Continue reading The Cyberability Project Visit to Lifeskills

The Cyberability Project Visit to Lifeskills

With internet scams rising, it’s vital to ensure we do our best to maintain our online safety to prevent and recognise scams. The Cyberability Project is about working together with people with living experience of brain injury and scams to research and design cyber safety resources. Lifeskills was fortunate to have Dr Kate Gould and…

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Continue reading Guest Speakers at Lifeskills Bendigo

Guest Speakers at Lifeskills Bendigo

We recently welcomed members of Ambulance Victoria and Metro Trains to Lifeskills Bendigo for some interactive information sessions. As part of the Ambulance Victoria session, Participants learned how the ambulance service works, how to call an ambulance, what heat stroke is and how to spot it, now that we are coming into the summer months.…

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Continue reading Final Ivanhoe Grammar Year 9 Program for 2022!

Final Ivanhoe Grammar Year 9 Program for 2022!

“I wanted to leave this program knowing that I had made new friends, had fun participating in all the different activities with them (Lifeskills participants) and had made people smile.” – Balin Another successful Ivanhoe Grammar School Year 9 Program has come and gone! The students brought extra energy and enthusiasm, making it one of…

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Student Placement at Lifeskills

For many years now, Latrobe Lifeskills has been involved with Latrobe University Work Integrated Learning (WIL) as an Industry Partner to host student placements. In the past, this has involved hosting students from the School of Business, Public Health and Art Therapy. Students from the School of Public Health have been involved with various projects,…

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Continue reading “It was the best day, I made friends with all the police and learned a lot of things.”

“It was the best day, I made friends with all the police and learned a lot of things.”

Christina’s Day with Victoria Police Latrobe Lifeskills recently participated in a pilot program, fittingly named ‘Latrobe Lifeskills & Whittlesea Police Academy,’ a program designed to break down barriers between police and people with a disability by giving Participants a behind-the-scenes look at the roles police play in the community through an immersive experience at various…

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Continue reading A Day Out in Castlemaine!

A Day Out in Castlemaine!

Bendigo’s Travel Training group recently visited Castlemaine, where they enjoyed a counter meal at a local pub and had the opportunity to check out some art. We asked the Participants what they enjoyed most about the day. Here’s what they said: – Chloe enjoyed the train trip to Castlemaine, going to the Cumberland Hotel for…

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Continue reading Victorian Electoral Commission – How to Vote Sessions

Victorian Electoral Commission – How to Vote Sessions

The How to Vote sessions were back again this year, timed perfectly for the upcoming Victorian State Election. Participants in Bundoora and Bendigo thoroughly enjoyed the seminar, run by Debra from the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). For some Participants this was the first time that they’d experienced the interactive session, while others refreshed their knowledge…

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Continue reading Growth. Education. Connection.

Growth. Education. Connection.

It’s been seven months since commencing in the ‘hot seat’, and I am humbled by the opportunity to serve as the third CEO of Latrobe Lifeskills in three decades. When I took on this position, I had been working at Lifeskills for six years. I thought I knew Lifeskills like ‘the back of my hand’,…

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