Reviews from lifeline australia employees about worklife balance. Jun 11, 2011 we have been to lifeline fairs in sydney and toowoomba but this past long weekend we decided it was worth the drive down to brisbane to visit the fair there the summer one was cancelled because of the floods. Canberra lifeline volunteers prepare for big book fair. But you aint got to be no square to enjoy books, from tolstoy, dancing cats and bird watching almanacs to snoop doggy doggs abc, bookfest has got you covered. The lifeline book shed is located directly behind our office at 4 park avenue gordon in the car park, off pearson avenue. Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. As you enter the car park, there is a silver coloured garden shed on the right set back slightly from the car park and next to the blue clothing bins. Click here for more information on our upcoming book fairs. View virginia laugesens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Way2wellness is provided by lifeline harbour to hawkesbury in association with lifeline northern beaches. Lifeline central wests mega book fair is coming to bathurst on saturday 19th and sunday 20th may 2018. The brisbane fair is the biggest secondhand book fair in the southern hemisphere. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. You can help lifeline simply by giving away items that you dont use anymore. Royal institute for deaf and blind children annual book fair, sydney, nsw the royal institute for deaf and blind children ridbc is calling on bookworms and bargain hunters to support its annual book, toy and music fair. Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast. The dealers wait like vultures for the doors to open and work in twos and threes to fill cartons of books within the. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the coorong pavilion. The lifeline book fair will take place between 9am.
Buy a book and help save a life, now theres a win win situation. This invaluable organisation does everything it can, from suicide. Lifeline petersham book fair in petersham, nsw 19 oct, 20. We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Im not sure how many of last years books ive read yet. Lifeline banks on book fair funds central western daily. Lifeline centres raise over 80% of their operational costs through retail activities such as lifeline shops.
Thought id throw a question to the locals out there. Royal institute for deaf and blind children annual book fair, sydney, nsw. Lifeline sutherland book fair in sutherland, nsw 6 jul. Find the perfect second hand book fair stock photo. Books include texts, australiana, foreign languages, art, medical, engineering and commerce. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. We have been to lifeline fairs in sydney and toowoomba but this past long weekend we decided it was worth the drive down to brisbane to visit the fair there the summer one was cancelled because of the floods. From a musical adaptation of a johnny depp film, to school holiday fun, a cosplay festival and dinner with masterchef favourites, check out our guide to this weeks best events. Other than that, if youre going to be in sydney for a few days, it wouldnt hurt to ring the lifeline charity and ask if theyre having a book fair during your stay, and chase that up no matter how far into the suburbs it is. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. The primary health network programme is an australian government initiative. Virginia laugesen manager communications and media. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community.
Lifeline holds a biannual book fair, to raise funds for the organisation. Every six months lifeline holds a second hand book sale, selling books d. Ive been attending two local book fairs for the past few years. Lifeline answers more than 40,000 calls each year, is owned and operated by wesley mission, and is one of 37 centres accredited by lifeline australia. Join us at exhibition park this friday, saturday and sunday for the biggest ever lifeline canberra bookfair. Cheap, quality literature with money going to a good. Are there any used bookstores in the cbd of sydney. Our book fairs are renowned for their quality and huge variety of preloved titles, plus every dollar raised helps lifeline save lives.
Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with continue reading lifeline central west book fair. Selling books since 1998 po box 176, annandale nsw 2038, australia email your order. To run a successful book fair you need to be across the numbers. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running. Lifeline is a telephone counselling service and they hold many book fairs around the country to raise funds. Sydney tourism sydney hotels sydney bed and breakfast sydney vacation rentals sydney vacation packages flights to sydney sydney restaurants things to do in sydney sydney shopping sydney travel forum sydney photos. For new volunteers on the day come see us at the information desk during the bookfair. Come visit and you will discover thousands of great reads all at smashing book fair prices.
This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. The most magical time of the year is not december it is in fact january the month of glorious, smelly old books. It is an amazing day out for everyone, lots of buzz and. Lifeline central west book fair lifeline central west. What, in your opinion, is the best used book store in terms of value for tradeins and cost of books i. Our book fairs have gained a reputation for their unique combination of highquality books, amazingly low prices, and warm and welcoming atmosphere. While all books are very reasonably priced, with many bargains, its easy to get carried away. Discover our academic care, student care, mission and diverse co. Bordering on addictive my book collecting is also an appreciation of a good read. This queens birthday long weekend, the lifeline bookfest will sweep you off your feet into the land of fantasy and romance with close to 2 million books. College tour we invite you to visit us to explore the benefits of an augustinian education. Book fairs archives lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. For more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on its unique brand of bargainfilled, family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydney s north shore.
Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. With over 120 tonnes of books, cds, dvds, comics, puzzles, games and more theres something for everyone. For more information on lifeline andor the chatswood book fair, go to. Lifeline book fest is akin to christmas, hanukkah and my birthday, in fact every year i come in armed with a trolley bag and steely determination to nab every good book i find. Cheap, quality literature with money going to a good cause.
Curated by professional editors, the conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. This is a sale of secondhand books, rare books, cds, dvds, sheet music, etc. We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to elders both past and present. The massive and marvellous lifeline sutherland bookfair is returning to sutherland entertainment centre from friday 5 to sunday 7 july for its annual feast of all things literary. All proceeds go to support the valuable telephone crisis support provided by lifeline in the community, so book buying can be an opportunity to provide hope and help to those in need. Jan 01, 1974 despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of australia is spattered with the names of towns that are now only a handful of ruins, or ess than that, or linger on, each with its once busy streets lined with glassless windows except for perhaps those of perhaps half a dozen houses, a store, and a shady pub with decaying veranda. Lifelines biggest ever canberra bookfair this weekend the. With tens of thousands of titles to choose from, under any category imaginable, you are sure to find something to suit all tastes. Canberra lifeline volunteers prepare for big book fair abc. Discover our academic care, student care, mission and diverse cocurricular opportunities. Plus a plain english guide to the latest developments and discoveries. Hardbacks, toys, dvds and cds will all be a fraction of their original price. Proceeds from the book fairs are an essential funding source for lifeline s telephone crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Lifelines biggest ever canberra bookfair this weekend. Book fairs in each oddnumbered year, the friends conducts a book fair. We will keep all our loyal customers up to date on. There are more than 50,000 books in 50 genres available, including fiction, nonfiction, children, vintage, fantasyscifi, romance and more. If you would like to volunteer, register your interest here. Please be advised that the lifeline australia is the national administrative office, the contact number listed above does not offer crisis support. I always bag a bargain ie buy at least a big shopping bag of books. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. Nov 16, 2016 we will have 20,000 books on the weekend, donations come from lifeline in canberra and some come from lifeline centres in sydney, he said. Sydney tourism sydney hotels sydney bed and breakfast sydney vacation rentals.
Through selling second hand books at the lifeline book fairs, much needed funds are raised to support the work of wesley missions lifeline branches. Lifeline sydney is actively preparing for its largest annual fundraising venture. Oct 27, 2012 the premier book fair in the sutherland shire. This is an annual charity event, with money raised going to support lifeline suicide prevention services sydney and sutherland. Russell nash is one of canberra lifeline s 200 volunteers. The royal institute for deaf and blind children ridbc is calling on bookworms and bargain hunters to support its annual book, toy and music fair. Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the tuggeranong basketball stadium.
Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury h2h kicks off the new year with its first giant. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of book lovers in canberra. Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydneys southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. For more information on lifeline andor the chatswood book fair, go to au. Lifeline book fair, the premier book fair in the sutherland shire. Contact the lifeline national office using our online form. Greener good communications formerly quirk marketing. Posts about lifeline book fair written by leggypeggy. Lifeline australia acknowledge the funding it receives from the australian government that helps us deliver our services. Lifeline northern beaches book fairs see above all funds raised support the activities of lifeline northern beaches. As you may be aware, lifeline south coast had to make the tough decision to cancel the march big book fair. Despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of australia is spattered with the names of towns that are now only a handful of ruins, or ess than that, or linger on, each with its once busy streets lined with glassless windows except for perhaps those of perhaps half a dozen houses, a store, and a shady pub with decaying veranda. Lifeline petersham book fair in petersham, nsw 19 oct, 20 sat 9. May 23, 2018 college tour we invite you to visit us to explore the benefits of an augustinian education.
All of the volunteers are extremely friendly and hard working. One of the great canberra social events is the lifeline book fair. Materials donations can be made at dropoff points and lifeline bins in many local areas around the country. Lifeline bookfest 8 11 june abc melbourne australian. We will have 20,000 books on the weekend, donations come from lifeline in canberra and some come from lifeline centres in sydney, he said. For more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydneys north shore. This is an unprecedented time please do not take donations to our warehouse please take extra care of yourselves. Lifeline sutherland book fair in sutherland, nsw 6 jul, 20 sat 9. Head to knox college, wahroonga from july 1922 to browse through an incredible 90,000 preloved books to bag bargains across novels, rare finds, nonfiction, cookbooks and more, with the added.
These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. Please read the information below particularly our guidelines for what we can and cannot accept. Book buffs, book worms and book collectors will have the opportunity to relish their passion for books at this years lifeline book fair. With over 50,000 books and genres covering everything from politics to poltergeist, youre bound to find something juicy. The 2020 uq alumni book fair is 14 may 2020 at the uq centre, uq st lucia.
Oct 26, 20 lifeline is a telephone counselling service and they hold many book fairs around the country to raise funds. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to close the warehouse and the donations facility, given the current risks associated with covid19. He is part of the logistics team that organises the collection and. Lifeline petersham book fair in petersham, nsw 19 oct.