TCFV Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser – We need your help!

Bunnings Box Hill South 259 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill VIC 3128, VIC, Australia

Sunday 17 December from 9:00am to 4:30pm

We need your help at Bunnings Warehouse Box Hill South

It should be a fun day – lots of people to chat to and you’ll be doing a good thing for TCFV!

Express Yourself Through Art

The Compassionate Friends Victoria Centre 229 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia

Note: This month only, it's being held on the 4th Monday of the month - 22nd January.

We are thrilled to have Lauren Foster facilitate an exciting new activity - “Express yourself through Art” for all TCFV members.

Lauren is an experienced volunteer, recent Board member and bereaved mother of Rex. In addition, Lauren is an experienced art therapist who works professionally in this area. This activity will be provided free of charge (including all materials) to our members.

Topics Around Grief: Finding Ways to Cope

via Zoom , Australia

‘There is no “one size fits all” in coping with grief.’

In this workshop, we will discuss the many varied strategies we have used in the years since our children’s and siblings’ deaths to cope with the enormity of their loss. What practical activities or insights have given us a renewed sense of purpose or consolation?

Free

As the Leaves Fall – Autumn Social

via Zoom , Australia

Join us at the centre for our next social evening and share in some food, make some new friends or connect with old ones. Take advantage of what’s left of the long, sunny evenings before we prepare for the onslaught of Winter.

Free

Topics Around Grief: Caring for the Bereaved

via Zoom , Australia

Caring for the Bereaved

The bereaved are any individuals who have suffered the death of a loved one. This TOPICS AROUND GRIEF discussion workshop is unusual in that it is not just open to members, it is also open to any family members or friends or anyone you know who might be interested to find out more about being supportive towards bereaved people like us. The workshop will look at current thinking and practical ideas regarding how to support the bereaved.

Free

The Compassionate Friends Walk 2 Remember 2018

To be Confirmed

The Compassionate Friends Walk to Remember is an opportunity to connect with other bereaved families and talk freely about your child, brother or sister or grandchild in a safe, relaxed environment.

Topics Around Grief: Spiritual Experiences Around Grief

via Zoom , Australia

Spiritual Experiences Around Grief

In this TOPICS AROUND GRIEF discussion workshop, we will discuss a range of issues surrounding spirituality and bereavement.

Issues explored will include: defining spirituality; how bereavement challenges or strengthens; our spiritual beliefs; “sense of presence” experiences; the broad range of spiritual beliefs that can comfort us in feeling closer to our children, siblings or grandchildren.

Free

40th Anniversary Gala Dinner 2018

Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

You are invited to our 40 Years of Compassion Gala Dinner!

Come along and celebrate 40 years of The Compassionate Friends in Australia,
with Founder Margaret Harmer OAM and Guest speaker Stan Alves OAM, a former AFL player and coach.

$135

Topics Around Grief: Can Counselling Support Help Me?

via Zoom , Australia

Everyone has different needs in terms of support through their grief, and this session will discuss how counselling might assist some individuals on their grief journey. He will examine counselling expectations, define “effective” counselling, discuss how bereaved individuals can identify the right type of counselling for themselves, and how they might get the best benefit from a counselling experience.

Free

Trivia Night 2018

Richmond Union Bowls Club 2 Gleadell St, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Join us for a night of testing your brain power, connecting with friends, bid on fantastic silent auction items and great prizes with 100% of proceeds going to support bereaved parents and siblings.

$25