Category Archives: Recreation

Inner South Family and Friends Upcoming Meetings and Social Events

 

THURSDAY 2 MAY HIGHLY SUBSIDISED GROUP VISIT TO PENINSULA HOT SPRINGS

Check In and Departure: 9.15 am Dan Murphy Car Park, 823 Dandenong Road, Malvern East (diagonally opposite Monash Caulfield, allow 15 minutes to walk from Caulfield Station)
The bus will leave on time and cannot wait for latecomers.  Bookings are essential as places are limited and must be booked by noon Monday 22 April. 
We are obliged to pay a week ahead and therefore must have bookings in time.
Donation:    Pensioners $18   Non-pensioners $36
The donation includes bus, entry and final drink. It does not include food/lunch, towels and robes.  You are strongly advised to bring your own lunch, towels and a towelling style robe in a bag to carry with you throughout the day.

To book

  1. deposit donation to Westpac ISFAF Community One Account: BSB 033-169    A/c No: 258307,
  2. make sure your deposit shows your nameand number of individuals in your booking
  3. email burstyner@gmail.comwith proof of booking
  4. confirmatory email will be sent Tuesday 23 April. If you do not receive confirmation and have paid, email burstyner@gmail.com urgently and by Wednesday 24 April.If you have questions regarding the bookings or the outing, please do not hesitate to contact me directly on mobile 0425 723 746 or judi.burstyner@gmail.com

ELWOOD BEACH WALK ‘N CHAT ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE  MONTH

Bookings by phone / text to the numbers shown are essential – times and starting points may vary.  Family members, including canines are very welcome.  Walkers generally meet at 1pm, with non-walkers joining us at 2.15pm for a drink provided by ISFAF.

Please book on the day prior to walk or by 10am on the day of the walk, phone Alexis 0423  939 949.   Meeting place will be advised when you book.

2024 Tuesday Walk ‘n Chat dates to diarise:  May 7 and 21, June 4 and 18, July 2 and 16.

TUESDAY 14 MAY MONTHLY MEETING (7pm for 7.30pm

GUEST SPEAKER  Taff Ruvaro, Co-ordinator, Bicultural Worker Research Project, AMAH/ Star Health
TOPIC  The Bicultural Project, Star Health

 and

GUEST SPEAKER    Professor Lisa Brophy, Professor and Discipline Lead, Social Work & Social Policy, Department of Community & Clinical Health School of Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, Latrobe University

TOPIC  A Psycho-social perspective regarding supporting people experiencing serious mental illness 

Professor Brophy’s research ranges widely across mental health, including using highly participatory methods to evaluate interventions and models of care in areas including loneliness, recovery, social inclusion, residential services, human rights and smoking cessation. Her work is contributing to making a difference for people experiencing mental illness and psychosocial disability.

 SATURDAY 1 JUNE ART GALLERY TOUR AND LUNCH IN GEELONG

Travel to Geelong – Group to meet at Southern Cross Station – approximately 9am, details tba  (or drive yourself)

11am Tour of Special Exhibition:  Cutting Through Time—Cressida Campbell, Margaret Preston, and the Japanese Print

Lunch  ‘Northern Italian Cuisine in the Heart of Geelong’ Caruggi, a short walk from the gallery

Enjoy a ramble around Geelong or revisit the gallery to view their permanent collection, or other special exhibits, including

  • the O’Donohue and Kiss Gift of paper works from a range of prominent artists
  • Dianne Fogwell’s multi-panelled installation, Prescience
  • Future Creativesshowcasing young peoples’ creative talents in art and design

 SUNDAY 30 JUNE CHRISTMAS IN JUNE LUNCH AT BRIGHTON BAY HOTEL – details tba

Inner South Family and Friends End of Year Dinner

VENUE: TACCO AND TOSCA, 130 ERSKINE STREET MIDDLE PARK
DATE AND TIME: TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2023 AT 6.30PM

Bookings close 5pm Thursday 7 December.   Ample free parking is available in Erskine St.                        

How to book for dinner

  • Deposit $14 for pensioners or $28 for non-pensioners to Westpac, ISFAF Community Account, BSB 033169   A/c No:  258307  by Thursday 7 December 2023.  Please ensure that your deposit shows your name.
  • Email confirmation to isfaf@alfred.org.au. In this email, please include name and phone number of each individual attending (preferably mobile).
  • Choice of main course for each personChicken scallopini with mushroom sauce
    Ravioli vegetariani alla sorrentina (can have GF $5 extra)
    Pesce del giorno alla Contadina (baked with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, olives – GF, vegetarian)

    If you have any special dietary needs you must also let us know your specific needs in your email.

Tacco and Tosca Restaurant is considered a gourmet restaurant. We thank AMAH for a significant grant which enables this meal to be highly subsidised. Food will be cooked specifically for us on the night.  We are a big group. To assist the chef, we must advise the restaurant of our main course by Friday.  Drinks other than tap water are to be ordered and paid for by individuals.

Confirmation of booking will be emailed to individuals whose deposits show up in ISFAF account and who have emailed isfaf@alfred.org.au with their menu choice.

Inner South Family and Friends Support Group Meeting 14 November 2023

SPEAKER:  Associate Professor Simon Stafrace, Programme Director Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH)

TOPIC:  Implementation of the Royal Commission into Mental Health  Innovations at AMAH and what it means for you.

VENUE:  Level 4,  549 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
A little to the city side of Wesley College, 549 is easily recognizable by white umbrellas in the forecourt.  Lots of free parking in the centre lanes of St Kilda Road, with many trams stopping at the door.

If you are having trouble with transport, seek further information or just need a chat, about ISFAF and/or issues faced by carers please phone: Judi on 0425 723 746 or Eleni on 0412 018 722

Please come early to chat and to enjoy delicious snacks which will be available from 7.10 pm.  Due to security needs, we are required to pay a concierge at the door of the building.

If you come late you may not be able to enter

BEACH WALK ‘N CHAT ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE  MONTH
Please note change of day to Tuesday
Bookings by phone / text to the numbers shown are essential – times and starting points may vary.  Family members, including canines are very welcome.  Walkers generally meet at 1pm, with non-walkers joining us at 2.15pm, for a drink provided by ISFAF.

Please book on the day before the walk or by 10am on day on 0425 723 746
2023 Tuesday Walk ‘n Chat dates: 21 November, 5 and 19 December

ANNUAL END OF YEAR DINNER 6.30PM TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2023
Venue and menu to be advised.

Carers Week Film and Lunch

CARERS WEEK FILM AND LUNCH SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER

Palace Como Cinema, corner Toorak Road and Chapel Street South Yarra

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.

TO BOOK

Please deposit your donation by Wednesday 11 October – $12 for pensioners, $24 for non-pensioners.  Contact judi.burstyner@gmail.com  for banking details.

Please include:

  • Name and phone number of each individual attending (preferably mobile phone number)
  • Any special dietary needs / allergies of each individual in your booking.
    If you have any questions, please phone 0425 723 746 or email judi.burstyner@gmail.com Confirmation of booking and exact meeting time will be emailed on Thursday 12 October.

    PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO BOOK FOR THE WORLD MENTAL DAY HEALTH LUNCH ON TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER IT’S FREE – JUST EMAIL isfaf@alfred.org.au FOR CATERING PURPOSES.
    The lunch is a great way to meet staff. Bring a plate if you can, but please don’t feel obliged to bring one. 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.
    Our monthly meeting is on the same night – same place 549 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.  The free lunch is scheduled for 12.30pm – 2pm and our meeting (on the same day) is at 7.30pm, with speaker to be announced next week.