🙌🥳🎉We are so proud to announce the winners of Burdekin's Shine Awards! Congratulations to Kaya Robinson, Katie Cochrane, Roberta Oliveira da Silva, Ciara Kennedy, Leuleu Loane, Mary McNally, Bonny Callingham, Jacqueline Sainsbury, and Eoin Quin. Hooray! Well done! 👏#Burdekin

🙌🎉We are very grateful to One Meal Northern Beaches, who deliver prepared meals to some of our young people on Sydney's Northern Beaches. One Meal's volunteers provide hundreds of meals like this to people in need every week across Sydney. Thank you! 🙏 ow.ly/vMla50T2EqA

🗳️📮📬Please vote for Burdekin's Toby Williams! He has been nominated as a finalist in the Westfield Warringah Local Hero awards program. If Toby wins, Burdekin wins a $20,000 grant . 🥰ow.ly/CUwR50T2EHt

🍩☕The Women's Resilience Centre hosts CommiTEA 10am-11.30am on the first Friday of every month in Mona Vale. Drop into the Women’s Resilience Centre tomorrow for a warm conversation and a hot cup of tea or coffee.🤗 Enquiries: 1300 895 991. #WomensResilienceCentre

👨‍🎤🎸🥁Winning Artists from Inner West Sydney's Battle of the Beats will be competing against Artists from the Shire in a Battle for Bragging Rights tonight at 6.30pm at 3 Bridges Youth Zone, 643A King Georges Road, Penshust. Find out more here: ow.ly/7G7550T2Fki

🙌🥳🎉Please vote for Sian Gordon! She is a finalist in the Westfield Hornsby Local Hero program! 🙏 Please vote here: 🗳️☑️ ow.ly/YIjh50T0NaN Sian supports the team to house and provide case management for young people at risk of homelessness. Voting closes Sept. 9🙏

😰➡️😌Join Dr. Justin Coulson, as he unpacks the mental health crisis in young Aussies. At 7pm on Wed Sept. 11, he'll cover the causes behind the deteriorating mental health & who/what is responsible, tools to help & ways to protect mental wellness.✏️📋 ccsp.catholic.edu.au/justin-coulson…

🌏Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Over 60 countries join to reduce stigma, encourage help seeking & honour the memories of those lost to suicide, those who have survived suicide attempts & those who are grieving. Nearly 10m people have been affected by suicide in Aus.

🗣️🔊Do you find the constant noise of daily life overwhelming? Many neurodivergent people do.🎧Today is National Quiet Day.🤫It's dedicated to embracing silence in our noisy world, helping us to reconnect with our inner selves. Constant noise can lead to fatigue and anxiety.

Got a feeling that someone you know or care about isn’t behaving as they normally would? Are they out of sorts? More agitated or withdrawn? Trust that gut instinct & act on it. You can follow the conversation in the link to show them they’re supported. ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

🕹️👾🎮Are you a gamer passionate about making a difference and live in Sydney's Inner West? Join Game Changers for a new program aimed at young gamers identifying and co-designing solutions to hate, violence & discrimination in games. 🔊📢 ow.ly/Afvi50T2GvB

🌟 🚀 If you're passionate about supporting young people as a Team Leader or Regional Manager, Burdekin wants YOU! Enjoy ongoing professional development, free counselling sessions, salary packaging, health programs, extra day of annual leave. 🌿💼 ow.ly/s14650T2GBU ✨

💼👩‍💼👔🏢Are you the carer or parent of a person aged 18-24? Would you like to be better equipped to understand their changing needs & how to support them? Lifeline's 'Supporting Young People' Breakfast 🥞🥐🥓will be held at 6.30am on Wed Oct 16 at Long Reef Golf Club. 💼👩‍💼👐🤗

💸💰💳At 10am on Thursday 19 September, Mary’s House is offering a free course to women who want to gain basic knowledge and access to resources on financial matters that can assist them moving forward. To enquire, email: [email protected] or call: 8937 2094.💸💰💳

👨‍👧‍👦👂Would you like to develop skills to help a teenager understand and manage their emotions 😤😭🥹through emotionally responsive parenting? Parents & carers will learn in a 6 week course how to be more aware of & regulate their own emotions & their teen's emotions. ☎️9850 8000.

🍓Jacqui Gildaly, Head of Client Services at Burdekin, has enjoyed some delicious home grown native Atherton raspberries, courtesy of IndigiGrow. IndigiGrow specialises in propagating & growing Australian native edible plants. #Burdekin #@IndigiGrow 🍓

🌟 Want to make a difference in the life of a young person? As a volunteer with Burdekin, you'll receive training & support . We're also looking for corporate organisations that want to donate their time and expertise to transform our properties. ow.ly/GSx250T2HjP 🤝💫

🌈🏳️‍🌈Today is Bisexual Visibility Day. It's a day to acknowledge and increase the visibility and inclusion of bisexual people. This is important for the overall health and wellbeing of the bisexual community. 🏳️‍🌈🌈

🏉 The Burdekin Association is thrilled to be a Community Partner of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles! 🦅 Recently, our Youth Services team attended a home game, where the Sea Eagles beat the Warriors 24-10. We are grateful for such amazing partnerships.🌟 🏈✨

🙌🎊Burdekin's Youth Services team set up an apartment for 2 young people. With the support of their Case Managers, they'll be helped to live independently. Burdekin offers semi-independent housing just like this for homeless and at-risk local young people.🔑🏠#YouthHousing