by Ami Khelete | Jul 3, 2013 | Community Building, Knowledge Base, Meetings, Social Capital, Youth Mentoring
On Monday 1 July the 14 hr Youth Mental Health First Aid Course organised and hosted by Fusion Canberra came to an end. Instructed by Karen Latten, a Fusion staff worker and Community Nurse from Sydney, from the feedback from the 11 participants it was very helpful...
by Ami Khelete | Jun 22, 2013 | Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Fundraising, Kambah Youth and Community Hub, Mentoring, Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage to Uluru, Pilgrimage to Uluru 2013, Pilgrims Stories, Social Capital, Youth Mentoring, Youthwork
One young person who came on the trip found out about the pilgrimage through the Chaplain at his High School. Before the trip, he was sentenced to an 18 month good behaviour bond and had an 8pm curfew; however the magistrate made an exception to allow him to come on...
by Ami Khelete | Jun 21, 2013 | Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Hand to Hand, Mentoring, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre, Upcycling
Last week Bryan Babyack, the Manager of Fusion Canberra’s largest social enterprise, Hand to Hand, a second hand clothing store in Kippax Fair Shopping Centre, launched a volunteer recruitment drive. “We have a fantastic team of volunteers who keep the...
by Ami Khelete | Jun 18, 2013 | Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Family Sustainability, Kambah Youth and Community Hub, Knowledge Base, Mentoring, Social Capital, Training
On Monday 24 June the 2 day, 14 hour, Youth Mental Health First Aid course developed by Mental Health First Aid Australia, will be delivered by Fusion Canberra in Kambah. The developing problems covered include: Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, Eating disorders, and...
by Ami Khelete | Jun 14, 2013 | Business partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Food Security, FusionCanb, Holistic Sustainability, Horticulture, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre
The Canberra Times published a story on May 19, 2013 entitled “From backyard to food bowl – A burgeoning movement in Canberra is aiming to be one step ahead of the looming world food crisis”. In it the report, Phillip Thomson, refers to the...
by Ami Khelete | Jun 3, 2013 | Community Building, Community Development, Food Security, Social Capital, Sustainability Education Centre
One of Fusion Canberra’s team members visited an innovative project last weekend which is a fantastic initiative of Ainslie Church of Christ. Its a community garden setup on a disused tennis court next to the church on Limestone Ave. Give Chris a call if...
