Handball, anyone?
The inaugural New Farm Community Handball Festival will be held at the Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, on Saturday 18 August between 1pm and 4pm. All ages are welcome and it’s open to all members of the community. So join in for a fun free afternoon of schoolyard handball, competitions and giveaways and live entertainment! It’s touted as a day to bring back memories of the great schoolyard game we all loved.
Puppy raisers needed
Guide Dogs Queensland (GDQ) is looking for volunteers to raise its puppies in their homes for 12 months. Foster parents teach pups basic obedience and good manners. All equipment, vet care and food is supplied. Volunteers need to only work part time or not at all, have a secure yard and a driver's licence. To apply go to http://www.guidedogsqld.com.au/ or call 3261 7555.
Newstead House Birthday Bash
Historic Newstead House invites you to celebrate its 166th birthday on Sunday 19 August at 2pm. It’s free, there’s complimentary birthday cake and Brisbane Brass will put on a free concert, Music Magic, that continues the band’s recent theme of movies in the park with a repertoire of contemporary brass arrangements for ballet and opera with a few light-hearted moments of sheer movie fun. It’s all at Newstead House, Newstead Park, corner Breakfast Creek Rd and Newstead Ave, Newstead. Inquiries to 3369 2507 or 3216 1846. Newstead House is open Sundays 2-5pm and Mondays to Thursdays 10am to 4pm. It is closed Fridays and Saturdays. The entry fee to inspect the house interior is: Adult $6; Concession $5; Child $4; Family $15. Devonshire teas are served on the eastern and northern verandahs of Newsead House on Sunday afternoons from early March to late November. Teas are available from 2pm to 4.30pm with last orders taken at 4pm.
Puppy raisers needed
Guide Dogs Queensland (GDQ) is looking for volunteers to raise its puppies in their homes for 12 months. Foster parents teach pups basic obedience and good manners. All equipment, vet care and food is supplied. Volunteers need to only work part time or not at all, have a secure yard and a driver's licence. To apply go to http://www.guidedogsqld.com.au/ or call 3261 7555.
Supplies needed urgently
The Red Cross store in the McWhirters Centre in Fortitude Valley is short of all sorts of goods across their range - men and women's clothing, shoes, handbags, music records, CDs, etc. If you have anything that you really could do without and in the process help towards the great works of Red Cross, please drop them into store manager Jenny Buse or one of her friendly volunteers.
Speaking from the heart
Do you want to know more about living longer and healthier: have you ever wondered how to do something about it - and in the process change your lifestyle for the better? Heart, stroke and blood vessel disease is the major public health problem in Australia, causing more then 35 per cent of all deaths annually. The Heart Foundation has a network of local volunteer speakers available to visit your club, community group or organisation to speak about general heart health focusing on the benefits of lifestyle change and practical information on how to go about it. To invite a volunteer speaker to your organisation to help raise awareness of heart health throughout the community, or if you would like to volunteer as such a speaker, please contact Margaret Richards at the Heart Foundation on (07) 3872 2507.
Wildlife carers needed NOW!
Wildlife carers needed NOW!
Demand for carers is on the increase. State wildlife coordinator Janet Gamble says wildlife carers are finding themselves swamped with too many patients to look after and too much compassion to say no.
“In the last 12 months, in south-east Queensland alone, the big wildlife hospitals have seen over 20,000 sick, injured and orphaned wildlife patients. We are using the same people and they are burning out."
Chairperson of QWRC Ms Annie Saunders is urging people across the State to get involved.
“All you need to do to help is calculate how much time you can spare. Could you help with young birds, or injured birds or perhaps pre-release birds, mammals or reptiles? Can you offer your local group assistance to free a trained carer from food collecting, cage building, daily maintenance and fundraising?”"
Anyone caring for native wildlife must hold a permit issued by the Department of Environment and Resource Management). Membership of your local group may offer this permit or training to assist persons to apply. At www.qwrc.org.au/grouplist.html you can find a contact list of registered wildlife groups in Qld. These groups can provide you with support and training, as these are essential tools for meeting patient welfare needs.
Wildlife caring is on a volunteer basis and receives no government funding.
If you can't help personally then local wildlife carers and RSPCA Qld are always in need of aviaries and other assistance.
“In the last 12 months, in south-east Queensland alone, the big wildlife hospitals have seen over 20,000 sick, injured and orphaned wildlife patients. We are using the same people and they are burning out."
Chairperson of QWRC Ms Annie Saunders is urging people across the State to get involved.
“All you need to do to help is calculate how much time you can spare. Could you help with young birds, or injured birds or perhaps pre-release birds, mammals or reptiles? Can you offer your local group assistance to free a trained carer from food collecting, cage building, daily maintenance and fundraising?”"
Anyone caring for native wildlife must hold a permit issued by the Department of Environment and Resource Management). Membership of your local group may offer this permit or training to assist persons to apply. At www.qwrc.org.au/grouplist.html you can find a contact list of registered wildlife groups in Qld. These groups can provide you with support and training, as these are essential tools for meeting patient welfare needs.
Wildlife caring is on a volunteer basis and receives no government funding.
If you can't help personally then local wildlife carers and RSPCA Qld are always in need of aviaries and other assistance.
Beautiful begonias
The Queensland Begonia Society Inc holds meetings on the third Saturday of each month – January to November, in the Uniting Church hall at 52 Merthyr Road, New Farm, commencing at 1pm. Visitors are most welcome. Free entry and free afternoon tea. Contact Peter on 3359 4319. Our website address is http://queenslandbegonia.wordpress.com
Quiet time needed?
Looking for some peace and quiet?
Take an hour out of your busy schedule for quiet group meditation. Sessions begin with a small amount of skills/spiritual input but are mostly in silence. We meet at 6 pm on Wednesdays at Merthyr Road Uniting Church. Everyone welcome. No fee.
Contact Atholl on 0410 565 081 for more information.
Take an hour out of your busy schedule for quiet group meditation. Sessions begin with a small amount of skills/spiritual input but are mostly in silence. We meet at 6 pm on Wednesdays at Merthyr Road Uniting Church. Everyone welcome. No fee.
Contact Atholl on 0410 565 081 for more information.
Computer training
Brisbane Seniors OnLine (BSOL) provides affordable computer training for over 50s in the Brisbane area and is seeking new learners who would like to receive one-on-one lessons in their own homes or in our city training centre. By arrangement, we can also provide training in other venues such as community centres or public libraries. BSOL teaches both Windows and Apple Mac. New volunteer mentors are always welcome. The cost to learners is $40 a year plus a one-off $20 joining fee. For this, learners receive approximately 12 one-hour lessons and ongoing support for the balance of the membership year. Membership is free to mentors. Contact BSOL on 3210 6983 or at http://www.bsol.asn.au/
Bags needed please!
The St Vinnies store on the corner of Brunswick and Alfred streets in the Valley urgently needs plastic bags to pop those great bargain buys into.
Corker of an idea
The Queensland branch of the Huntington's Disease Association is seeking bottle corks as part of its fundraising efforts. The association sells disused corks to a recycler. Corks can be dropped off at the association's office at 385 Ipswich Road, Annerley. For details ring 3391 8833.
AA meetings
The New Farm Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the HADS unit of the Royal Brisbane Hospital on Mondays at 7pm. It also meets every Thursday and Friday from 7pm to 8.30pm and on Saturdays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at 505 Bowen Terrace New Farm. The 24-hour helpline number is 3255 9162.
Emotional help needed?
Emotions Anonymous (EA) is a non-profit 12-step organisation that has helped many people learn to live with unsolved problems as diverse as depression, anger, acrophobia, broken or strained relationships, grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, panic, abnormal fears, resentment, jealousy, guilt, despair, fatigue, tension, boredom, loneliness, withdrawal, obsessive and negative thinking, worry, compulsive behaviour and a variety of other emotional issues. Emotions Anonymous meets on Saturdays at 10:45am at the Community Health Centre, Biala, Level 3, 270 Roma Street, Brisbane (opposite the Fire and Rescue Station). No membership fee is required, only a desire to get well. For further information go to their website: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/
Potted plants
The Society for Growing Potted Plants hold meeting on the second Saturday of each month in the Uniting Church Hall at 52 Merthyr Road, New Farm, commencing at 1.15pm. There are interesting guest speakers and plants for sale. Visitors are most welcome at a friendly and informative afternoon. Contact Ann on 3276 7223.
Quilters meet
A small group of non-profit quilters who meet at 10am on the first Saturday of each month at Trinity Place, Church Street, Fortitude Valley, is are looking for new members. Experienced or beginners are welcome. For more information contact Barbara on 5496 1195.
Jigsaws solved
Jigsaw Queensland, a non-profit, post-adoption resource service, holds support meetings as follows: Open support group: Anyone touched by adoption is welcome - first Tuesday of each month (except January) 7pm to 9pm; adoptee support group: for adoptees only - third Wednesday of each month 7pm to 9pm; birthmother support group: for Birthmothers only - third Saturday of each month 1.30pm to 4pm except for December. All meetings are held at SANDS House, 505 Bowen Terrace, New Farm. Further information is available online at: http://www.jigsawqueensland.com/
Golden gurus wanted
Volunteering Queensland is looking for people aged 50 and over with business skills to join its Golden Gurus initiative. The group wants the gurus to help pass on their skills and experience to others. People interested in becoming a Golden Guru can register by contacting Volunteering Queensland on 3002 7600 or by visiting http://www.volqld.org.au/
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