Wellbeing & Community News
Community Events
Come and try different activities including:
- AFL Football with Parkmore Junior Football Club, AFL Vic South East and St Kilda Football Club
- Basketball with Dandenong Saints Basketball Club
- Soccer with Reclink Australia
- Pickleball with South East Leisure
- Karate with United Karate Systems
- Healthy Eating with Monash Health
- Gardening with Noble Park Community Centre Gardening Club
- Step Aerobics with Xtreme Hip Hop Step.
Location: Springers Leisure Centre at 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough
Date: Sunday 23 June
Time: 11am to 2pm
Cost: Free
RSVP: Registration is required to attend this event
Free lunch provided by Parkmore Junior Football Club.
For any questions, feel free to reach out to the Sport and Recreation team at recreation@cgd.vic.gov.au
School Student Broadband Initiative
Free internet until December 2025!
The Australian Government has announced that they are extending the School Student Broadband Initiative until 31 December 2025.
The extension means that the SSBI nomination period will remain open until 31 December 2024 with free National Broadband Network (nbn) internet service for all new and existing families on the SSBI until 31 December 2025.
Is my family eligible for the School Student Broadband Initiative?
To be eligible, families must:
✓ Have a child living at home that is enrolled in an Australian school.
✓ Not have an active National Broadband Network (nbn®) Internet service at home. Having a mobile internet service does not affect eligibility.
✓ Live in a premises that can access the National Broadband Network via a standard connection – this will be checked for you.
✓ Not have had an active nbn connection during the previous 14 days.
Call 1800 954 610 (10am – 6pm AEDT Monday to Friday, excluding Victorian Public Holidays) and their team will check your eligibility. Click the link below to find out more!
Parent Support
Black Dog Institute: Student/Family Mental Health and Wellbeing
Improving health and wellbeing outcomes for young people and families encompasses physical, mental health and social connections to build resilience. Strengthening our knowledge in mental health and wellbeing in turns supports improving the health and wellbeing of young people.
The Black Dog Institute is a National and Internationally recognised not-for-profit organisation who is currently offering x 2 free parent/carer webinars on ‘Teen Mental Health for Parents & Carers’. I encourage you to click the link below for further information and registration opportunity to attend this 60-minute online webinar, offered Monday 17th June & Thursday 27th June 2024.
The Black Dog Institute webinar seeks to inform and discuss the following topics:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles
- Understand how to support your young person.
- Know where you and your young person can get support.
The Black Dog Institute link above, also offers the opportunity for parents, carers and students to navigate to further health and wellbeing information and online support opportunities, for example “Bite Back”, “Sleep Ninja” Parent Resource Hub, and myCompass, all free online self-help programs/app that are available free of charge from The Black Dog Institute.
- https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/coronavirus-digital-mental-health-tools-that-can-help/
- https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/clearlyme/
Anna Syposs
Health Promotion Nurse
Outside of School Activities
Introducing ACA – People Outdoors: Camps for People Living with Disability
‘Adventure For All’ People Outdoors, a program of the Australian Camps Association, was established in 1989 to provide outdoor recreation for people of all ages living with disability. Our programs include two-night weekend through to four-day residential camps held during the school holidays. Our participants are looked after by our team of disability support workers for the duration of camp. So, if you’d like the opportunity to experience the social and developmental benefits of adventure outdoors, please contact our team on 03 9863 6824 or visit our website for more information – www.peopleoutdoors.org.au
