Start Date Event Title Event Type Event Description Organiser Name State 24/10/2019 Territorian Santa Fun Run Sport Join us for our 9th Annual Santa Fun Run in Darwin on Sunday 24 November 2019. Easy 2km course route around the Darwin Waterfront! NT Register online and have an exciting morning run or walk with family and friends! Funds raised will go towards the amazing Variety NT Starfish Swim Group, a free one-on-one swim group for children with disability, ages from 2 to 18 years. Mums and Bubs classes also available. Timeline of Events on the day: 6:00-7:00am – Pick-up your Santa suit (in front of the Convention Centre) * 7:15am – Jolly Zumba warm-up 7:30am – Santa Fun Run start 8:15am – Presentations 8:20am – Lucky Bib prize draw ** 8:30am – Santa meet & greet Other Activities: CGee face-painting Giant slip ‘n Slide DJ Kev Fundraising Sausage Sizzle and raffle 15/11/2019 GIPPSLAND GROOVERS CLUB Other The Gippsland Groovers Club Christmas Party is on the horizon! Have a dance and meal together as part of social inclusion week. Gippsland Groovers Club VIC CHRISTMAS PARTY There will be a live band and lucky door prizes, plus a special first door prize. People who require support or supervision must be accompanied by a carer who must have a pre-purchased dinner ticket. Tickets are required and can be collected from Mawarra Centre in Warragul, Moe Life Skills, Moe Podicare Shoe Shop 20/11/2019 Bairnsdale Squash and Table Tennis Sport Bairnsdale Squash and Table Tennis Centre in celebration of Social Inclusion Week and international Day of People with Disability, welcomes the Bairnsdale Squash and VIC Centre - All Abilities Open Day community to their All Abilities Open Day. Table Tennis Centre For more info and to register please contact Brian from Bairnsdale Squash and Table Tennis on 0439 488 822 or Brenton from Gipps Sport on 0447 358 330 or [email protected] Activities on the day: table tennis, swish table tennis, indoor carpet bowls, squash, racquetball, soccer and more! Start Date Event Title Event Type Event Description Organiser Name State 22/11/2019 The HeARTlands of Brisbane: A Exhibition/Expo The HeARTlands of Brisbane brings the aboriginal and non-aboriginal community together to celebrate Social Inclusion Week in a community- QLD Social Inclusion Week Event focused arts event supported by local organisations. Inspired by Goreng Kabi man Gerard Bargo, this event will feature a two day pop-up art exhibition extravaganza of artwork created by at least 30 artists. For more information, check out the event flyer here. Nominate for the community awards on the opening night before Friday 15th November. Download nomination form here. Calling all local artists! Register to exhibit your artwork by Friday 15th November. For further details check out Artist Registration form. Date: Friday 22 & Saturday 23 November Time: Friday (Opening Night) – 6:00 – 9:00pm. Saturyda (exhibition): 10am – 2:00pm Location: Cupo, 17 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley 23/11/2019 Gladstone Regional Council SIW Discussion Gladstone Regional Council is proud to host this year’s Social Inclusion Week Event at the Incredible Edible Café in Tannum Sands. QLD event - Incredible Edible Café in Tannum Sands. IE café is a not-for-profit venture and social enterprise whose profit goes back into creating opportunities for people living with a disability to participate and contribute to the community. They provide paid work and training opportunities for individuals living with a disability. Featured at the event will be guest speaker Ben Haack who is not only a Special Olympics Athlete but a leader and motivational speaker. Ben will be sharing his powerful story about living with Asperger’s Syndrome in a unified, inclusive way and reminding people the power of empathy. This free community event will be catered by the team at IE Café and is completely free for any and all to attend. Bookings mandatory by contacting the Gladstone Regional Council’s Community Engagement Centre on 07 4976 6300 or at [email protected] 23/11/2019 Creativity Unleashed 2019 Exhibition/Expo Celebrate Social Inclusion Week at Creatvity Unleashed, held at West Ryde Plaza and presented by the Community Migrant Resource Centre. Community Migrant NSW Resource Centre & City This event aims to provide talented individuals, communities, small businesses and start-ups a platform to showcase, market and sell their works of Ryde with a focus of community engagement and networking. The event primarily aims to empower and build the capacity of creatives and brands created by refugees who are of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Come and along to discover a vibrant mix of multicultural food, fashion, music, interactive demo's and visual art displays. There will also be many start up brands and stalls. Free; no bookings required. Start Date Event Title Event Type Event Description Organiser Name State 23/11/2019 Sunflower Art Festival Exhibition/Expo Sunflower Art Festival 2019's event is here! Liverpool Plains Shire NSW Council This year's theme is 'Grains of the Plains' as the Liverpool Plains is ‘the Grain Crop Capital’ with rich tapestry of colours throughout the year. This year will expend from the Sunflower artistic vision to include the key crops of the shire: Sorghum, Cotton, Wheat & Canola. Sunflower Art Festival pursues artists of all abilities to present their chosen medium of art to the Liverpool Plains community in this exhibition. Artist Applications are now open: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SAF19 Friday night's Grand Opening will catered with canapes; local musical entertainment; announcement of competition’s category winners. Prizes - $600 in cash prizes available $250 - Best Grains of the Plains—painting or sculpture—all mediums $200 - Best Sunflower-themed artwork - all mediums $150 Viewer’s Choice (Decided by all patrons throughout the weekend). Saturday and Sunday entrance fees will be directly donated to local volunteer organisations --Quota International of Quirindi & Rotary Club of Quirindi and encourage the Liverpool Plains community to get involved! These days will coincides with the Social Inclusion Week and seeks to provide art to be accessible and enjoyed for all of the Liverpool Plains community to enjoy! Details at www.quirindiroyaltheatre.com/sunflower-art/ + https://www.facebook.com/events/398188204170523/ Cover image painted by 2018 winner David Austin Start Date Event Title Event Type Event Description Organiser Name State 23/11/2019 Inclusive Gaming Games Day/night Come on in from the 23rd of November to 1st of December and ask our staff about any game from our library and we will explain and play it with Kerry-Ann Weirick NSW you. O'Donnell On the 3rd of December we have inclusive games all day. kerry and joe 23/11/2019 AFTM goes POP! POP-Up Market Market Coinciding with Social Inclusion Week, this vibrant event celebrates artists and brings our community together. The AFTM POP-UP Market will Art from the Margins QLD feature artworks and merchandise to suit any Christmas budget! All sales go directly to AFTM Outsider Artists. When: Saturday 23 Novmber, from 10am —- 4.00pm Where: AFTM Gallery & Studios, located at 136 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley All are welcome - this vibrant community event is FREE! POP-UP Market patrons are encouraged to stay for the OFFICIAL EXHIBITION OPENING, held from 2pm - 4pm. EXHIBITION Saturday 23 November 2019 - 18 January 2020 Gallery Hours: Mon - Sat daily, from 10am - 4pm 23/11/2019 Paynesville Farmers’ Market Market The Paynesville Farmers Market is held 8:30am to 1:00pm, the 4th Saturday of each month at the Gilsenan Reserve, Raymond St. VIC Whether it’s buying ingredients for a special meal, something for the garden, some treats for the family, catching up with friends or neighbours, meeting someone new or listening to some music, it’s worth coming out for the morning to visit the Paynesville Farmers Market. Farmers Markets are a traditional way of buying local produce and home made products, and there are many benefits for the buyer, the producer, the community and the environment. The buyer has the opportunity to meet the person behind the product and to learn more about the product’s history. In a world where most of the food we eat is processed and packaged it’s rare to buy direct from the producer and learn a bit about where the food you’re eating has come from. The producer has another site to display and promote their produce and products. They also benefit from the feedback they receive direct from the public, as well as the opportunity to share ideas and recipes. The community benefits from having another local event where people can come together in a relaxed settng to meet or catch up, and the environment benefits as produce and products have to travel less to reach their market. Sites for stallholders are available for $25 in summer and $15 in winter. All funds raised are used to maintain and develop the reserve for the benefit of the local community. Start Date Event Title Event Type Event Description Organiser Name State 23/11/2019 your library your place Other Clarence Regional Library's motto is 'your library your place'. And we mean it. Public Libraries are increasingly viewed as critical for community Clarence Regional Library NSW and individual wellbeing. "Former Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley, a strong supporter of libraries as community builders, addressed librarians saying, “Unless you are out there changing neighborhoods, you are not completing the work you are to do.” (Putnam, 2003) Strengthening and championing the cultural lives of communities is a core responsibility for public libraries in the twenty-first century." https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/libraries-building- communities During Social Inclusion Week Clarence Regional Library will have displays and information that promote social inclusion and our library's resources, services and values that respond to this and create awareness and discussion.