Featured Event

Mid North Coast Local Health District Aboriginal Health invites the community to the 2019 NAIDOC

Who Ya Gunna Call Forum

Special guests
Service providers
Educational activities
Entertainment
Jumping castle and Merry-Go-Round
Children’s activities
BBQ lunch

For further information, please contact Carol Hart on 0429 466 576 or 6656 5086

NAIDOC week is coming soon

Download the Coffs Harbour Official NAIDOC Week Calendar of Events for 2019
OFFICIAL NAIDOC WEEK CALENDAR 2019

 

Friday 5th July – 14th July 2019
For further information contact
Noelene Skinner  0403 196 123

A cross cultural collaboration with women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Exploring cultural identity, family and belonging through a multi-artwork installation including sound and image, ceramics and visual art, food, stories and memories.

Opening session 22nd June

Closing the event 6th July

This event is being held by Startts Coffs Harbour.

Freedom Feast is back in 2019 – in a NEW BIGGER VENUE at COFFS HARBOUR SHOWGROUNDS and amazing cultural entertainment on the menu this year as the Homelands Music Tour pulls into Coffs on it’s journey from Brisbane to Sydney!!

Freedom Feast
~ Long table community dinner for Coffs Harbour Ref-YOU-gee Week 2019 ~
Thursday 20 June 6pm – 9:30pm
Coffs Showgrounds – Exhibition Pavilion (123 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour)

 

Freedom Feast – a major activity in this years’ celebration of Coffs Harbour Ref-YOU-gee Week – is a long table sit down shared community meal experience with a variety of live entertainment – a melding of story sharing, local cultural performances and touring national multicultural artists – all coming together under the one roof in the heart of Coffs for an incredible evening of food, conversation, music and dancing – a complete cultural immersion and celebration of the richness of our local community diversity as together we celebrate different aspects of the refugee experience around the theme of freedom.

Once again Coffs Harbour will come to life – bursting with the vibrant colours, flavours and aromas that make up the rich cultural tapestry of our beautiful Coffs community – as the massive Exhibition Pavilion at the COFFS HARBOUR SHOWGROUNDS is transformed into one big warm and welcoming community living room – where food and stories are shared, new perspectives are gained and new connections and friendships are forged.

BRING A PLATE OF FOOD TO SHARE (which tells something about who you are and where you are from) and join in on a sumptuous community feast featuring authentic home cooked multicultural food from all over the world. Hear and share stories inspired by these delicious dishes.

Relax and enjoy live music & dance performances from diverse local cultural communities with cultural flavours from across the globe. Be fully immersed in the exotic sounds and rhythms of afar as the hall is transformed into a bustling bazaar – complete with joyful and exuberant spontaneous dancing!

At this year’s event we are so blessed and excited to be hosting the Coffs Harbour leg of the HOMELANDS MUSIC TOUR!! The Homelands Music Tour: crossing borders, crossing cultures is a 7 date collaborative live music tour across QLD and NSW showcasing the talents of 3 professional musicians from refugee backgrounds sharing their stories, rhythms and melodies and settlement experiences. This debut collaboration will feature renowned world musicians Tenzin Choegyal (Tibet, dranyen), Kween G (Uganda, vocals), Yasmin Ibrahim (Sudan, vocals) along with Marcello Milani (guitar) and Shen Flindell (dranyen). The tour will traverse through schools, TAFEs, arts centres and live music venues across regional and metropolitan QLD and NSW during Refugee Week and is proudly presented by Settlement Services Australia, Access Community Services and BEMAC.

The Freedom Feast and the broader Ref-YOU-gee Week program is about celebrating our freedom together and the journeys we have all taken to calling Coffs home, whilst acknowledging that for many, freedom and their struggle for it took on a whole new meaning and Coffs became a new safe home, a new opportunity, a new beginning. It is about remembering and acknowledging the struggles for freedom that still exist the world over – and appreciating what we can grow together now through our freedom right here at home.

So book your free place now and come and join this positive gathering. Everyone is welcome and with a break-out space with fun activities for the little ones throughout the evening, kids are very welcome too.

So come and tantalise your tastebuds. Deepen your connection. Enjoy the entertainment and even get your dance on..

Coffs Harbour Ref-YOU-gee Week 2019 – Put yourself in the picture!

 

Booking your tickets:

Bookings are essential to convey necessary food safety information and to get a sense of numbers. However, due to an increased guest capacity this year with new larger venue we do not feel the need to be checking tickets at the door – anyone who turns up with a plate of food will be welcomed without a ticket.
Book your tickets online here: freedomfeast2019.eventbrite.com.au

Community Organisations / Service Providers:
There are 2 ways of booking tickets on the Eventbrite site:

• General – open to anyone to book tickets for themselves.  Maximum 5 tickets per booking.
• Service Provider / Cultural Community – we have also reserved a large amount of tickets for CALD community members that might find it difficult to book online themselves and there is a pass-coded portal for service providers to be able to book tickets on their behalf.
  The passcode is: freedomfriend

 

Volunteers wanted:

Be part of this amazing community gathering and lend a hand on the night.  We need your help to play host to make everyone feel welcome and guide our guests from all different cultures, backgrounds and walks of life through an amazing night of sharing and connecting.  If you think you can help and are interested in playing a hands-on role please contact Jane Tavener our Volunteer Coordinator at jane.tavener@chcc.nsw.gov.au or call 6648 4253.

 

 

More information and links:

 

Freedom Feast Facebook page: Stay up to date via our Freedom Feast facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/366308010668612/

 

More great Ref-YOU-gee Week 2019 events:  there is so much going on for Coffs Harbour Ref-YOU-gee Week this year!  Film screenings & forums, exhibitions and opening events..
To check out the full program of events visit our Council webpage: www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/refugeeweek

Please spread the word far and wide as you see fit!
I will be bringing loads of A3 and A4 printed posters and A5 flyers to the Planning Meeting on Thursday for all – or please get in contact if you would like some but can’t make it this Thursday.

 

 

 

 

This not an event.  It is a community announcement

Change People’s Lives
Become a volunteer driving supervisor.
Join a powerful program that supports our
wonderful, diverse community.
We are recruiting right now!

Volunteer with
Flexible Hours  –   Training  –   Vehicle Provided 

Nominations are open until 31 May 2019 for the
Grace Roberts 2019 Community Awards

Below is a downloadable application to nominate who you believe are worthy of the following awards.

• Aboriginal Community Organisation or Business of the Year Award
• A community organisation or business that has greatly contributed to the quality of life for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community of the Coffs Harbour local government area.
• Academic Achievement Award
• To recognise achievement as a student, teacher, educator or mentor.Sports Achievement Award
• To recognise achievement as sportsperson, instructor, coach or mentor.
• Arts and Cultural Pursuits Achievement Award
• To recognise achievement as an artist, practitioner, teacher or mentor.
  Youth of the Year Award
• To recognise the achievements of our future leaders. This award is open to anyone under the age of 25 and can be for any topic of achievement.

Grace Roberts Memorial Community Development Awards 2019 nomination form

Please return the completed form by 5pm on Monday, 3 June 2019 via:
• Hand to Coffs Harbour City Council Administrative Centre, cnr Coff and Castle Streets, Coffs Harbour
• Post to General Manager, Coffs Harbour City Council, Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour, 2450
• Email to coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE INNOVATION FUND

The Innovation Fund started last year with 39 projects funded in round one. The Mid North Coast Local Health District contributed to the initial start up of the Innovation Fund.

ROUND TWO

Communities are the experts when it comes to knowing what they need to improve their health and wellbeing. The Innovation Fund supports preventive health projects that help people maintain good health by living a healthy lifestyle. In round two, we are looking for projects that focus on either healthy eating, active living, or both.

DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD

For the full list of funding priority areas, target groups and who is eligible to apply please read the Innovation Fund guidelines.

To apply, please download an application form.

If you do not have an ABN, please download and complete a Statement of Supplier and attach with your application form.

KEY DATES

• We will receive applications from 3 May 2019
• Applications close 14 June 2019
• Outcomes will be emailed to all applicants on 19 July 2019.

We would like to invite Aboriginal women to the Health and Wellbeing Program
Our Program is open to Aboriginal women ages 16 years or older.

Lunch will be provided
Contact for further information
Coral Hart
Eva Cubby
66520800