Community Events
2009
5 - 12 July 2009
NAIDOC Week 2009
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia, each July, to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities, and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
The theme for NAIDOC Week in 2009 is Honouring our Elders, Nurturing our Youth. The theme encourages our communities to acknowledge the status of our Elders as leaders and role models for our youth.
6 July 2009
Alzheimer’s Australia ACT
Education Session – ‘Change is in the Air’
10am – 12pm
159 Maribrynong Avenue, Kaleen
As a carer do you feel like you are constantly ‘just keeping up’ with all the changes in your life ?
Come and join us to hear about the impact coping with lots of change can have, and share some ideas that can improve your situation.
Cost: Free
RSVP essential on 6255 0722
11 July 2009
Oxfam Trailwalker
Trivia Fundraising Night
6.30pm – 9pm
Dickson Community Hall, Rosevears St
There will be prizes for first, second and third place, lucky door prize and other competitions.
BBQ food, beer, wine, soft drinks, juice, tea, coffee and snacks will be available for sale.
Cost: $15 per person, up to 8 people per table
RSVP to Amanda Parr at Email or 6225 5323 by Wed 8th July.
13 July 2009
Alzheimer’s Australia ACT
Education Session for Family Carers ‘What is dementia ?’
10am - 12pm
159 Maribyrnong Avenue, Kaleen
A free information session for family members or friends caring for a person with dementia.
This session looks at what is dementia. and examines the different causes. The session will be informal, with the opportunities to discuss strategies in supporting someone with dementia.
Morning tea will be provided.
If you require respite care to attend this session, please contact the ACT Carer Respite Centre on 62969900 or 1800 059 059.
RSVP by 13th July 2009 by phoning 6255 0722
Cost: Free
21 July 2009
Alzheimer’s Australia ACT
Education Session - Mind Your Mind® - Queanbeyan Multicultural Centre
10am – 12pm
Queanbeyan Multicultural Centre
A dementia risk reduction program – All welcome.
Bookings essential on 6255 0722.
Cost: Free
25 July 2009
ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group
Christmas in July
6:30pm for 7pm
Queanbeyan Bowling Club, Cnr George and Campbell Street, Queanbeyan
Tickets: $35.00 per head includes a 2 course meal and music by Allan Gumm.
Raffles, auction and 200 club will be held on the night.
For further information, please contact the ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group on 6297 1261.
5 - 6 August 2009
Careers Market
9.30am - 2.30pm on both days; and an evening session at 4.30pm - 8pm on Wednesday
Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce
The Rotary Club of Canberra City, and the ACT Department of Education and Training, together with partner Organisations, are looking forward to another exciting Canberra Careers Market in 2009.
The Canberra Careers Market is a wonderful opportunity for students, teachers, parents, careers advisors and visitors who are searching for a change in career. Exhibitors from the Canberra Institute of Technology; the Australian National University; the University of Canberra; as well as other educational providers, training institutions and employers provide useful and relevant information in an interactive and interesting way.
Entry to the Canberra Careers Market is free.
The ACT Department of Education and Training will also provide free buses to transport students to and from ACT schools and colleges.
Once again the Canberra Careers Market will play host to the Try’aTrade exhibition. The hands-on exhibition allows attendees to meet and talk with experts who are recognised as leaders in their trade, as well as apprentices and teachers. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get their hands dirty in the different trade displays featuring cabinet making, hospitality, metal fabrication, landscaping and many more.
The Small Business and Entrepreneurs Lounge will again offer attendees of the Canberra Careers Market the opportunity to learn more about small business and entrepreneurial activity in the ACT. The Small Business and Entrepreneurs Lounge aims to inspire attendees to explore the many exciting possibilities of the small business sector.
There will also be a myfuture lab, where students can access an online national career information and exploration service, to help make career decisions; plan career pathways; and manage work transitions.
Career Counselling Stalls will be available, where qualified careers advisors will be on hand to talk about career options.
For further information contact: Canberra Careers Market Project Officer, Transitions, Careers and Vocational Learning on 6205 7873 or Email
To download the relevant Documentation (including Information Schedule; School Registration Form; Pre Careers Market Student Worksheet; Student Worksheet; Teacher Information; Principal Agreement Form; ACTION Bus Charter Form; Get location with Google maps) visit www.canberracareersmarket.com.au
29 August 2009
Make-A-Wish Australia
Annual Canberra Make-A-Wish Ball.
6:30pm till late
Hellenic Club
Table seats 8 - 10 people
Single $95; Double $180
Dress code - Formal
Incl. Live music, 3 course meal, wine/beer/soft drink, Live/Silent auction etc.
Tickets may be purchased through The Hellenic Club
3 September 2009
Canberra OzHarvest Food Rescue
Share Lunch Fight Hunger
On Wednesday, 3 September 2009, all Canberrans are encouraged to donate what they would normally spend on lunch to the Share Lunch Fight Hunger campaign, a one-day initiative aimed at assisting the disadvantaged in the community and the charities that support them.
All money raised will go to OzHarvest Canberra, a program operated by the not-for-profit Organisation, Communities@Work. OzHarvest Canberra 'rescues' food to provide meals for the disadvantaged in the community. Food otherwise wasted is collected from caterers, hotels, wholesalers, restaurants, clubs, delicatessens or other food providers.
Just one dollar to OzHarvest equals one meal, so why not donate the $10 you would normally spend on a sandwich and coffee, and provide dinner for 10 days to someone in our community who needs a hand ?
Over the past twelve months, OzHarvest Canberra has delivered a staggering 132,000 meals, with some 20,000 meals now being distributed every month to over 40 charities. Not only doe4s OzHarvest Canberra help those in need, it also prevents good food from being dumped as landfill.
Here's how you and your workplace can make a difference:
Register your workplace online at www.ozharvestcanberra.org; Select a Share Lunch Fight Hunger team leader who will coordinate donations from your workplace; Your team leader will receive a Share Lunch Fight Hunger info pack, including donation 'lunch bags', posters and collection containers; On the day, people place their lunch money in the donation 'lunch bags' provided.
All money raised on the day goes directly to OzHarvest Canberra, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Why not encourage your employer to match employee contributions ?
Online registrations close on 21 August 2009, but all donations will be accepted by OzHarvest Canberra after this date. Just simply donate your lunch money at www.ozharvestcanberra.org
On 3 September, we are aiming to raise $25,000 in Canberra. That means 25,000 meals for the disadvantaged in our community. Imagine the difference you can make with as little as $1 !
20 September 2009
2nd Annual Canberra Vintage & Classic Bicycle Ride
Registration/sign on begins at 10am. Riders briefing at 11.15am Ride gets away at 11.30am
Join us at The Canberra Environment and Sustainability Centre, Corner of Lawson Crescent and Lennox Crossing, Acton ANU.
A great opportunity for owners of, and those interested in, old bicycles (pre 1985) to meet and ride around a 7km section of Canberra’s picturesque Lake Burley Griffin.
Enjoy a great day of viewing old cycles; talking with other enthusiasts; and a leisurely ride around your Capital's famous lake in springtime bloom.
Vintage bicycle display; Cruiser bike raffle; Prizes given for 'period costume' at completion of the ride.
Catering by The Vietnam Veterans Assoc.
No entry fee, just a charity donation on the day please.
Registration Forms are available from Trevor Shone on 041 861 9831 or Email
23 September 2009
Alzheimer's Australia ACT
Proudly presents: Dementia Awareness Week
11.45am – 2pm
National Press Club, 16 National Circuit, Barton
Guest Speaker: Dr Constantine G Lyketsos, MD, MHS, FAPM
An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr Lyketsos is The Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor in Alzheimers Disease Research, Vice Chair of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, and Chair of Psychiatry, at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He also directs the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimers Treatment Centre, which provides cutting edge care to large numbers of patients while facilitating the translational research mission for the field.
Dr Lyketsos will speak about the preclinical and early clinical phases of the disease, associated risk factors, and current considerations regarding risk reduction, all of which are relevant to the utility of these various biomarkers. He will also discuss an area of research relating to the assessment and treatment of psychiatric symptoms such as depression and agitation, a topic that is often a significant interest to groups of clinicians that it might present to. The final area for discussion is what is called “secondary translation”’ and relates to our efforts to take current dementia care models and apply them to wide use in community and residential settings.
Cost: $55.00 (includes lunch); Early bird registration – book and pay before 30 June 2009, and the cost is $45.00
All monies from this event go towards Dementia research
Bookings are essential ! Phone 6255 0722
25 September 2009
25th Anniversary of Neighbourhood Watch Dinner
7pm for 7.30pm start
Olympus Room, Hellenic Club, Phillip
There will be a 2 course dinner, with VIP guests attending. Drinks will be available from the bar.
Dress is strictly lounge suit for men, and after 5 for women.
The community and all members and past members of ACT Neighbourhood Watch Inc (Association) are invited to celebrate the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Neighbourhood Watch in Canberra.
The cost is $30 per person, and is to be paid upon booking. Bookings and payment by cheque or money order made out to ACT Neighbourhood Watch Inc (Association) can be made to Brian Schiller 6286 1138 or Ursula Macdermott 6281 0673.
26 September 2009
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
Canberra Nara Park, Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla
Join in the celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan. Fun and interesting activities for children include origami, calligraphy, didgeridoo and boomerang painting. You can even make your own Japanese lantern, then participate in a spectacular lantern procession in the evening. A variety of Japanese cuisine and beautiful designer Japanese handicrafts will be for sale. At dusk, the scene is set for the event's centrepiece - more than 2,000 floating candles arranged in the dry riverbed of Canberra Nara Park. As the sun sets, the candles flicker into the evening sky, and illuminate the park with a soft glow. No admission charge.
For further information, phone 13 2281 or Email or visit www.events.act.gov.au
October 2009
Throughout October, buy a Bandanna, and help CanTeen help young people living with cancer.
For more information, visit www.canteen.org.au or phone 1800 226 833
30 October 2009
CanTeen
National Bandanna Day is CanTeen's biggest annual fundraiser.
In 2009, National Bandanna Day will be on Friday, 30 October.
Bandannas are on sale throughout the month of October at selected outlets and in schools, and can be purchased on the streets on 30th October. A symbol of the cancer experience for young people, the bandanna is more than just a fashion accessory. At the same time, the funky and youthful bandannas symbolise the emphasis that CanTeen places on enjoying every moment and living life to the full.
The money raised from National Bandanna Day goes towards CanTeen’s programs, camps and services, which are designed to bring young people living with cancer together in a safe and supportive environment. In this environment, CanTeen Members learn about the emotional, physical and practical issues of cancer, and how to deal with these in their lives.
For more information visit www.canteen.org.au or phone 1800 226 833
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