July 28, 2017
Send us your Stress Down Day pics! We’d love to add them to our next eNews! A huge THANK YOU to all who took part in this year’s Stress Down Day! Lifeline Gippsland are pleased to acknowledge the support and contribution of the following organisations: Interchange Gippsland Bunnings Morwell Latrobe City Council Gippsland Water From...
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July 28, 2017
Lifeline Gippsland strives to create safer communities by providing training to increase awareness of and prevent suicide. Our highly experienced, registered trainers deliver the internationally recognised LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop to numerous individuals every year. We deliver suicide prevention training workshops to mental health and welfare organisations, emergency services, community groups, corporate...
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July 27, 2017
Our new Strategic Plan is well underway and to assist Board members, staff and volunteers from various areas within Lifeline Gippsland came together to raise ideas and discuss their potential benefit to the organisation. The workshop was facilitated by consultant Linda Stoneman. A draft Strategic Plan has been developed and we are preparing to share...
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June 27, 2017
IT’S HERE AGAIN! The one day in the year where you can come to work or school dressed in your PJ’s, or if that’s a bit heavy-going, maybe just go with the ol’ slippers or perhaps host a morning tea. However you wish to celebrate it, Stress Down Day is meant to be FUN! We...
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May 26, 2017
Lifeline Gippsland is urgently seeking volunteers who have some knowledge of, and love plants. As we only receive 12% state government funding, our plant sales provide an important source of funding that helps us maintain vital community services such as the 13 11 14 Crisis Line, the Connect Call Back service and subsidised community training....
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May 26, 2017
Marisca Seinen, our Corporate Trainer, found herself delivering ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) up in the Aboriginal community of Numbulwar, opposite Groote Eylandt, on the mainland of East Arnhem Land (NT). Roper Gulf Council wanted to ensure their sports/rec staff and youth workers were trained to become suicide first-aiders. ASIST teaches people to recognise...
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May 25, 2017
Our Plant Sale was given a wonderful helping-hand by around 30 Morwell Park Primary School students. Bunnings Morwell donated terracotta pots to the school for the students to paint along with a lovely selection of plants for potting and suggested the students might like to consider a local charity to donate their finished works to. Once the students...
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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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