly meeting. The lunch is a thank you to staff at AMAH for their support to ISFAF and is a great opportunity for staff and carers to meet and chat in an informal environment.
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TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2023, 7.30PM – ISFAF MONTHLY MEETING We have several excellent speakers planned and will soon advise our speaker for October. SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER CARERS WEEK FILM AND LUNCH We look forward to seeing you at 10 am at Palace Como Cinema, corner Toorak Road and Chapel Street South Yarra. Following the film, we will again enjoy a delicious lunch at Blossom Thai, just across the road. Details of film and how to book will be advised in the next few days. BRIGHTON BEACH WALK ‘N CHAT ON THE 1ST & 3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAY COMMENCING IN OCTOBER 2023
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Lifeline reminds Australians that suicide doesn’t discriminateIn the lead up to this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day (Sunday, 10th September), Lifeline is reminding Australians that suicide can affect everyone and encouraging anyone who is doing it tough to reach out for help through the organisation’s 24/7 phone and digital crisis support services.https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/news-and-media-releases/media-releases/ |
More than 60,000 Victorians care for a loved one living with mental illness, and the Andrews Labor Government is giving them the support they need – with new Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres in seven regions now officially open. Delivering on a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, these services are the first of their kind in Australia, supporting the mental health and quality of life of caregivers when supporting someone with mental health challenges, illness, psychological distress or addiction.