Lifeline australia 11 14 crisis support and suicide. These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. Lifeline book fair, 1921 october 2018 volunteering. Set up 15 to the 17 october, customer service 18 to the 20 october and pack up 21 october. Lifeline central west book fair lifeline central west. Oct 17, 2019 congratulations to all the staff and volunteers on a great lifeline book fair. A detailed history of the 4th light horse regiment, aif, 19141919 were produced and lifeline south coast has been given copy no 466. Pru goward, nsw minister for health announces funding for lifeline. Abc illawarra lifeline big book fair gets underway. Book fairs archives lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. Mar 10, 2018 there will be something for lego fans of all ages. Support the big book fair illawarra mercury wollongong, nsw. This is an organisation that has been serving the northern beaches area for over 40 years now and in this time, they have helped many thousands of people in their struggles with everyday life.
Paint the gong read is at lifeline shop south coast. Whether its an exciting annual festival, a fantastic feast, live music or quaint local markets there will be an event that takes your fancy in the shoalhaven im looking for all art and culture business event classes, lessons, workshops and talks community event concert or performance exhibition and shows featured event festivals and. Short news report on lifeline s big book fair held from friday 14th october to sunday 16th at kembla grange racecourse, south of wollongong. Lifeline retail and donation drop off points lifeline sydney and sutherland ashfield 21 02 8922 9071 books 93 milton street, ashfield 9. Over 75,000 books on display at lifeline big book fair lisa wachsmuth. Saturday is family day with fun activities for the kids. Lifeline central wests mega book fair is coming to bathurst on saturday 19th and sunday 20th may 2018. Lifeline big book fair on march 2022 illawarra mercury. Aug 11, 2015 this september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. Unfortunately i had to go alone today, but tomorrow we hope to get the whole family there.
Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. The lifeline book shed is located directly behind our office at 4 park avenue gordon in the car park, off pearson avenue. Lifeline s book fair is here again and lifeline is offering community groups, charities and notforprofit organisations leftover books at the end of trade on sunday 21 october at illawarra sport statium at berkeley. Lifeline is looking for volunteers to assist with the annual fundraiser at the illawarra sports stadium, hooka creek road, berkeley.
Lifelines big book fair at berkeley 2019 illawarra mercury. Lifeline book depot 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. The centre provides meals, food parcels, care and support. Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for. There are heaps of great things about the lifeline. Were committed to empowering australians to be suicidesafe through connection, compassion and hope. Every fair is planned, prepared, and presented by a dedicated team. Lifeline is a national charity providing all australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Lifeline northern beaches book fairs see above all funds raised support the activities of lifeline northern beaches. The 2017 mary parsissons outstanding volunteer of the. As you enter the car park, there is a silver coloured garden shed on the right set back slightly from the car park and next to the blue clothing bins. This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020.
Visit our events page to see our yearly calendar and find out when a book fair is being held near you or call the book depot on 0439 6 005. A lego block party in wollongong with some of the best builds. Lifeline book fest is akin to christmas, hanukkah and my birthday, in fact every year i come in armed with a trolley bag and steely determination to nab every good book i find. The centre provides meals, food parcels, care and support for those who are unemployed, hungry, living on the streets, single parents, lonely and struggling, mentally ill or. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. A treasure hunt section will again be a feature of the 14th book fair. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Lifelines big book fair is the major fundraising event for lifelines 24hour crisis support service in the illawarra and south coast.
Lifelines 24 hour telephone crisis line is available on 11 14. Lifeline south coast would like to acknowledge the aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to close the warehouse and the donations facility, given the current risks associated with covid19. We regularly host book fairs around the central west, and we require a large number of volunteers to help with making it happen. Cobweb stockings, the odd broomstick and an array of spiders was standard garb at the annual halloween dinner at the wollongong tafe twenty twenty restaurant.
I have read good things about this book, so im happy to give it a try. Lifeline south coast volunteers recognised for lifesaving. Lifelines big book fair at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Selected wollongong and shellharbour city libraries are also acting as collection points. We aim to have 80,000 books sorted and packed by our hard working volunteers which will be displayed in more than 50 categories. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. All proceeds go to support the valuable telephone crisis support provided by lifeline in the community, so book buying can be an opportunity to provide hope and help to those in need. Buy a book and help save a life, now theres a win win situation. With tens of thousands of titles to choose from, under any category imaginable, you are sure to find something to suit all tastes. Every year over 3,000 people come through the doors to browse through over 40 categories of books across the entire weekend. You can support lifeline south coast by becoming a volunteer with us, shopping in one of our shops, or supporting our big book fair. Iml pathology collection centres helensburgh to sussex inlet.
Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast. The wollongong teenager, a fan of fantasy and mystery books, said it was also a positive that items for sale at lifelines big book fair were. Jul 06, 2012 grab the whole family and come down to the lifeline sutherland bookfair. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. Stock up on some happiness at the annual lifeline southside bookfair. The big book fair runs this friday, march 9 and this saturday, march 10 from 9am to 5pm plus sunday, march 11 from 9am to 4pm. The event is set to offer the biggest array of bargain priced books in ipswich this year. Our next giant book fair the next lifeline giant book fair will be held at ted blackwood hall, warriewood.
Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. Wollongong advertiser military history is all the rage and one book at lifeline big book fair this weekend is expected to be a hit. Lifeline s october 2018 big book fair, taking place at the illawarra sports stadium in berkeley between 9am and 5pm on friday 19th and saturday 20th october and between 9am and 4pm on sunday 21st october. Thanks very much to peter rixon, peter hill, chris, bill, betsy, theresa lythgo and norm for selling tickets at the turf club on saturday. Over 80,000 books will be on display in over 50 categories. Sydney lego group member and illawarra annual brick spectacular organiser graham.
While all books are very reasonably priced, with many bargains, its easy to get carried away. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year. Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with gold coin donation at the door. Lifelines big book fair will take place from friday, october 18 to sunday, october 20 at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Lifeline south coast wollongong 2500 02 4228 0403 clothing, bricabrac, 19 auburn street, wollongong 9. The lifeline bookfest is a second hand book sale for book lovers young and old. There will be a record 85,000 books on sale at lifelines big book fair this weekend but much attention will be on a limited edition copy of a tribute to lance vaiben solomon by eddi jennings and robin benkendorff. Therapeutic goods administrationuniversity of wollongong.
Books and more books illawarra mercury wollongong, nsw. Over 75,000 books on display at lifeline big book fair. If you need help to move heavy books, please approach one of our friendly volunteers. Win news illawarra lifeline big book fair 14102011.
All proceeds from the threeday event go towards lifeline services, including lifeline s 24hour telephone crisis support service. It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of the 2022 march lifeline s big book fair at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Lifeline s telephone crisis support and suicide prevention service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the cost of a local call mobile phone calls are free of charge. This is an unprecedented time please do not take donations to our warehouse please take extra care of yourselves. Oct 20, 2017 advertising feature lifelines big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. A lego block party in wollongong with some of the best builds in. Fantasy alternate history, as in the napoleonic times with magic. But you aint got to be no square to enjoy books, from tolstoy, dancing cats and bird watching almanacs to snoop doggy doggs abc, bookfest has got you covered. The theory which he studied at this university and the experience he gained in active engagement with the community, came together in the production of the good mood guide, a selfhelp book for the treatment of mild to moderate depression. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival which is held a couple of times a year all over australia, including in brisbane. Community fellowship award university of wollongong uow. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games and jigsaws. Refreshments are available from the epic cafe in the budawang pavilion from 9am on friday and saturday and 10am on sunday.
We have a wide range of books, movies, music, games, comics and more at our usual low prices. Book lovers will be in paradise this weekend at lifeline s big book fair. Plenty of titles and the money you spend will help others. Unfortunately we are not able to accept any donations until further notice. Aug 04, 2017 lifeline bookfest ipswich will see around 300 tables stocked to the brim with over 80 tonnes of hardcovers and paperbacks of all genres, styles and authors. In 2017 mr draper attended large international show in denmark which is. Civic pavilion, the concourse, 409 victoria avenue, chatswood. Lifeline northern beaches is part of the national lifeline network, who are the leading provider of suicide prevention services in australia. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Wesley community centre, 116 crown st, wollongong 2020. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running.
We were established in wollongong in march 1969 and the nowra. A lego block party in wollongong with some of the best. We thank you for your continued support helping us deliver vital services to the illawarra and shoalhaven as well as our 11 14 crisis support service. This invaluable organisation does everything it can, from suicide.
Sydneys biggest book fair at knox grammar school, wahroonga 1922 july 2018 read more. Alfred chidembo pharmaceutical chemistry evaluator. Aussie books for zim is a notforprofit organization that collects books from australia to establish libraries in rural zimbabwe to benefit. Events like these would not have been possible without the hard work of volunteers who packed and sorted 80,000 books for the event. Contact us on 4227 7163 if you would like to find out more. Everyday all around australia, lifeline is seeking to recruit volunteers. Its bookworm bliss each event has thousands of quality preloved books up for grabs at bargain prices. Wesley community centre is located in the cbd and serves the local community. Send the kids to look through the thousands of childrens books on offer while you peruse categories such as food and wine, gardening, classic. Lego exhibition shows grand architecture on small scale. Lifeline south coast contributes to a 24hour telephone counselling service which caters for people on the coastal region from helensburgh to the victorian border. Congratulations to all the staff and volunteers on a great lifeline book fair.
Grab the whole family and come down to the lifeline sutherland bookfair. Wollongong homeless hub wants you to download new app and help locate rough sleepers. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. Held over three huge days, this event is a mustattend. They run all over queensland, all throughout the year. Lifelines big book fair at illawarra sports stadium, berkeley raises. Lifeline, created by wesley mission, is celebrating its 56 th year anniversary. Bag a bargain at lifeline big book fair in berkeley. Sep 09, 2017 it is the time of the lifeline charity book fair again. Lifeline shop south coast wollongong, new south wales. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury book fair nsw cancelled because of the covid19 situation. Every 6 months or so life line hosts a book fair at epic park in canberra its amazing and it always sneaks up on me and i just love it so much. Lifeline s 24 hour telephone crisis line is available on 11 14.
Lifeline encourages donations of quality, used or unwanted items such as. Lifelines big book fair will take place on friday and saturday between 9am and 5pm, and sunday between 9am and 4pm at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services. Lifeline is looking for people from all walks of life who would like to make a commitment to regular volunteer work and who are willing to learn new skills, support others and work within the vision and values of lifeline.
Lifeline book fair 1820 october 2019 volunteering illawarra. Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. The community of mudgee was selected as the 2017 recipient of this award to celebrate the outstanding civic leadership of mudgee, gulgong and surrounding communities and to recognise their exceptional contributions in sponsoring initiatives to support the university of wollongong s graduate medicine students. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. Grahame gould is an exceptional example of combining theory and practice to great effect and good. Donate your books books can be donated year round at the wollongong or corrimal lifeline shops or selected southern. Lifelines big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley.
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