Blog | Fusion Canberra

Would you give our team a message of support?

by fusioncanberra | Oct 27, 2015 | Advocacy, Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Fundraising, Fusion Op Shop, Holistic Sustainability, Second Hand Items, Social Capital, Thankfulness, Volunteering, Volunteers Needed

This year as part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of Fusion's work in Canberra, we're inviting anyone who would like to encourage and send our dedicated team of volunteers a message of support. This is also a way for those who have been impacted by Fusion's work...

How to bid on our online auction

by fusioncanberra | Oct 23, 2015 | Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Church Partnerships, Fundraising

Yes! I see your hands! Thanks for taking an interest in our online auction. It's part of our 30th Anniversary celebrations, and the auction itself will end on the evening of Thursday 29th October during our anniversary dinner at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in...

Families Course starts tomorrow!

by fusioncanberra | Oct 19, 2015 | Advocacy, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Community Education Program, Family Sustainability, Holistic Sustainability, Mentoring, Social Capital, Training, Youthwork

One of Fusion's Families Courses will be held at Eternity Church in Kambah over 4 Tuesday mornings, starting tomorrow morning, 9.30-12.30pm. Course Coordinator, Claire Reimann, is excited about the way the course supports parents and carers to create more positive,...

“Frozen” Youth Daytrip to Selwyn Snowfields

by fusioncanberra | Aug 4, 2015 | Breakout Daytrips, Business partnerships, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Mentoring, Schools Work, Uncategorized, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork

On Saturday 15th August, young people and leaders from Riverina, Orange and Canberra will converge on Selwyn Snowfields for a day of awesome fun.There will be tobbogoning, snow ball fights, snowman making competitions and of course making new friends.The cost is $60...

The Chronicle supports Sleep In Your Car

by fusioncanberra | Aug 3, 2015 | Advocacy, Breakfast Clubs, Breakout Daytrips, Business partnerships, Church Partnerships, Community Education Program, Mentoring, Schools Work, Sleep In Your Car Event, Youth Homelessness, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork

Thank you to The Chronicle Canberra and Queanbeyan for their great article in this weeks issue on Page 6 in support of our Sleep In Your Car event raising awareness and funds to address the debilitating issue of youth homelessness.You guys...

Former Senator and Chief Minister sleeps rough for youth

by fusioncanberra | Aug 1, 2015 | Advocacy, Breakfast Clubs, Breakout Daytrips, Business partnerships, Church Partnerships, Community Education Program, Fundraising, Mentoring, Schools Work, Sleep In Your Car Event, Youth Homelessness, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork

Gary Humphries, former ACT Senator, Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and ACT Chief Minister registered this week for Fusion’s Sleep In Your Car event on the 8th of August to raise awareness and funds to address youth homelessness. "Homelessness robs people of...

Canberrans brave frosty nights for youth doing it tough

by fusioncanberra | Aug 1, 2015 | Advocacy, Breakfast Clubs, Breakout Daytrips, Business partnerships, Church Partnerships, Community Education Program, Fundraising, Mentoring, Schools Work, Sleep In Your Car Event, Youth Homelessness, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fusion Canberra, along with the other Fusion Centres nationwide, will be hosting “Sleep in Your Car”, a fundraising event on the 8th of August to raise awareness and funds to address youth homelessness. Held within Homelessness...

How self-absorbed are you… really??

by fusioncanberra | May 28, 2015 | Advocacy, Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, CEO Reflections, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Family Sustainability, Food Security, Fundraising, Holistic Sustainability, Knowledge Base, Sleep In Your Car Event, Social Capital, Volunteering, Youth Homelessness, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork

Did you know that on any given night, at least 1785 people are homeless in Canberra? And 466 of these are between the age of 12-24 years.... and in fact, 289 of these are under 12 years of age - they're kids! Does this concern you at all? I firmly believe the answer...

What do you focus on?

by Jacob Traeger | May 28, 2015 | Community Building, Community Development, Holistic Sustainability, Knowledge Base, Life Reflections, Thankfulness

June and July can be pretty chilly in Canberra. There's plenty of mornings this time of year when I just want to throw my alarm in the bin and just curl up under the covers. I know I'm lucky to have a split-system heater, a warm blanket and a roof over my head,...

New Thoughts on our New Website

by Jacob Traeger | May 27, 2015 | Community Building, Community Development, Jacobs Musings, Kambah Youth and Community Hub, Knowledge Base, Life Reflections, Uncategorized

With the great people at Endure Web Studios coming on board to revamp our website, this is a good time to think about what we can do with our website. As well as using it as a way to keep people updated on what's happening at Fusion Canberra, how we're engaging with...