Photo: Barossa Valley, SA 5352, courtesy of J Mcintyre

Image Courtesy of Volunteer Brooke Lloyd created in Canva

Spending more time indoors this year allows many of us the opportunity to explore different hobbies. If you have yet to find a new hobby that sticks, why not try knitting? Along with being a relaxing and creative outlet, knitting also offers the bonus of giving back to the community through providing warmth and comfort.

Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) will be hosting an online forum to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday, 12 June 2020, 10am-11.30am ACST.

Our theme for the 2020 WEAAD is: Together we are better

Panellists include: 

·       Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO, Age Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission

What: SA Water's 2020 Community Partnerships Program up to $10,000
Who: Community groups delivering events and programs involving water or water use over the past two years
Closing date: 30 June 2020
Visit: https://www.sawater.com.au/

SA Water community partnerships reopened for 2020

For the Aldinga Beach B-7 primary school on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, COVID-19 self-isolation practises have forced students and teachers to reconsider what it means to connect with their community.

Photo: Adelaide Parklands courtesy of J McIntyre

1 - 30 June 2020
What: SA Water's 2020 Community Partnerships Program 
Up to $10,000 in funding or in-kind support for local community groups
Who: SA Water
How: To apply visit sawater.com.au
Closes: 30 June 2020 

1 June 2020 (Step 2 easing of Covid-19 restrictions in SA)
What: SA Sports Vouchers Program

Image: Photo by Alyssa Ledesma on Unsplash

The South Australian Government’s Sports Vouchers Program continues to be available for all primary school students this year, despite the impacts of COVID-19 on sporting teams and clubs.

What: National Reconciliation Week (NRW)
About: "Building relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures"
Who: Reconciliation SA Inc.
When: 27 May - 3 June
How: Visit Reconciliation SA to learn more, download education packs and lesson plans or register to take part in the two competitions during this week:

What: National Simultaneous Storytime
Who: ALIA - Australian Library and Information Association
About: Annual campaign to promote literacy and reading by young children through encouraging readers across the nation to read the same picture simultaneously
This Year's Book: This year’s book is Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas, written and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford, and published by Scholastic Australia. 
When: 11am AEST (10.30 in Adelaide) on 27 May 2020
Visit: http://www.alia.org.au/nss

What: Library and Information Week
Who: ALIA - Australian Library and Information Association
About: Annual celebration in the last week of May to recognise and acknowledge librarians and libraries and the range of services and vital role libraries play in our community 
When: 25 - 31 May 2020

This year's theme is 'Create' to showcase the ways librarians and information professionals create through their work and through supporting their patrons to create.