A World BEYOND War Australia symposium (in association with the Victorian Quaker Centre) Monday 15 June 2026 from 9:00am-1:00pm AEST (find the time in your time zone) This event will be livestreamed. Please register on this page for the Zoom link.

Between the two periods of Taliban rule (roughly 2001–2021), Afghanistan saw a dense landscape of civil society initiatives around peacebuilding, women’s rights, and gender equality, led by Afghan NGOs, informal community groups, and international partners.

Afghans who fled after August 2021 have become key actors in keeping Afghan peace, social justice and gender equality struggles alive from exile, combining direct support to people inside Afghanistan with advocacy, movement-building and institution-building abroad.

This symposium, organised by World BEYOND War Australia (the Australian chapter of the international World BEYOND War movement), will explore a number of themes related to Afghans promoting peace and social justice in new lands.

We have three impressive keynote speakers:

• Dr. Mujib Abid, a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Initiative for Peacebuilding at the University of Melbourne, is an Afghan-Australian scholar of modern Afghan history, peace studies and political theory whose current work focuses on the Afghan diaspora in Australia.
• Efat Abulfazil, a peace advocate now living in Italy, has a long history of promoting mental health, gender equality, and nonviolence in communities affected by conflict and displacement. Efat is the founder of the Malika Soraa Foundation.
• Nemat Ahangosh, a peacebuilder, poet, and activist now living in the UK. Nemat is the founder of Stretch More, a UK registered charity dedicated to empowering disabled individuals in conflict zones and disaster-prone areas.

Afternoon tea at the library to celebrate the launch of City of Onkaparinga’s Refugee Week Art Project 2026 Exhibition.

City of Onkaparinga’s Refugee Week Art Project has invited all of those who came to call Australia home through experiences of war, persecution, displacement, or internment to tell their story through art.

Selected art will be displayed on level 3 of Noarlunga Library during Refugee Week 2026, 15-21 June.

Anyone is free to join us for afternoon tea as we come together to celebrate the launch of the exhibition.

Bookings required.

For more information please call Noarlunga Library on 8384 0655 or email libraries@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au. For more information about the Refugee Week Art Project please call Mia on 0481 057 999 or email Mia.Mandara@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au

Photography and Video Notice

· Photos and videos may be taken at this event.

· If you don’t want to be photographed or filmed, please let a staff member know at the start.

· If you don’t let us know, you and anyone attending with you may appear in photos or videos.

· The City of Onkaparinga and partner organisations may use this content for promotion, including in print (like posters or articles) and on social media (like Facebook and Instagram).

The power of a story. Join us this Refugee Week for a special event with Durkhanai Ayubi, bestselling author of Parwana and her latest release She Who Tastes, Knows, A memoir of food, exile and awakening.

Durkhanai will join us to discuss her story of coming to Australia as a refugee and her journey to becoming the owner of her much-loved award-winning Adelaide family restaurant, Parwana, as well as publishing her best selling debut book Parwana and her latest memoir, She Who Tastes, Knows.

About the book: She Who Tastes, Knows is an expansive history of Durkhanai’s homeland and a vivid, moving story about what it truly means to understand another’s culture. Through stories of food, family, belonging and migration, the book traverses cultural boundaries, weaving a tapestry of dignity, empathy and understanding. Each chapter draws on a particular ingredient important to Durkhanai’s cultural identity, and explores their life cycles to uncover unseen histories of Afghan culture, the complexities of migrant and refugee experience, and how we as a society might work towards unifying our disparate cultures and ways of seeing the world. In our modern world, which can feel so disjointed, this book shows us – with timeless prescience – how new possibilities for connection are just under the surface, waiting to bloom.

About the Author:

Durkhanai Ayubi was born in Afghanistan in the 1980’s, and she and her family became refugees when she was a small child. She’s grown to see her ancestral lands be misunderstood as a desolate war zone of helpless people, with no history or culture worthy of mention, when the reality is in fact steeped in rich, complex histories of incredible cultural significance. Living in Australia, Durkhanai’s only tangible connection to the histories of her homeland was through food, first through cooking with her family, and then as an owner of her much-loved award-winning Adelaide family restaurant, Parwana. Years on, and following Afghanistan’s systemic collapse in 2021, Durkhanai realised that it was time to revisit those histories and tell the previously untold stories that can help shape a more optimistic future.

Celebrate Refugee Week with a shared‑plate event. Bring a dish from home and connect through food. Free. All welcome.

Join us for an afternoon of connection, culture, and community as we celebrate Refugee Week with a shared food experience. Bring a plate of something meaningful to you — a family recipe, a favourite snack, or a dish that reminds you of home — and enjoy stories, flavours, and conversations with others.

📅 Date: Thursday 18 June ⏰ Time: 1:30pm–3:30pm 💲 Cost: Free 🌏 Who’s Welcome: Everyone

Important: This is a community‑shared food event. Allergens will not be controlled, and dishes may contain common allergens. Please participate with care based on your personal needs.

Come along, meet new people, and celebrate the richness that refugee communities bring to our shared home.

Ever wanted to learn Auslan - Australian sign language? If you’re aged 12 and over then this is for you.

No previous experience is necessary!

Sessions are free and will be run by a qualified Deaf instructor in collaboration with The Deaf Butterfly Effect.

The first hour will be a lesson on Auslan basics like the alphabet and simple vocab, then the second hour is more of a social time to practice, chat, and ask questions!

Everyone is welcome to attend either or both parts of the session depending on what suits you!

Location: West Torrens Library Sun Room, 1 Brooker Terrace, Hilton.

Time: 6pm - 8pm on the third Thursday of every month.

Country Arts SA Presents NUNGA SCREEN Celebrating 15 years Sharing First Nations Stories FILM | FOOD | CEREMONY

Restless Dance Theatre invites you to an evening celebrating First Nations culture, stories and language through a sharing of film, food and ceremony.

FREE EVENT

When: Friday 19th June 2026

Where: Restless Dance Theatre, 195 Gilles St, Adelaide Kaurna Country

5:30pm: Cleansing Ceremony & Welcome to Country by Luke Wilson

6:00pm - 8:00pm: Film Screening (with 15min interval)

The Australian Refugee Association is thrilled to welcome back its much-loved, award-winning ARA Souk Market to the Tonsley Innovation District on Saturday 20 June 2026.

Winner of the 2023 City of Marion Community Event of the Year, The Souk has quickly become one of Adelaide’s most vibrant multicultural events — drawing thousands of visitors and showcasing the richness of cultures from around the globe.

Following another outstanding year, The Souk continues to grow. With 100+ stallholders representing over 30 countries, we’re set to make 2026 our biggest, boldest and most vibrant event yet.

🌏 A global marketplace experience

Step inside The Souk and be transported through a colourful, undercover marketplace alive with sights, sounds and aromas.

Discover and enjoy a curated mix of:

🌮 Incredible global street food and Gourmet & specialty food products

🛍️ Artisan traders and unique handcrafted goods

🎶 Live music, cultural performances, dance and art

🎭 Roving entertainers and immersive experiences

Inspired by traditional souks across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this is more than a market — it’s a cultural journey with no passport required.

✨ Join us

Whether you’re coming to explore, eat, shop or showcase your business, The Souk 2026 promises an unforgettable day of culture, community and celebration.

We can’t wait to welcome you.

Questions and queries - Email: events@ausref.net

Come and join the community to plant native species at Kingston House Reserve!

The City of Holdfast Bay have been working to increase local native plant species and diversity in this beautiful urban reserve. We would like to invite you to join us for a fun morning of planting, followed by light snacks.

Please arrive at 10.15am to allow time for registrations, and to hear the safety briefing. You are welcome to stay for as long or as little time as you like. Light snacks will be provided at the end of the activity.

Bring along gardening gloves, a small hand trowel and water. Wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, closed toe shoes, safety or optical glasses and a hat or rain jacket (depending on the weather). We will provide any additional tools and equipment that are needed. Under 18s will need to be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian.

Bookings are essential to make sure we have enough equipment.

Join us for a Fun-filled and Transformative Refugee Week Movie Fundraiser afternoon (‘Dance for Your Life’) on Saturday 20 June 2026 at 4:30pm, where every journey is a story, every setback is a lesson, a chance to be seen, to be heard and an opportunity to start again in life and in a new country.

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Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our time has become so popular in Indonesia and abroad that on May 14 organizers recorded around 130 simultaneous viewing locations.

There were over 30 attempts by then Indonesia security forces to close it down. Rather than relying on commercial cinemas or subscription platforms, the documentary is circulated free of charge.

Any community able to gather at least 10 people can organize a screening and receive the film directly from its producers.

Since its release in March, screenings have spread rapidly across the country.

It had become so popular that some enterprising ( thieving ) people in Indonesia cloned the internet address of the film and sold it for $10 for a viewing.

To maximize the films viewing audience on 22nd May the film was made free to view on You tube and it went viral with over 2,459,508 downloads on that day.

We expect that as the film is free and highly popular that we will need to have several showings of the film.

The Event Cinema at The Exchange has seating for 155. If that books out, we will release details of additional showings.

Pesta Babi – Colonialism in our time, by Dandhy Laksono:

Synopsis of the film:

Yasinta Moiwend, a Marind Anim woman in Merauke, was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators under escort by military forces, sent to Papua for a National Strategic Project for food production, palm-based biodiesel, and sugarcane bioethanol.

Vincen Kwipalo, from the Yei community, was likewise shocked when his clan’s land was suddenly marked with a sign reading: ‘Property of the Indonesian Army’. Only later did he learn that the land had been seized for the construction of a military battalion headquarters, at the very moment when sugarcane, a plantation company, was also encroaching on his ancestral forest.

‘Pig Feast’ combines detailed field recordings with in-depth research to examine the power structures behind the operation. It exposes how government and corporate entities—collaborating with military and religious groups—advance international and national goals of ‘food security’ and ‘energy transition’ at the expense of Indigenous communities and landscapes.

The documentary illustrates the networks of Indonesian elites, oligarchs, and multinational corporations that benefit from the project, providing a vivid depiction of the political ecology of Indonesian governance in Papua. ‘Pig Feast’ serves as a record of colonialism that remains intact today.

About the director: Dandhy Dwi Laksono is an Indonesian activist, investigative journalist, and filmmaker. He is known for his critical documentaries which look at how political and business interests collude to undermine democracy, infringe on human rights and destroy vulnerable natural and social environments in Indonesia. Born in East Java, Dandhy Laksono majored in International Relations at Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java, before founding the research-based documentary and audio-visual production house Watchdoc.

Everyone deserves to live in safety with their families, and to have a place to call home.

But around 700 people who have lived in the Australian community for years still don’t have the right to stay here permanently. They survived offshore detention in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, but under our migration laws, they are classified as ‘transitory persons’ and are not allowed to apply for any permanent visa.

They currently live here on insecure, short-term visas, but there is nothing transitory or temporary about the lives they have built.

They have raised children and families, found jobs and become part of our community. Many have close family members, including children and spouses, who are Australian citizens or permanent residents. The vast majority have already been recognised as refugees.

Australia is their home.

It is time for the Albanese Government to abandon these cruel policies from the past, and focus on real solutions for the future.

Everyone who was previously held in offshore detention in Nauru or Papua New Guinea should be immediately granted a permanent visa.

People stuck in visa limbo are speaking out, sharing their experiences and calling on the Albanese Government to act. And they are asking all of us to stand with them.

For over 13 years, the Human Rights Law Centre has supported people and families who have survived offshore detention through legal action, public advocacy and law reform. We are proud to stand with our clients as they fight to remain in the homes they have built in Australia. The Human Rights Law Centre is hosting this petition together with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and GetUp, to show the Albanese Government it is time to let people stay for good.

Stories from the Field is a space for us to share our experiences of facilitation through storytelling. Through reflection we harvest and share the implications for us and our practice.

Held online. Bring your lunch and munch while you listen.

Format:

Each Stories From the Field focuses on a particular topic or aspect of our facilitation practice.

We invite in experienced practitioners from the field to share their stories - and others are invited to contribute and reflect as well. Held online

Stories from the Field are held online via zoom.

Topic of the month:

Each month we focus on a particular theme or topic within the arena of facilitation and/or collaborative leadership.

Who is this for?

Stories from the Field is open to anyone with an interest in facilitation and collaborative leadership - or the particular topic of the month.

Free event

Stories from the Field is a free online event.

Simply register to receive the zoom link.

Crim Con 2026, 26 - 27 June - Not just a conference but a space to hear from criminalised and formerly incarcerated people. Crim Con 2026! 26-27 June

Why Prison Reform Doesn’t Work.

Join us for this conference by criminalised and formerly incarcerated people.

Art / music / poetry exhibition - We Are More Than What They Did To Us - Fri 26th June 6-9pm.

The opening night of Crim Con is a community-led cultural gathering that centres the voices, stories and creative expression of community members through art, music, poetry and shared space we create a room grounded in lived experience, one that refuses silence, challenges stigma, and honours the complexity of our lives.

Before panels and before analysis, we begin with people, including:

Music by Nancy Bates (award-winning Barkindji singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist)
Silent Rhymes (South Australian hip hop artist)
Poetry by Matcho Cassidy, Fig Henry Kershaw and others.

Non-alcoholic drinks provided on Friday.

Panels / speakers / workshops - Sat 27th June 11am-6pm.

Presentations by Debbie Kilroy (Sisters Inside), Tabitha Lean (Sisters Inside), Samantha Burns (National Network of Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls), Brett Collins (Justice Action), Dan Vansetten (Level Up), Daniel Chung (DC Boxing & Performance), Sam Narroway (Second Chances), and more.
Workshops include song-writing with Nancy Bates, zine making, interactive art sessions, and an introduction to using Freedom of Information.

Light lunch and non-alcoholic drinks provided on Saturday.

More program details coming soon.

Step into powerful stories from around the world at the Adelaide Refugee Film Festival — a moving and eye-opening celebration of cinema that shines a light on the lives of refugees internationally. Featuring recently released films from places all over the globe, the festival offers a wide and compelling range of choices for film lovers.

Friday 26th June 2026 - Put Your Hand on Your Heart and Walk Saturday 27th June 2026 - Lost Land and Feel It From My Words Sunday 28th June 2026 - The Aegean & After Party Saturday 4th July 2026 - We Are Not Powerless & After Party

Screening at two locations:

1. Palace Nova Cinema, Prospect
2. Victa Cinema, Victor Harbor

After-parties (with film tickets included and some stand alone tickets) at:

1. Rumi Palace Restaurant, Blair Athol
2. Victor Harbor Town Hall

Presented by Circle of Friends Australia Incorporated, a 100% volunteer-run refugee support group in South Australia.

Come and join the community to plant native species at Tweeddale Reserve!

The City of Holdfast Bay is working to increase local native plant species and diversity in this beautiful urban reserve. We would like to invite you to join us for a fun morning of planting, followed by light snacks.

Please arrive at 10.15am to allow time for registrations, and to hear the safety briefing. You are welcome to stay for as long or as little time as you like. Light snacks will be provided at the end of the activity.

Bring along gardening gloves, a small hand trowel and water. Wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, closed toe shoes, safety or optical glasses and a hat or rain jacket (depending on the weather). We will provide any additional tools and equipment that are needed. Under 18s will need to be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian.

Bookings are essential to make sure we have enough equipment.

Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.

This NAIDOC week, Peramangk-Kaurna man and respected Elder, Uncle Ivan-Tiwu Copley will lead a bus tour exploring 2 of the culturally important Indigenous places and spaces in and around Campbelltown. Among other things, he will talk about living Kaurna culture and the importance of country. This is an unmissable opportunity to connect with local Kaurna heritage.

Stops will include Morialta Parri (Ever Flowing Creek) and Karra Wirra Parri (Reconciliation River Walk)

This tour starts at Campbelltown Council Office at 10am. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour starts (9.45am) to allow enough time to check in and get on the bus. The bus will be departing as close to 10am as possible. Please contact the library on 8366 9299 if you are running late on the day.

The tour will end at 12pm at the Library where attendees will go inside for light refreshments and a chat. The event will end from 12.45pm.

Please note:

Photography: By attending this event you consent for you, and any persons you are responsible for, being photographed and/or filmed and agree that the City of Campbelltown may use the resulting photographs and film for promotional purposes, including by publishing them in print and other media. Please see one of our event staff if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed.

Physical Fitness: This tour requires a medium level of fitness due to walking required and climbing of steps to access the bus. Please contact the Library on 8366 9299 should you wish to discuss any accessibility requirements before booking.

About Ivan-Tiwu Waritya Copley

Ivan-Tiwu Copley (OAM, JP) is a Kaurna and Peramangk Elder from Adelaide Plains.

Ivan is a nationally accredited Aboriginal artist, Chairperson of the TURKINDI Network of SA Inc, member of the City of Campbelltown Reconciliation Advisory Committee, and is on a range of other community committees that deal with reconciliation, early learning curriculum for Aboriginal education, cultural learning, statistics, and history of missions and homes.

Get creative in a vibrant hands-on workshop with Aboriginal artist Nikki Carabetta.

Unleash your creativity in a hands-on art workshop led by Nikki Carabetta from Mawurdu Gaga Arts, a proud Aboriginal artist whose unique journey from the bush to the city shapes her vibrant work today.

In this workshop, Nikki will guide you to weave your own bangle, while sharing stories and insights from her life and creative practice.

Children must be accompanied by an adult, each participant requires a booking.

Bookings are essential.

Celebrate NAIDOC Week and help us restore indigenous biodiversity in the City of Holdfast Bay.

Do you live, run a business or are a school located in the City of Holdfast Bay? Want to reduce your water use in the garden whilst encouraging native birds, insects and animals? If so, bring along a bucket and claim 10 free local native plants for your garden (schools are entitled to 20 plants, please make 2 bookings if this is the case).

What you need to do:

Register to attend. Bookings are essential (schools can book 2 spaces)

Come along with a bucket or two, show us your rates notice or evidence of address, and we'll send you home with 10 free local native plants.

Book now to register your interest. Limit of 10 plants per household/business applies. Limit of 20 plants per school.

If this event sells out, we have another native plant giveaway on Saturday 18 July. See the link here for bookings.

For further questions, please contact the City of Holdfast Urban Greening Officer Sam Buxton Stewart on 8229 9999.

In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced the AUKUS partnership. A central element of this agreement is Australia’s plan to acquire up to eight nuclear-powered submarines at an estimated cost of $368+ billion over 30 years — announced without prior public consultation or a parliamentary vote.

The Australian Peace and Security Forum is auspicing an independent Public Inquiry into AUKUS, led by:

The Hon Peter Garrett AM FTSE

Yankunytjatjara Woman Karina Lester

Honorary Professor, Admiral Chris Barrie AC RAN R’td

The Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence AO

Leanne Minshull

There are several hearings planned around Australia. This is to register for the Adelaide, South Australia hearing. Exact location is to be confirmed, but you are welcome to register to express your interest in attending.

The hearing will hear from invited presenters who have made submissions to the Inquiry. Commissioners will ask questions and engage with the evidence presented. All are welcome to attend and observe.

If you would like to be considered as a presenter at this or any other hearing, a written, video, or audio submission is strongly advised via our submission form. However, there may be time on the day for a brief 5 minute submission. Please indicate in your registration if you would like to be considered. Anonymous submissions are accepted. All views are welcome.

For any queries: aukus.inquiry@austpeaceandsecurityforum.org.au

Ever wanted to learn Auslan - Australian sign language? If you’re aged 12 and over then this is for you.

No previous experience is necessary!

Sessions are free and will be run by a qualified Deaf instructor in collaboration with The Deaf Butterfly Effect.

The first hour will be a lesson on Auslan basics like the alphabet and simple vocab, then the second hour is more of a social time to practice, chat, and ask questions!

Everyone is welcome to attend either or both parts of the session depending on what suits you!

Location: West Torrens Library Sun Room, 1 Brooker Terrace, Hilton.

Time: 6pm - 8pm on the third Thursday of every month.

Hello friends,

After our first three hugely enjoyable and successful BBQs we’ve set the dates for the rest of 2026! The BBQs are held on the third Sunday every second month, at QT Hub, 11 am - 2pm:

17 May 19 July 20 September 15 November

The BBQ is about more than sharing a meal - it’s about coming together, supporting one another, and building a culture of care and connection, especially at a time when the cost-of-living crisis and fuel crisis is affecting so many in our community.

We will have a range of meat, vegan, vegetarian, halal and gluten-free options available.

We’re also hosting a Pop-up Op Shop with all kinds of free items for children and adults. The Peoples’ Library will also be there with a selection of books for you to borrow.

You’ll also have an opportunity, if interested, to learn more about the Anti-Poverty Network and how to become involved with anti-poverty work.

The venue is accessible and we also provide transport support.

We would love for you to join us!

The Western Branch of APN SA

The Western Branch of APN SA is supported by the Minor Works Project. —————————————————————- The BBQ takes place on the Traditional lands of the Kaurna people. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise that sovereignty of this land was never ceded. See less

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Hello friends,

After our first three hugely enjoyable and successful BBQs we’ve set the dates for the rest of 2026! The BBQs are held on the third Sunday every second month, at QT Hub, 11 am - 2pm:

17 May 19 July 20 September 15 November

The BBQ is about more than sharing a meal - it’s about coming together, supporting one another, and building a culture of care and connection, especially at a time when the cost-of-living crisis and fuel crisis is affecting so many in our community.

We will have a range of meat, vegan, vegetarian, halal and gluten-free options available.

We’re also hosting a Pop-up Op Shop with all kinds of free items for children and adults. The Peoples’ Library will also be there with a selection of books for you to borrow.

You’ll also have an opportunity, if interested, to learn more about the Anti-Poverty Network and how to become involved with anti-poverty work.

The venue is accessible and we also provide transport support.

We would love for you to join us!

The Western Branch of APN SA

The Western Branch of APN SA is supported by the Minor Works Project. —————————————————————- The BBQ takes place on the Traditional lands of the Kaurna people. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise that sovereignty of this land was never ceded. See less

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Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/rphBWk15_h4

A US foreign policy reporter, Abby Martin, and her Iraq veteran husband turn their sights on the hidden impact that the US military has on the planet, after the birth of their first child created them anxiety about the climate crisis. Their investigation exposes a secretive and constantly-expanding web of pollution, cover-ups and unaccountability by the world’s biggest polluter.

The film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, reveals a hidden truth behind global heating: the role of the US Military as the world’s largest institutional polluter, tracing the link between war, empire, and ecological destruction.

We follow the film showing with a panel discussion including film maker Abby Martin & others

Presented by Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) - https://ipan.org.au/

This film is recommended for a mature audience (M) and that it contains thematic material that may be disturbing to some viewers, including discussions of war and environmental destruction, but that this material is presented in an educational and journalistic context’. Persons under 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.

The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) is a grassroots coalition advocating for an independent and peaceful Australian foreign policy.

IPAN are campaigning for an end AUKUS, Palestine solidarity, end the Force Posture Agreement with the United States, and is founding member of the Pacific Peace Network (PPN), a coalition of peace organisations from around the Pacific.

Join our Northern Suburbs Branch for our FREE Community BBQ! Free food and free giveaways, like clothing and other donated items. There are often other activities, like facepainting, or balloon blowing, and definitely some conversation and connecting!!

The BBQ area and playground are accessible, however be aware there is a large pond also if you have young children.

All welcome!!

Anti-Poverty Network SA is a volunteer-run community advocacy group, made-up of job-seekers, pensioners, carers, students, sole parents, and allies, advocating for dignity and justice for all low-income people. We are often joined at the BBQ’s by other organisation and are supported by the Playford Women’s Shed.

This event is sponsored by local businesses and is for members, supporters, and the community, to have a chance to socialise, have a chat about shared challenges, or maybe to seek some information on how to navigate the challenges associated with life, especially when living in poverty. You can also learn more about who we are; what we do; and how you can get involved.

If anyone would like to support the Northern Branch BBQ’s there are many ways to do so. Financial donations can be made on our website and if you would like to support the BBQ through other means, or if you have clothing or other donations, please email for more information.

Further Info: info@apnsa.org or 08 8451 1589

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Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.

Why does our wildlife need our help?

Our wildlife populations face many dangers as their habitat decreases and they are forced to live closer to us. The biggest dangers are cats, dogs, cars, poisons and loss of native habitat.

When concerned members of the public find wildlife that is sick, injured or orphaned, they look to vets and wildlife volunteers to step in and help. In a future of climate change, wildlife carers and rescuers will be more important than ever.

Save Our Wildlife Foundation Inc. (SOWFI) have partnered with NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc. (WIRES) to provide this this online Wildlife Rescue 101 course. Following completion of the online component we would like you to come to a 2-hour practical application workshop and consider volunteering for SOWFI as a Wildlife Rescuer or as part of our Wildlife Ambulance crew.

Wildlife 101 Practical Course Outline Are you interested in becoming a wildlife volunteer? What will you get out of it?

Learn how to rescue sick, injured or orphaned wildlife

Help with research data collection

Receive mentoring and further training

Work with like minded people

Topics covered:

WHS risks involved in rescuing and transporting injured wildlife, assess injuries and contain the animal without inducing further stress or trauma

How to confidently handle animals, identify injuries and disease as well as minimise stress

Key aspects of species identification and skills and techniques to accurately determine the species that has been rescued

Assessments:

Each module will have a range of quizzes to which the answers can be found within the theory chapters. To be deemed competent in the online component of this course, all quizzes must be completed. A total score of 75% must be achieved, multiple attempts for the quizzes will be available. A Completion Certificate will be issued at the completion of the course via the online learning portal.

An email with you login details to the online learning portal will be sent to you 3-days prior to practical workshop. Ideally, you will complete the online component prior to attending the 2-hour practical.

Requirement of a volunteer wildlife rescuer:

A current drivers licence and a car

Ability to commit your time – includes leaf collection, regular milk feed schedule, cleaning enclosures

The costs for helping sick, injured or orphaned wildlife include:

equipment such as lockable baskets, net, thick gloves

petrol costs for going on rescues and driving to collect leaf

a smartphone and or a computer for data collection

If this is not for you but you still want to help we also need help with:

Volunteers to collect gum leaf for other carers

Fundraising

Writing for or monitoring social media

Grant writing

Approaching potential sponsors

Practical workshop will run from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm.

09:45am Registration.

PURCHASE TICKET NOW - LIMITED PLACES - 30 people max per course

Ticket sales end Wed 12th Aug 2026, 12:00 pm ACST

Course cost $35

Woorabinda Education Centre, Stirling

We hope at the end of the session you would like to commit to becoming an active member and contributing to our vision to be the leading organisation in the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation sector in South Australia.

Event Queries - text Bridget - 0473 173 822

Ever wanted to learn Auslan - Australian sign language? If you’re aged 12 and over then this is for you.

No previous experience is necessary!

Sessions are free and will be run by a qualified Deaf instructor in collaboration with The Deaf Butterfly Effect.

The first hour will be a lesson on Auslan basics like the alphabet and simple vocab, then the second hour is more of a social time to practice, chat, and ask questions!

Everyone is welcome to attend either or both parts of the session depending on what suits you!

Location: West Torrens Library Sun Room, 1 Brooker Terrace, Hilton.

Time: 6pm - 8pm on the third Thursday of every month.

Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.

Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.

Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.

About the workshop:

In many spaces suicide distress is discussed through a risk-averse lens that centres organisational safety over human connection. Part of having a more human approach to supporting people starts with addressing common myths and misconceptions about suicide, as well as approaching the support in a way that upholds dignity, autonomy, and human rights. This workshop aims to build the skills of attendees, is built on the foundations of lived experience wisdom and is facilitated by people with lived experience of suicide distress.

Who this workshop is for:

This workshop is for lived experience community members that want to learn skills around more compassionately supporting people in distress who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts.

At LELAN we define lived experience as having been through mental health issues and/or distress, social issues, or injustice that is so significant we have to have to reimagine and redefine ourselves, our place in the world, and our future plans [Louise Byrne & Til Wykes, 2020].

Themes covered:

common myths and misconceptions

addressing who risk-averse approaches really protects

the reality of harm caused by clinical approaches, police, and forced interventions

what it really looks like when dignity, autonomy, and human rights are upheld in responses to suicide distress

skills for connecting and supporting people in suicide distress that are centred in compassion

Structure of the day:

This is an interactive facilitated workshop that will include presentation of information by the facilitator(s), large and small group discussions and reflective exercises. The knowledge, skills and diverse experiences of participants will be drawn on to create an environment of dialogue, shared learning and community.

Workshop facilitator:

The lead facilitator for this workshop will be Emrys Temple-Heald (He/Him), Peer Training Coordinator.

You can learn more about the LELAN team at www.lelan.org.au/our-people.

*If you have not registered for the ‘Sharing Safely and for Influence’ online module, or have not completed this previously with LELAN, we encourage you to do so.

The ‘Sharing Safely and for Influence’ content will encourage reflection on how we manage our own needs and boundaries but will also explore strategies for caring for others when sharing our stories. This will provide a foundation to work from leading into the workshop days. For more information or to register for this online please click [here].

Bring ingredients for Pizza.

Shared meeting, usually at Rewind.