Come and see Queensland’s and Australia’s best long range target shooters. Free entry!  Stay and enjoy the hospitality of the Bullseye Bar and Cafe.

 
Belmont Shooting Complex, Brisbane

(enter Old Cleveland Rd opposite Stanborough Rd)

August 10 – 17, 2013

Competition from 8.00am – 1.00pm.

for further information visit: http://www.majorleague.com.au/ 

After a fantastic festival last year, Bayside Arts and Music is back, and will be buzzing again with creativity and a strong community vibe.

There will be music from SN@P; handmade art, craft and design stalls at our Artisan Marketplace; food; and art workshops. Come along to the park of the Old Wynnum Central State School – do some screen printing, a weaving workshop; have fun helping to build a papier mache seahorse, or just relax and listen to some creative, musical talent.

It’s on Saturday 31 August from 12 noon – 5pm. Come down for the afternoon – Florence St Wynnum.

 

A NEW RESPITE SERVICE PROVIDES VITAL RELIEF
FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH A DISABILITY

A new respite service to launch in Brisbane today will provide much-needed support for families of children living with a disability.

BestLife Sleepovers will offer children living with a disability the opportunity to have an ordinary Saturday night sleepover while giving their families a break from caring.

Brisbane mothers, Kath Coory and Tina Graham have made their dream of establishing BestLife a reality after winning the 2012 Wesley Mission Brisbane Campaign for Change initiative.

BestLife President Kath Coory said many families connected to their service are at breaking point and the service will provide vital relief.

“With 40 per cent of Australian carers identifying as severely depressed and as having the lowest level of wellbeing of any group in Australian society, this service will serve a very real and unmet need in the community,” Mrs Coory said.

“Families are desperate to care for their own children, but what they need is support and a quality experience for their child who they love and a break now and then so they can recharge and not reach breaking point.

“This service has been designed by families living with this reality and gives them choice and control over who and how the care of their child is provided and that is a very new approach which we can see starting to take place with the introduction of DisabilityCare Australia.”

Campaign for Change was designed to enrich the South East Queensland community by providing five individuals or groups the opportunity to share in $50,000 worth of cash and expert mentoring to establish their very own community support program.

Kath and Tina received a $30,000 cash injection, from campaign partners PBS Building, and have spend the last five months working with the Wesley Mission Brisbane community services team to establish BestLife.

Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Executive Director, Geoff Batkin said Campaign for Change has confirmed that ordinary Queenslanders can make a lasting difference in their communities.

“Like many of us, Kath and Tina had an idea about how to make their community better, and Campaign for Change has allowed them to make that idea happen,” Mr Batkin said.

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to ever changing needs within the community and with the introduction of DisabilityCare Australia we need more services like BestLife which allow those living with a disability the choice and control to live their best life.”

To follow Kath and Tina’s journey in setting up BestLife Sleepovers please visit: www.wmb.org.au/page/campaign_for_change

The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation (CCAF) is calling for applications for the next round of its longstanding and popular Community Grants program. The program supports local community groups and programs that aim to make a positive difference in the lives of marginalised young Australians.

 

Established in 2002, CCAF aims to help inspire change for marginalised young Australians aged primarily between 12–25 years. Jointly funded by Coca-Cola Amatil and Coca-Cola South Pacific, CCAF was originally created to bring together the wide-range of community programs already being funded in Australia by both businesses. Through funding innovative and practical programs run by community and youth organisations, charities and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), CCAF supports young Australians who are facing major social, physical and/or economic challenges in their lives. CCAF donates approximately $1.1 million to community organisations each year and since its inception over $8,000,000 has been awarded to hundreds of programs right across Australia.

 
Applications:

 Grant applications for this round close on Saturday 27 July 2013 and can be downloaded from the following location: Coca-Cola Journey