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September 5, 2019 by admin

Launching Soon! Friday Art at Lifeskills Bundoora

Launching soon! Friday Art at Lifeskills Bundoora. Discover your creative side in a relaxed group-environment, supported by experienced Lifeskills staff. You’ll learn different techniques to create a range of assorted creative works. Whether you’re an experienced artist, or just starting out, you can use your NDIS Plan to join Lifeskills on-campus at La Trobe University,…

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August 22, 2019 by admin

Invitation to Participate

La Trobe University are looking for individuals with Down syndrome aged between 15 and 35 to participate in some fun and exciting research! Please click on the link below to find out if you qualify and what is involved in this world-class research. Invite to participate

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August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by admin

Lifeskills Bendigo is Hiring!

Lifeskills is looking for a Participant Support Worker to join the expanding team in Bendigo! Details of the position can be found here: https://www.seek.com.au/job/39707946?_ga=2.265075023.1778238670.1566172475-1501669881.1548130688

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July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by admin

From Garden Plot to Plate!

From garden plot to plate! It doesn’t get any fresher than eating food straight from the positively flourishing Lifeskills garden. The Monday gardening group plucked fresh vegetables and herbs form the Lifeskills garden to make tabouli for their morning tea. Participants access the Lifeskills Gardening activity through their NDIS plans. If you’d like to get…

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June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by admin

Work Experience at La Trobe University

What a great few weeks of work experience we’ve had here at Lifeskills. With a number of major events taking place at La Trobe University (LTU), Lifeskills Participants had the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge of the Bundoora campus to volunteer their time alongside LTU staff. This week, the Research for Development Impact (RDI)…

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June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by admin

Community Access and a Spot of Gardening in Bendigo

The Bendigo group sure know how to make the most of the increasingly rare sunshine! There’s no better place to be than in the community garden when the sun is out, and Participants got busy doing some gardening to keep the flourishing plants healthy. Gardening is one of the newer activities in Bendigo and has…

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May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 by admin

Work Experience at IGA Bendigo

Participant Support Worker, Tanya, from Lifeskills Bendigo has been overseeing work experience placements for Participants undertaking School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES). Tanya regularly shares updates regarding the work placements and we thought the latest update was too good not to share. Great work by Mitchell, Jack and Mathias. It really shows what can be achieved…

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April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by admin

Timbecon Interviews Participant Support Worker, Harry

Timbecon recently approached Lifeskills to learn more about the Studio (woodworking) activity and our very talented Participant Support Worker, Harry. We currently have vacancies in Wednesday Studio, so get in touch via [email protected] or 03 9479 1474 if you’re interested in trying it out!

Gardening in the ‘Go!

In November 2018 the team from Bendigo planted our first vegie crop! We’re using existing raised garden beds at La Trobe University and planted a variety of plants, with our taste buds and Wednesday cooking sessions in mind. This means easy to use, versatile and healthy vegies and herbs like tomatoes, lettuce, beetroot, zucchini, carrots,…

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