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Over 40 people take their own lives each week. Most people with thoughts of suicide would rather live.

Living Works training programs like ASIST are designed to help promote suicide safer communities. We need as many of the community as possible to be trained in suicide first aid intervention.

Formerly booked out, a restricted number of  places have become available. Please phone Tanya on 1300 991 443 or be in attendance at the Highfields Cultural Centre at 8.30am on Tuesday 9th October for registration.

Submitted by:
Tanya Miller
Reception/Admin
Living Works Co-Ordinator
5 Mill St Toowoomba Qld 4350
PO Box 2119 Toowoomba Qld 4350
Phone 1300 991 443
Fax: 07 4699 1610
tmiller@lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au

We are a rural property at Evergreen. We have only been on this farm for 2 years so we have a developing young garden. It consists of flowers & shrubs, vege patch and orchard and meanders down to the ‘barn yard’.

Children can help feed our baby goats & calf at 10.30am, 11am & 11.30 am.

The official link is: http://mentalhealthweek.com.au/events/morning-tea-wattamura-farm

Submitted by:
Dennis & Ellisa Schick
‘Wattamurra Farm’
368 Sternbergs Road
Evergreen Qld 4352
Ph 07 4692 8146

Pittsworth Art Group’s twelfth annual Spring Art Exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 6th October with over 150 brand new paintings by the Art Group members. Pottery and woodcraft are also on display.

The exhibition runs until the Sunday,14th October to coincide with the Craft and Fine Food Spectacular and give visitors to Pittsworth an opportunity to view these works at the Gallery 50 Short Street, just near the Ambulance Station.

The first Saturday and Sunday(6th&7th) sees visiting artist John Wilson, from Katoomba, running a workshop for keen oil painters.

Our members have truly risen to the occasion this year as the paintings in many mediums have broken the record for numbers on display.

Please visit and enjoy the time, and help us to promote what a wonderful town Pittsworth is.

Submitted by:
Lyndall Madden

The Museum of Australian Army Flying at Oakey will be staging their Annual Fly-In on Saturday and Sunday, 6th and 7th October which promises to be a fantastic weekend for the whole family.
A spectacular event is planned, showcasing some of Australia’s best vintage and collectable aircraft.
Board Secretary, Mrs Helen Bawden OAM said some of this year’s drawcards will be a Mustang and Wirraway on both days. Another special aircraft attending will be an ex Army Sioux A1-660, affectionately known as OSCAR, that is celebrating fifty years of service this year. She is bright yellow and will be easy to identify”, says Helen.

See current aircraft from the Oakey Army Aviation Centre and get up close to inspect the Kiowa, Black Hawk, Tiger and the new high tech MRH90 helicopter,  and take up the opportunity to talk to our pilots and engineers about a career with Army.

There will be opportunities to win a Joy Flight with the Darling Downs Aero club for those who would love to take a flight, or book an adventure flight in a real warbird.

The Toowoomba Aeromodellers’ Association will show their expertise with model flying throughout the weekend, the Darling Downs Scale Modellers will have a comprehensive static display and the Army Group South will have a very big display of memorabilia and old vehicles.

See the progression of our Spitfire rebuild A58-27 MKV and talk to our Volunteers about the project.

Local groups and organisations in Oakey will once again be catering in the food stalls with so many of the popular delicacies to enjoy while you are strolling around the grounds enjoying the exhibits and aircraft. There will be raffles for the kids, a free cup of tea for those showing their aged pension cards between 10.00am and 12.00 noon and a few other surprises up our sleeves so you will have to visit to find out about.

Gates open at 10am, parking is free and entrance is $5 for adults with children under 12 free. Souvenirs will be on sale in the Museum shop.

Support our Troops and we will see you all at Oakey!

The event is proudly sponsored by Channel 7, Workwear Discounts and New Hope Group.

Submitted by:
Helen Bawden OAM
Secretary
Board of Directors
Phone: 07 4691 1622

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is appealing for more people to give blood this Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

We are holding a special session on Saturday 29th September from 8am – 12midday to ensure stocks remain at a safe level over the long weekend. We still have a number of appointments to fill and we are asking for the community to please come in and help save lives” Blood Service Community Relations Officer Kirsten McGovern said. It’s been a difficult year for the blood supply, with colds and flu stopping many regular donors coming in, so we really need more help to build stocks now”

The Blood Service is calling on former donors, or anyone who has thought about becoming a blood donor, to make the commitment, and call them today. Cancer patients, people undergoing surgery, pregnant women and unborn babies all require donated blood. There is no substitute for blood and it’s needed every day.

One in three people will need blood in their lifetime, but only one in 30 Australians donate. Right now we are all relying on too few Australians to keep the blood supplies flowing. We need to bolster blood stocks, and we can’t do that without community support. Every blood donation saves three lives, and the life you save might be that of someone you love” Kirsten said.

To make an appointment of for more information, visit donateblood.com.au or call the Australian Red Cross Blood Service today on 13 14 95.

Submitted by:
Kirsten McGovern
Community Relations Officer