Photo: Art Gallery of South Australia Fringe 2018

Are you environmentally passionate and enjoy the outdoors?
Perhaps looking for a new volunteering experience?
Trees for life have groups working to conserve remnant native vegetation across the state and you can join them. Read on and find out how.
 

Horticultural Therapy South Australia is hosting their first garden tour for 2018 at Henley Community Garden on Saturday February 17th at 10am.

The group promotes the use of garden environments as a therapeutic tool for health and wellbeing with discussion groups and seminars on garden design.

Join them as Dean Gaston, Anne Harrington and Henley Community Garden leaders share their programs and stories of this successful garden. Be warmed by the great tales of visitors and how this garden has been making a huge difference in their lives.

The Vietnamese Community in Australia South Australian Chapter Inc.

is holding a Vietnamese New Year Festival on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February in Regency Park Reserve, Days Road, Ferryden Park. The Tet Festival will run over two family fun days with activities for everyone.

The organisation began in 1978 and offers a range of social welfare services for Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese people, catering for increasingly diverse new arrival communities.

Photo: Tim Johnson, the Hon Zoe Bettinson MP and Michael Hynes

Baptist Care SA - Finding ways to make people's lives better

This month as part of learning about the many community services that provide services throughout South Australia, the SAcommunity team contacted Baptist Care SA to find out more about their work across the state.

Australia Day events are being held across the state in Metropolitan and Regional South Australia, visit your local council to find out more about their activities and check for any last minute changes due to inclement weather.
 

METROPOLITAN

25 January

Campbelltown City Council
Australia Day Award Celebrations 
5.30pm at Campbelltown Function Centre
 

Photo: Brighton Beach Jetty January 2018, courtesy of C. McIntyre

Photo: Adelaide Hills, courtesy of J. McIntyre

• Need Real World Experience?

Looking for an outdoor game for everyone? Enjoy treasure hunting? Perhaps you should look at Geocaching! Cameron and James our new Connecting Up staff are fans of this recreational pursuit and SAcommunity spoke to them about the appeal of this activity and what it was that first inspired them to join.

How did you first become involved in geocaching?
"I first heard of geocaching from my friend as something we could do while we went on our regular walks. It provided more incentive to get outside and explore local walking paths, parks, and nature-rich areas, while getting healthy and fit." Cameron explained.