Photos: The Loxton News photographer Stephanie Thompson, provided with permission from Loxton Mardi Gras Inc.

What: 62nd Annual Loxton Mardi Gras Festival 2019
When: Friday 22 - Sunday 24 February 2019
Friday 22 February 2019
Scouts SA Family BBQ at 6.30pm, Open Air Screening Family Film "Up" at the Rotunda East Tce Loxton, 7pm
Saturday 23 February 2019
Mardi Gras Family Festival Parade, Main Street Party and activities at Main Street, Loxton, 9am - 5pm

What: SA Healthy Towns Challenge: $50,000 grant for preventative health projects in rural & regional towns - Round 2

Photo: Connecting Up Volunteers L - R Meika Bottrill, Laura Monje Gomez, Daniela Atanasova, Erin, Matthew Blandford, Sophie Hood

Connecting Up is looking for Volunteers!

Need office, administration, library or journalism experience?
Want to practice your internet literacy, computer and customer service skills?
Want to bring South Australian community stories to life?

Volunteer with us and join in the spirit of the chase

Photo: Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens courtesy of volunteer Chen Li

2 February

World Wetlands Day theme: “Wetlands and climate change” In SA: Visit wetlands available such as the Greenfields Wetlands,  Warriparinga Wetlands and Paddocks Wetlands.

Every so often one of our volunteers writes more about why they started at Connecting Up and what led them to volunteer, to continue volunteering and what they have learnt from their experience.

What it’s like to volunteer at Connecting Up

Photo: Glenelg Beach January 2019, courtesy of C. McIntyre

1 January
New Years Day (SafeWork SA)
 
12 – 13  January
Semaphore Greek Festival at the Esplanade, Semaphore.
A celebration of Greek community culture.

10 - 20 January
Santos Tour Down Under cycling events and festivals.

Photo: Matt Salier NVI (New Venture Institute) Director and Volunteer Luis Arellano

Connecting Up Volunteers choose to volunteer with us (or with other non-profit organisations) for a variety of reasons, aside from the humanitarian desire to help their local community and make a difference which is common to all. Some participants find that volunteering assists their career, allowing them to gain new skills, knowledge and new experiences. Others find the social benefits become most important, the opportunity to meet new people, feel part of a team and to create networks and new connections.
 

Poster created by volunteer Chen Li

Anyone for Croquet? 

Photo: Courtesy of Volunteer Laura Monje

1 December

What: Rowing SA's Annual Riverland Regatta 2018
When: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th December 2018
Who: Berri Rowing Club
Where: Berri Rowing Club, 29 Draper Rd Berri, SA 5343
 

Berri Rowing Club is proud to host Rowing SA's Annual Riverland Regatta in 2018.
 

Berri for their first time ever will host the 2nd Grade State Championships, with the participation of between 800 to 1,000 competitors from clubs across South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.