Carers Victoria Event10.30am - 11.30amThursday, 14 August 2025FREECarer Ask an Expert: Preparing for a My Aged Care Assessment SessionA FREE online session for carers by Carers Victoria
Carers Victoria Event10:30am – 12:00pmWednesday, 20 August 2025FREECaring for Yourself - Online WorkshopA FREE online workshop for carers by Carers Victoria
10:30AM - 12:00PMFREEDementia Friendly Coffee and Craft - SheppartonCome and join us for a relaxed morning to meet others in your area and spend some enjoyable time together
1st Friday of every month at 10AMFREEKyneton Community House Carer Walks: Kyneton Botanic GardensJoin us for a relaxed carer walk through the Kyneton Botanic Gardens, where carers can chat, meet new friends, and connect with others who understand what you're going through.
5:00pm-6:30pmFREESupporters of LGBTQIA+ People - Connection Group for people supporting loved ones in crisisJoin online Roses in the Ocean support group, led by facilitators with lived experience as suicide carers.
2PMFREEDemystifying the NDIS and My Aged Care: Access and Support: Four Free Education Seminars In our daily work at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, we meet individuals and their carers with great support needs as they come to terms with a life limiting medical diagnosis.
2:00PMFREENavigating NDIS & My Aged Care with ConfidenceIn our daily work we meet individuals and families with pressing support needs made more urgent as they cope with a life-limiting illness making the prospect of navigating either NDIS or My Aged Services overwhelming. The program will cater to service users and carers and for Health and community workers to build knowledge and confidence to access the required supports.
12:00PMFREECFA SES Station Visit for Young Carers Get a behind-the-scenes look at local emergency services! Join us for fun, interactive tours of SES and CFA stations - just for young carers. Learn, connect, and meet real-life community heroes. Free event: bookings essential.
1:00PM - 3:00PMFREEWarragul Carers and Care Recipients Afternoon ActivityCome along for a fun activity on the 2nd Thursday every month. Both Carers and Care Recipients are welcome to attend, or carers can come along for some time out from the caring role.
12:30PM - 4:30PMFREETherapeutic Creative Writing and Storytelling Workshops for CarersLed by award-winning published writer Karen McKnight, who has lived experience as a carer and has spent years helping individuals and groups to find their voice through writing, these creative writing workshops will cover a range of writing styles such as freewriting, poetry, memoir and fiction-writing, allowing for the development of creative self-expression, storytelling skills and supportive peer dynamics.
10:30AM - 12:00PMFREEDementia Friendly Coffee and Craft - SheppartonCome and join us for a relaxed morning to meet others in your area and spend some enjoyable time together
12:30PM - 2:30PMFREESwan Hill Art & Chat GroupEnjoy painting, drawing, collage, print making, sculpture, clay, pottery and lots more!
10:00AM - 11:30AMFREEWarragul Bunnings Workshops for Carers and Care RecipientsFree workshop on the 3rd Wednesday each month, led by a Bunnings Activity Coordinator.
10:00AM - 2:30PMFREESchool Holiday EventHosted at the Ivanhoe Wellbeing Connect Hub in partnership with the 'Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) Team' at Austin Health, we are having a get-together to ask young people of the area what they are looking for in groups and activities.