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October Group Activities Calendar

October Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in October include: Mental Health Week: Plant Dyeing Workshop – Monday 13 October from 1pm to 3pm. Stress Less in the Plaza Community Event – Friday 17 October from 10am-1pm. Peer Reference Group – Monday 27 October from 11:30am -12:30pm. Mindfulness Water...

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September Group Activities Calendar

September Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in September include: Women’s Health Week Afternoon Tea – Monday, 1 September, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MHACA Camp at Ross River Resort – Wednesday, 3 September to Friday, 5 September Alice Springs Paralympic Games – Thursday, 4 September, from 10:00 am to...

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August Group Activities Calendar

August Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in August include Week Fair Day on Friday 8 August. The YES Survey will run from Monday 18 to Thursday 29 August, with a YES Burger Lunch on Friday 30 August. The YES Survey gives MHACA participants the opportunity to tell MHACA what we’re doing well and...

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July Group Activities Calendar

July Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in July include activities during NAIDOC Week between Monday 7 and Friday 11 July. Weekend activities include the Alice Springs Show, Cinema, Ten Pin Bowling and a visit to Stanley Chasm. MHACA’s Drop-in Centre will be closed on Friday 4 July for Public...

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June Group Activities Calendar

June Group Activities Calendar

June Highlights: New activities: Sports at the Y with Reclink every Tuesday at 11:30am - 12:30pm. Retro Renegades every second Friday at 1pm - 3pm, starting on Friday 13 June. Writing Circle every second Friday at 1pm - 3pm, starting on Friday 6 June. Finke Night...

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Men’s Health Week event

Men’s Health Week event

Men's Health Week community event is on Friday 13 June 11am-1pm at the Todd Mall as part of Men’s Health Week. Let’s come together for a relaxed time on the lawns to promote and support the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys in our communities. Everyone is...

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May Group Activities Calendar

May Group Activities Calendar

May Highlights: I Can Lead Training with Mandy & Mar (DAS) on Wednesday 14 May from 10am to 12pm. IDAHOBIT Community event on Friday 16 May from 11am to 2pm. The Foot Doctor from Central Australian Aboriginal Congress visit on Monday 19 May from 10am to 12pm....

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April Group Activities Calendar

April Group Activities Calendar

April Highlights: New Wednesday Activities include Games at MHACA, Lawn Bowls and a practice session at the Driving Range. DASA 40th Anniversary Community Event on Thursday 17 April 17 from 11am to 1pm. Special Footy Session at Alice Springs Correctional Centre with...

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March Group Activities Calendar

March Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in March include the new Women's Group activity every Tuesday from 10am to 12pm at the Drop-in Centre. It is a women-only group that creates a safe space for women to share their stories and meet others who are going through similar experiences. Weekend...

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This week is National Homelessness Week and the theme this year is Homelessness Action Now!

It is a reminder that homelessness is not inevitable. With the right investment in safe, affordable housing and support services, homelessness can be prevented.

The Northern Territory continues to have the highest rates of homelessness in Australia, with 1 in 25 Territorians accessing a homelessness service last year.

Check out these useful links:
www.ntshelter.org.au
www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au

#HomelessnessWeek2026 #homelessnessactionnow #HousingMatters #northernterritory #mentalhealth
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This week is National Homelessness Week and the theme this year is Homelessness Action Now!
It is a reminder that homelessness is not inevitable. With the right investment in safe, affordable housing and support services, homelessness can be prevented.
The Northern Territory continues to have the highest rates of homelessness in Australia, with 1 in 25 Territorians accessing a homelessness service last year.
Check out these useful links:
www.ntshelter.org.au
www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au
#HomelessnessWeek2026 #HomelessnessActionNow #HousingMatters #NorthernTerritory #MentalHealth

This week is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek 3-9 August 2026.

Connection doesn’t happen by accident. It grows in the spaces we create for each other.

A spare seat at the table, an open invitation, a smiling face on arrival, an event built around something you love, a circle that stretches a little wider – these small but deliberate acts of room-making help us all show up, belong and feel less alone.

Loneliness is one of the primary social challenges reported by individuals with mental health conditions in Australia. Two in five young Australians feel lonely at any given time, and one in seven experiences persistent loneliness.

This Loneliness Awareness Week we celebrate the everyday ways people are making room for each other, at home, work, school and in the community and

Learn how you can get involved at lonelinessawarenessweek.com.au/

#MakeRoomForConnection #LonelinessAwarenessWeekAU
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