Community Support Sydney

Bankstown Support Group

Northern Beaches Afternoon Social at Dee Why RSL

Hornsby Under-39s & Families/Carers - Cafe, Walk, Talk

Adult ADHD Support Group

Join us for an insightful and exciting event specifically focused on individuals with ADHD under NDIS. This event aims to create a fun and supportive environment where participants can enjoy a variety of activities, connect with others, and gain valuable insights from real-life experiences. **Variety of Activities:** Enjoy a selection of board games, and card games suitable for all skill levels. **Team Activities:** Participate in team-based games that encourage collaboration and communication. **Personal Stories:** Hear inspiring stories from individuals with ADHD and their families. **Supportive Environment:** Engage in a safe and supportive setting where everyone feels welcome and included. Who Should Attend: * Individuals with ADHD. * Parents and family members of individuals with ADHD. * Designed for LAC, Case Workers and support coordinator. This event is free to attend, but registration is required to ensure we can accommodate all participants.

Community of Practice 🗣️ - Human Hearted Sydney 🌻

Join our monthly Community of Practice (COP) where we discuss the ideas of Human Heartedness: a secular approach to life that promotes empathy and social connection based on cultivating our human social potential. Each meeting we discuss these concepts and how they can help us in practical ways to live better, happier, and more fulfilling lives. The meeting is followed by an optional lunch together nearby. This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and find your local community! ⏰ **When:** Sunday October 11th at 11:00am 📍 **Where:** Darling Square Library, Level 1 - Ideas Space 2 (see directions) 🎟️ **Cost:** Free 🧑‍🦱 **Who should come:** anyone looking to meet new people and build connections with like-minded Sydneysiders. We’re queer-friendly and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds :) **About Human Heartedness:** The modern world’s focus on competition and materialism makes it easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. The collapse of traditional sources of meaning like religion and local community intensify this so that we’re often left with a lack of meaning and purpose. We can try to fill the void with money and success—or to numb it with drugs and technology— but nothing seems to work. Human heartedness reminds us that the path to living well doesn’t come from money and power, but from building on the best in our own human hearts. Our human social potential. It points to a better way: to build in-person communities that build on our innate social potential and inherent value as humans. By building good relationships and social connections, we can live a more fruitful and fulfilling life (and help others to do the same). We can move from struggling alone to flourishing together. Following the human hearted way offers a secular, inclusive, forward looking solution to the meaning crisis of our times. [Learn more about Human Heartedness and our other events here!](https://linktr.ee/humanheartedsydney) **About the Community of Practice (COP):** Our human hearted community of practice (COP) offers a friendly welcoming environment in which we support and encourage each other to live more human hearted lives. Our goal is to build a community that supports us all to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. We welcome you to join us in exploring together how to live better lives. *Human Hearted Sydney is sponsored by Humanists Australia which kindly funds our activities and keeps events like this free. Consider donating to Humanists Australia to show your support for community-building in Sydney and beyond. All our events are governed by [Humanist Australia's Code of Conduct](https://bit.ly/ha-conduct-pdf).*

Beautiful Minds Market Stall / World Mental Health Day

Plate 4 Plate Volunteering — Join Us!

Join us for a feel-good morning of volunteering at **[Plate 4 Plate Day](https://www.zambrero.com.au/plate4plateday)**, helping pack meals. We'll volunteer together, meet some new people, and enjoy doing something meaningful as a group. We'll meet at Cafe Abercrombie at **9:00 am** and walk to Carriageworks together (we are required to arrive there **at 9:15 am** for check-in and the safety briefing) Spots are limited to 6, so please RSVP if you’re pretty sure you can make it. If your plans change after registering, please update your RSVP as soon as possible so someone else has the opportunity to join. After you register, I’ll send you more information and instructions closer to the day. No previous volunteering experience is needed — just come along and help us do some good! 💛

Under 39s Social: Take the ferry to Cockatoo Island

Tech Table - Launch Potluck!

Tech Table, our lunch club for tech workers, is launching next week! To celebrate, we are hosting a potluck at an incredible hacker house in Drummoyne, so expect to meet like minded people, have a yarn over some lunch and house music, and learn how our club creates a space for new opportunities to arise!

Fairfax Walk 🚶‍♀️ (North Head)- Human Hearted Sydney 🌻

**Event Summary:** Our monthly social event is going to be a walk around North head on the trail known as Fairfax walk. The plan is to gather there at 11:00 and then do the walk. Interested in meeting new people ? Or refreshing existing friendships with members of our human hearted Sydney community? Or curious about what it means to be [Human Hearted](https://areomagazine.com/2022/05/05/a-human-hearted-modernity/)? Then why not come along and join us. This month we're planning a gentle scenic walk around North Head following the Fairfax trail for our our social event. The total distance shouldn't be more than about three kilometres and we'll be going at a gentle pace. The walk will include some great harbour and ocean views. Our goal is to enjoy the walk and the view, and socialise as we walk. **Connecting to our values:** This event is part of living out Human Hearted Sydney's values of positive social connection and building community in Sydney. So lets meet and connect with those we already know, and those we haven't met before. All are welcome to socialise, meet new people, and build friendships. For more information about human heartedness and its values please see our [website](https://humanhearted.org/) or [skool community](https://www.skool.com/human-hearted-world-6839/about) **Meeting Point:** We'll meet at 11am on Sunday 25th of October at the bus stop on Scenic Drive North head Manly for bus route 161 from Manly Wharf. After the walk we'll head back into Many and look for a place for lunch. People are welcome to do the walk only, or also join us for lunch.

"Barrel Below Bar" "Funky Fun Friday's" Happy Hour Drinks! Meetup Party Night!

**WHY SOCIALISE?** 1\. Socializing improves your overall mental\, emotional\, and physical health by reducing stress and boosting longevity\. 2\. Interacting with others releases feel\-good hormones that lower anxiety and depression\. 3\. Regular conversation\, group activities stimulate brain activity\, lowers cognitive decline\. 4\. Belonging to a community or group gives you a sense of purpose and personal value\. **"BARREL BELOW BAR"** 5.30pm-9.30pm. enjoy happy hour all night for our group plus some complimentary food. ***Barrel Below Bar*** *brings a quietly confident polish to Sydney's CBD* . You'll find a menu that favours clean flavours, craft, and a touch of indulgence. **Venue:** **"BARREL BELOW BAR"** **Address:** 115 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD. **Entry Time:** 5.30pm. **Dress Code:** Smart Casual **"Funky Fun Friday's"** the ultimate Drinks Party Night Meetup After Dark !"Bar • Restaurant • Cafe Smart Kitchen • Savvy Bar • Cozy Cafe **Happy Hour:** "Bevs . Bites . Banter Discover ***Barrel Below Bar*** in the heart of the Sydney, where dining meets elegance. **Happy Hour** until **9pm** yippee!! for Beers, Wines, Spirits, and Margaritas $12. Private Group Area. Heaps of dinner choices. **"Events for Singles"** our Friday Drinks Promoter together with Unravel Travel Group! After Work and After Dark Meetup Groups adding extra people support. **Contact:** George 0435 801 602 **Who's Coming:** Members from other meetup groups also join this event!

meditationHQ FREE Meditations - 14 locations (NSW and WA)

Welcome to MeditationHQ We welcome you to join us for a FREE group meditation session in nature every Saturday for sunrise at 6.30am. With 14 locations across NSW and WA, there are lots of choices, and we operate rain, hail or shine :) The sessions are for everyone! including families and kids... You are invited to do your own meditation practice with us if you already have one, or you can just follow the super easy accessible breath-style meditation that we provide instruction on. You don't even have to meditate if you don't want to :) ... you can just appreciate the opportunity to be silent and witness nature doing its thing. All our sessions are facilitated by passionate volunteer leaders who are incredibly friendly and welcoming. It's perfect for first-timers as well as experienced meditators. MeditationHQ is a registered charity that proudly supports LIFELINE. Click here for more details on how to attend a session : [https://meditationhq.com.au/](https://meditationhq.com.au/) If you would like to establish a meditationHQ community near you, please contact me direct : [jason@meditationhq.com.au](mailto:jason@meditationhq.com.au) Jason and the MHQ team