Community Information
Melbourne City Football Club
Season’s greetings and hope this finds you well. Please see Melbourne City in The Community’s December newsletter here
This month you’ll find:
- An acknowledgement of the remarkable career of former Head of CiTC – Sue Crow, who departs us this week after 12 years at the club.
- End of year wrap ups of our programs – including Carlton Primary School’s day at AAMI Park
- CiTC’s Powerchair team celebrating International Day of Disability
- Young Leader of the month – Kaylem Fitzpatrick
Also attached is our flyer for our Young Leaders Training in January.
Fireball Tennis
Healthy Schools Banyule
Hello everyone, wow we are finally out of lockdown and back at school and before we know it Christmas is here!
Coming out of lockdown 5 was so exciting to see and reconnect with students and colleagues. Now that we are moving around a lot more, attending school, work and social occasions, it is important to stay as well as possible by improving your health habits, overall wellness and keep active. This will help you embrace the festive season with family and friends. And the best gift you can give this Christmas is to be double vaccinated and get tested if feeling unwell.
Here at Healthy Schools Banyule we have been busy planning for our Fresh Start Monday family nutrition program to get underway. After a few delayed starts, we are taking the cooking sessions online. Covid-19 has meant we need to be flexible in the way we work. Even though this has been challenging at times, it has allowed room to be creative in the way we support and deliver our health messages. The pilot program is targeted at '3081' but by taking it online we will have a resource to share with everyone. Win - Win!
Recently attending Olympic Village Primary School’s grade 6 graduation celebration is a timely reminder of just how far we have all come. As we wind up the year it is important to think about our, and our students, health and wellbeing. What has been your impact throughout the year? What have you done to nurture your / their true potential? Acknowledge the things you need to work on, as well as the successes and celebrations. Have a restful and enjoyable break.
Keyboard / Piano lessons
The Huddle - North Melbourne Football Club
CFA Santa visit
Kelly Sports
Melbourne Victory Soccer Club
On Track Music
Banyule Youth Services
After a long year we are so excited that communities are able to reconnect before the end of 2021. We are sure everyone is busy running around wrapping the term up, however wanted to highlight some additional events happening over the summer break.
As most of you are aware Banyule Youth Services provides support to young people, families/carers and schools living, working, studying or socialising in the Banyule Municipality. Our service prides itself of being strengths-based, holistic support that is driven by the young people themselves to foster empowerment and independent living skills. Banyule Youth Services offer support for young people in the following contexts; one-to-one support, group social/interest based programs and school workshops.
Throughout the year we have shared and observed the level of screen fatigue across students, families and staff. Whilst we worked together to provide virtual responses we are more excited than ever to return to delivering face to face events, workshops and support. This newsletter will focus on our upcoming summer series, opportunities for young people to get involved and sessions that support students transitioning out of secondary school.
Summer Series
BYS is excited to be hosting a large and diverse array of events running over December to January. Our workshops are either free or low cost and include – however are not limited to – movie nights, DIY Macramé and dream catchers, Somali Tea & Chat, First Nations cultural experiences, Minecraft, LGBTQI+ workshops, sporting events and so much more!
These activities provide a safe and fun environment for local youth to connect with others whilst trying something new!
To see the full range of offerings visit the webpage
Summer Series | Banyule Youth Services
SCHOOL JUMPER RECYCLING PROGRAM
Young attendees of the Banyule Youth Summit have created a project to divert jumpers from landfill. We are appealing for students to donate their jumpers when they no longer have a use for them. Donated jumpers will be recycled and made into items like socks and pet beds.There are collection points around Banyule including Banyule Council and local libraries. Venues are listed in this link: https://banyuleyouth.com/jumper
If you would like your school to be a collection point for your students, we can arrange to deliver and later collect a box from you.
People who donate their jumper by December 10 can enter a draw to be in the running for 1 of 5 enviro packs valued at over $100. Packs include a Keep Cup, reusable cutlery set, Bento snack box, stainless steel straw kit, reusable make up removers and more.
For more info or to request a collection box, contact Naomi from Banyule Youth. Naomi.simmonds@banyule.vic.gov.au or 0422 560 109.
2021 Banyule Youth Survey
BYS are grateful for the amount of responses young people have offered to contribute to our 2021 youth survey, However there is still time to get involved and ensure young peoples voices are heard and that their changing needs are recognized.
Thus far we have observed the most common issue being face by young people are Mental health, School, Racism, Body Image and Gender Equality. Alongside this we have noted that young people are seeking a combination of advocacy from services and community groups, and opportunities where they can advocate for themselves.BYS want to continue to support young people in these areas, and provide workshops, events and opportunities that are meaningful and accessible to all.
If you could please share this 2 minute survey with your students it would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, they all go into the draw to win amazing monthly prizes!
https://s.surveyplanet.com/zF8XccN3X
Young people looking for employment whilst in school, or once leaving!
The Jobs Victoria Advocate program supports community members to connect in with localised employment, education and training support. Our skilled Jobs Victoria Advocates team help people in the Banyule community who are aged 15+ to access information, provide referral and support to job seekers to move towards gaining and sustaining meaningful employment. Advocates can help with: resumes, cover letters, interview coaching, goal setting and supporting you to work out your next steps. They can link you in with local programs and other supports to help you find the right job, course or pathway for you.
How to access Jobs Victoria Advocate support:
To access Advocates support, please visit https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/Jobshelp to fill in our referral form. You can also call us on 03 9049 3361 or email us at jva@banyule.vic.gov.au to talk about how we can support you or job seekers.
Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022!
As you would all know all of Banyule Youth Services workshops are completely free and have been developed in response to needs identified by students and teachers. We have a range of school based workshops that can be used to support wellbeing and adjustment to our new normal as the year closes, or revive and regenerate young people as the new year begins.
This e-newsletter will focus on Art Vibes and Music Vibes, however you can access our full range here Resources for schools | Banyule Youth Services
Art Vibes Workshop
A great way to explore mindfulness through creative art. Have fun playing art games that explore how art can be used to help you be in the moment. Leza supports participants to tune into their senses, to be mindfully present, and to enjoy the process of creating and experimenting with art. Art vibes does not require any previous art experience, just a willingness to have a go and join the fun.
Music Vibes Workshop
What is music to you and how do you use it? Join Simon as he facilitates the group to explore their favourite tunes. Connect with others through sharing the joy of music.Our Music Vibes and Art Vibes workshops are facilitated by industry creatives who support young people to explore ideas, creative skills and positive thoughts about themselves. Mindfulness plays a huge role in this. The sessions are facilitated for up to one hour and are best facilitated in small groups (8-10). Both workshops are designed and delivered to community and school groups in the Banyule area.
We also have youth groups that young people can be a part of!INCART (Mondays 4-7pm)
INCART is a group of young people with all abilities who meet at Jets Studios to learn about art and design through tailored workshops and fun interactive art games as well as collaborating to develop large scale art projects that tell the young people’s stories and explore different ways of self-expression.
"IncArt is a place I can work towards my art goals and where i feel safe to share my art that I’m working on" - a Term 3 participant response when asked why they enjoy coming to IncArt every week.
INCART facilitators assist young people to engage in a workshop environment that is fun, interactive and inclusive, that encourages young people to be themselves, assisting young people to draw on their own skills and talents to explore the arts and build confidence in their skills and abilities while meeting others.
Join the Incys in Term 4 to participate in real world installations which will be hosted throughout Banyule Youth Services' SummerSeries in Summer of 2021/2022.
Music Vibes (Mondays 4-7pm)
Music Vibes is an after school, term-based program than runs two music exploration groups for young people aged 14-25 years. Exploration of Music!Are you Interested in: Singing? Guitar? Drums? Keyboard? DJing?Try these and more as we experiment with sound in the studio and work toward live performances. Jets is a safe space to explore creativity and find your place in the musical community.Meet with like-minded creatives and have fun while developing your skills in the Music Vibes group.
Multimedia Crew (Thursdays 4-7pm)
Jets Multimedia Crew is a group of young people interested in storytelling through multimedia. This supportive group will learn and work together and independently to make film and visual art content and will explore;
Equipment set up and use
Lighting and framing for capture
Setting up for audio capture
Recording, editing and mixing audio
Editing film/ photos / digital content
Story telling basics
Preparing for filming of bands and acts
Whether you are interested in photography, filming, editing or lighting, Jets Multimedia Crew is a safe and supportive group to express your ideas through learning technical skills and experimentation.
Digimaker Brochure
Australian Red Cross
Every week Australian Red Cross Lifeblood needs to collect 33,000 donations to be able to support those in need.
These donations are used to support patients through their cancer treatments or a difficult pregnancy, during surgery or in an emergency. Others have medical conditions which mean they need blood products regularly to stay healthy.
The need for blood never takes a holiday. Over the holidays, give the Gift of Life, give blood.
To book an appointment call 13 14 95 or visit www.lifeblood.com.au
Tag: @lifebloodau; #lifebloodau
fs
