Oct 17, 2019 congratulations to all the staff and volunteers on a great lifeline book fair. Lifeline is a nonprofit organisation and receives 400 000 calls for assistance each year. Lifeline book fair at berkeley this weekend mr draper is the main organiser and said it. Lifelines big book fair at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. A lego block party in wollongong with some of the best. Support the big book fair illawarra mercury wollongong, nsw. 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. Its cool, crisp and its the best time to put your feet up, snuggle up and enjoy a good book and what great timing with lifeline gold coast bookfest around the corner. Community fellowship award university of wollongong uow. Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with continue reading lifeline central west book fair. There is a lifeline south coast shop on 19 auburn street wollongong and a shop on 191193 princes highway in corrimal open since july 2017.
Lifeline book fair epic exhibition park in canberra. Lifelines big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of book lovers in canberra. Paint the gong read is at lifeline shop south coast. 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. Lifelines big book fair will take place from friday, october 18 to sunday, october 20 at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. 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. Civic pavilion, the concourse, 409 victoria avenue, chatswood. 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. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of booklovers in canberra. The 2017 mary parsissons outstanding volunteer of the.
Buy a book and help save a life, now theres a win win situation. Family friendly 1230 markets 300 april 98 over 50,000 quality used books, all categorised, plus cds and dvds. At both shops donated items are collected, sorted, priced, packed and stored. Over 75,000 books on display at lifeline big book fair lisa wachsmuth.
Stock up on some happiness at the annual lifeline southside bookfair. Lifeline shop south coast wollongong, new south wales. 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. Lifelines newest retail store in gladesville will be officially opened by hunters. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. Oct 07, 2017 lifeline harbour to hawkesburys giant book fair heads back to castle hill this spring, by popular demand, after last years success at oakhill college. Jul 07, 2017 happiness is curling up with a good book.
During the 20162017 financial year, there has been two book. Lilan bowden in lifeline 2017 the image could not be loaded. With tens of thousands of titles to choose from, under any category imaginable, you are sure to find something to suit all tastes. 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. Any avid reader will agree that its easy for wellread books to pile up. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Lego exhibition shows grand architecture on small scale. Book fairs archives lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. Unfortunately i had to go alone today, but tomorrow we hope to get the whole family there. This invaluable organisation does everything it can, from suicide. Three new members were welcomed to council in 2017. Lifeline book fair at thornleigh sydney mums group. 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 wollongongs graduate medicine students.
Congratulations to all the staff and volunteers on a great lifeline book fair. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. Events like these would not have been possible without the hard work of volunteers who packed and sorted 80,000 books for the event. Held over three huge days, this event is a mustattend. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. This may, the lifeline gold coast bookfest will return to the gccec with over 80 tonnes of books, from as low as 50 cents. Lifeline central west book fair lifeline central west. We were established in wollongong in march 1969 and the nowra. We have a wide range of books, movies, music, games, comics and more at our usual low prices. Sep 09, 2017 it is the time of the lifeline charity book fair again. Book fair during the 2016 2017 financial year, there has been two book fairs at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley and one book fair at the bomaderry basketball stadium, bomaderry. 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. In the past year at our balgowlah centre, 180 volunteer.
Fantasy alternate history, as in the napoleonic times with magic. I have read good things about this book, so im happy to give it a try. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games and jigsaws. 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. Sydneys biggest book fair, lifelines biggest sydney book fair promises the. 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. Lifeline south coast volunteers recognised for lifesaving. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys giant book fair heads back to castle hill this spring, by popular demand, after last years success at oakhill college. 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. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running. One of sydneys best loved charities brings its famous book fair event to thornleigh community centre, across two days 8am 5pm each day. Between 2015 and 2017 john was the md and ceo of the australian institute of company directors aicd. Wesley community centre is located in the cbd and serves the local community.
Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury book fair nsw cancelled because of the covid19 situation. Pru goward, nsw minister for health announces funding for lifeline. Sydneys biggest book fair at knox grammar school, wahroonga 1922 july 2018 read more. With a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books, you wont want to miss the lifeline canberra book fair. Books and more books illawarra mercury wollongong, nsw. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, culture and ongoing connection of aboriginal and torres strait islander people to country.
Advertising feature lifelines big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Our next giant book fair the next lifeline giant book fair will be held at ted blackwood hall, warriewood. From 2009 to 2015 john was the ceo of the financial services council and from 2006 to 2009 he was ceo of manchester unity australia. Advertising feature lifeline s big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. 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. Mar 10, 2018 there will be something for lego fans of all ages. Wesley community centre, 116 crown st, wollongong 2020. 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. 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.
Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with gold coin donation at the door. Lifeline to launch dedicated bushfire response phoneline. Lifeline south coast nsw wollongong mission abn 16 968 890 469 was. Together these three events have welcomed 12,540 customers, been supported by 234 volunteers, showcased. For two days on the first weekend in october, thats saturday and sunday oct 78, more than 45,000 titles will be up for sale.
Lifeline northern beaches book fairs see above all funds raised support the activities of lifeline northern beaches. Currently more than eight australians are taking their own lives each day. Saturday is family day with fun activities for the kids. Volunteers will be on hand to help with your search. The centre provides meals, food parcels, care and support. Lifeline central wests mega book fair is coming to bathurst on saturday 19th and sunday 20th may 2018. Oct 20, 2017 advertising feature lifelines big book fair fundraising event is on this weekend at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Thornleigh book fair thornleigh community centre, thornleigh. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. With a book sale this big, the lifeline bookfest needs halls 3 and 4 at the brisbane convention and exhibition centre to house it. Mr david groves commenced as a council appointed member, bringing with.
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