Community News

Ocean Heroes is coming to Albany!

Ocean Heroes is running its first ever event in Albany this April, and would love to involve as many members from the local community as possible! We are a WA based charity that aims to improve the wellbeing of those on the Autism spectrum and their families through surfing. They provide free one-on-one surfing experiences for the Autism community, have held over 50 events around WA, and have taken over 4,000 people surfing! 

 

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ADHD WA 

Parent Seminar to learn about ADHD and coexisting learning difficulties, emotions, behaviours, and the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. 

 

Where: The Boulevard Centre, 99 The Boulevard, Floreat, Perth

When: Saturday 26 March | 9.00am to 1.00pm (registration opens at 8.30am)

 

Tea and coffee will be provided on arrival, and morning tea will be provided during the break. At the end of the session, there will be a panel question and answer session.

 



Career planning for students on the Autism Spectrum – a webinar for parents and carers

Wednesday 9 March | 4.00pm (AEDT)

 

For 20 years, myfuture has been a trusted source of career information within the Australian education community providing content that is practical, targeted and developed by experts. As well as supporting students, teachers and career practitioners, myfuture provides tools and resources to help parents and carers support their child’s career exploration, engage them in career conversations, and raise awareness of post-school options.

 

In this Insights webinar, Associate Professor Marina Ciccarelli from Curtin University, and Cheryl Mangan from Autism CRC will provide information about the myWAY Employability evidence-based resources available to assist young people on the autism spectrum in transition planning, to build their employability, and maximise their potential.

 

Join us as the team from myWAY Employability discuss such topics as: 

•             Starting challenging conversations about the future

•             Identifying personal strengths, interests, and sensory preferences to guide career exploration and work experiences

•             Providing a just right challenge

•             Building self-determination.

 

Register now for this free event: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1366920972620471309


Climate Clever 

ClimateClever now have a free membership for the GSG community. 

 

Read more and sign up here: https://www.climateclever.org/?menuModal=signup

 

Benefits of ClimateClever:

 

Measure your impact

Track your household electricity, gas, water, waste, transport and paper consumption and costs. Calculate your carbon footprint using certifiable methods. Audit your home appliances. Compare your results with others.

 

Save money AND the planet

Make quick savings with free actions from our ClimateClever community. Reinvest savings into home retrofits and upgrades recommended by others. Manage your action plan online and even become carbon neutral.

 

Be a part of a growing ClimateClever community

Join a movement of people taking action on climate change. Share and learn from their experiences and celebrate collective achievements.