Hootville - Events to feel good about

Seeing Eye Dogs Open Day

hootville — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:50:44 +0000

Come along and see how and why our special Seeing Eye Dogs are taught and how clever they are at avoiding the obstacles of life, like overhanging branches, holes and much more.

- See the SEDA puppies!
- Meet Millsy and his band “Robbed”
- Face painting for kids
- Kids’ Animal Farm
- Watch SEDA dogs be put through their paces on our obstacle course.
- Dog experts and pet nutritionists
- Visit the Puppy PlayZone
- BBQ and food stalls

Visit www.seda.org.au for more details

Date: Sunday November 18 2007
Time: 11am-3pm
Place: Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
17 Barrett St, Kensington 3031

Contact: SEDA, (03) 9381 6400

More details at www.seda.org.au

Australians Talk Mental Illness

hootville — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:14:51 +0000

Australia’s largest membership-based mental health organisation, Mental Illness Fellowship Australia (MIFA), has just launched Australians Talk Mental Illness 2007 – a nation-wide survey to gauge the attitudes of average Australians on mental health issues in the lead up to the 2007 Federal Election.

The Australians Talk Mental Illness 2007 survey is available to be filled out online and can be reached from the MIFA website at www.mifa.org.au.

Upcoming Event: Annual Bruce Woodcock Lecture

hootville — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:12:15 +0000

Thursday May 17th, 2007

Schizophrenia Awareness Week’s flagship event, the Bruce Woodcock Lecture will be held at BMW Edge at Federation Square.

With a history of presenting engrossing and inspiring speakers from around the world, the Woodcock Lecture has been a crowd favourite for the past nine years.

This year’s guest speaker is Associate Professor Patrick Corrigan of the University of Chicago, famous for his work in combating stigma and discrimination leveled against people with mental illness.

Corrigan will be looking at the idea of stigma in Australia - both how communities can work together to understand mental illness and its effects and also how people with a mental illness can engage positively with their local community and take an active role in reducing stigma.

Corrigan will be joined by local expert Tony Jorn and radio host Fran Kelly.

Entry is by gold coin donation and doors open at 5.45pm.

Upcoming Event: Melbourne’s Longest Cake

hootville — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:48:06 +0000

Come down and see Melbourne’s Longest Cake on Sunday March 25, 2007.

In support of the Cerebral Palsy Support Network, this 200m cake will be by the banks of the Yarra outside the Crown Entertainment Complex.

Entertainers and coffee will be at the scene on the day.

Upcoming Event: Yooralla One Community Day 14 February

hootville — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:41:40 +0000

Yooralla’s annual open day showcases the services offered by Victoria’s oldest and largets provider of disability services.

On top of equipment demonstrations and program information guest speakers include writer Wendy Lawson and Yooralla Ambassador Mario Filintatzis. Compered by Rod Quantock.

At Melbourne Town Hall from 12pm on Wednesday February 14, 2007.