Yearly Archive: 2017

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New Group of Telephone Crisis Supporters Welcomed Aboard

May 24, 2017 It’s always a good thing to learn new skills and in the case of the latest group of new recruits to the Lifeline Crisis Support network, these skills will certainly last them a lifetime! There is currently 1 suicide every 3 hours in Australia, which is the highest rate of suicide deaths recorded in the...
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The gift of legacy

May 24, 2017 Donations, contributions and connections with Lifeline come in many shapes and sizes. This month we have been gifted a beautiful legacy in the shape of box of hand-made gift cards. As with most legacies, this one has a story worth telling. The lady who made these cards was diagnosed with dementia toward the end of...
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safeTALK at Traralgon College

May 24, 2017 Traralgon College is very committed to their student’s wellbeing, so they invited our Corporate Trainer over to run another safeTALK session at their senior campus. safeTALK is all about becoming ‘suicide alert’; to be able to recognise when a person might be having thoughts of suicide and to know how to connect that person to...
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National Volunteer Week 2017 – The Week That Was

May 24, 2017 Lifeline Gippsland and its Opp Shops celebrated National Volunteer Week (8th – 14th May) in style this year with morning teas, lunches, service awards, site visits and even a birthday squeezed into the festivities. To read all about it and check out the pics, CLICK HERE

LLG Deliver Well-being Strategies to APM Staff

May 23, 2017 Advanced Personnel Management are committed to supporting their staff as best as they can. Gaining new knowledge or updating skills through training is a great way to accomplish that. For that reason, Marisca Seinen, our corporate trainer, joined Advanced Personnel Management’s Business Manager’s meeting in Melbourne to talk about conflict resolution.
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ASIST 15th & 16th June

May 5, 2017 Don’t miss this invaluable training! The next ASIST 11 workshop will take place at Lifeline Gippsland across the 15th & 16th of June. ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and then work with that person to create a plan that will support their...
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Charity Golf Day 7th July

April 28, 2017 What an excellent opportunity for networking, marketing and raising much-needed funding for Lifeline’s Telephone Crisis Support Service 13 11 14! Get ready to meet some interesting personalities, share some great stories and, without a doubt, have the best laugh! Venue: Morwell Golf Club Date: Friday 7th July 2017 Time: Registrations open at 8:15am for Shot Gun...
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Looking for a safe temporary home…

January 31, 2017 Would your business like to consider hosting one of our wheelie bins for a week or two? It’s an opportunity for your staff or visitors to clean out their wardrobes and donate their pre-loved items of clothing to Lifeline Gippsland. By hosting one of our donation bins, donors can be assured their contributions will be deposited...
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Psychological First Aid Training with Rob Gordon

January 8, 2017 Don’t miss a rare opportunity to take part in this one-day course, delivered by world-renown Clinical Psychologist, Dr Rob Gordon. Lifeline Gippsland is hosting a day with Dr Rob Gordon to provide training to Lifeline’s own Emergency Response Volunteers and other volunteers and respondents from the local community. The workshop will cover some of the fundamental...
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