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PHOENIX YOUTH
CENTRE
ACTIVITIES @ HOME NEWSLETTER MAY 2020
INTERACT FROM
HOME
Zoos Victoria
Watch the animals live from home!
Tune in for animal talks with special
guest speakers.
www.zoo.org.au/animals-at-home
ACMI
Tune in every Wednesday for
ACMI’s Virtual Cinémathèque. The
movies will be announced every
Tuesday and are free to view.
www.acmi.net.au
SYN Media
Tune in to listen to SYN's 'School on Air'
live!
ISOLATION CREATIONS syn.org.au
To keep the community safe during COVID-19, Maribyrnong City Council Isol-Aid!
has closed all community facilities, including Phoenix Youth Centre. Isol-Aid is an online music festival and
While staying at home is the best thing we can all do to stay safe, it is still gathering space. Every weekend from
important for us to connect virtually and look after our mental health 12pm-12am artists play 20-minute sets
through fun and creative activities. that are streamed live via their
Instagram accounts. At the end of their
Through Isolation Creations, we want to celebrate the amazing talents of set, each musician tag-teams the next
our local young people by bringing a collection of videos featuring them artist to play, sending fans down a
performing, creating, skill sharing and moving. We are committed to rabbit hole of new music discovery,
supporting young people and artists during this time. community, and good feels.
Follow @isolaidfestival to tune in.
If you have something you would like to share, and join us as part of
Isolation Creations send your interest on our website FCAC (Footscray Community Arts
phoenixyouth.com.au Centre)
Rebel Stepz Create Online Classes - A
series of FREE classes and tutorials.
footscrayarts.com
Spark Health
The Wellah Workout Series Live!
Equipment free workouts that are
perfect for home or the park. Getting
active each day is important in looking
after your physical, mental and spiritual
health while giving you an opportunity
to get outside and connect to Country,
the land.
sparkhealth.com.au
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CENTRE
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READING ONLINE
Open Library
A great collection of books to read
online for free!
openlibrary.org
Audible by Amazon
A great collection of free
audiobooks for young people.
stories.audible.com
Inky Awards - State Library
Friendly events and digital programs to
connect young adults with books,
stories, writing and each other.
slv.vic.gov.au
LEARNING ONLINE
Student Voice Hub
TAKE OVER MELBOURNE Have any burning questions about Term
2 of school? Have a read of the most
Takeover is a new initiative from the ABC calling on high school students frequently asked questions.
across Greater Melbourne (and those outside formal education aged studentvoicehub.org.au
between 12-18) to share a story about their life. Takeover is about
showcasing the voices of young Melburnians and helping them shape the Chatter Pack
future of their city. A voluntary run special educational
needs and disabilities hub. Choose a
Winners from across Greater Melbourne will work with ABC producers to category you are interested in and
have their stories featured across ABC platforms. Stories can be submitted receive free monthly newsletters and
to the Takeover Competition in any format including writing, video, photos resources of advice and information.
and audio. chatterpack.net
Entries are now open and close 27 June 2020. Enter now at
abc.net.au/takeover
Stay tuned for the coming Workshop to be held on the 20 of May 2020.
Email Phoenix@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au for more information.
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SUPPORT SERVICES
eHeadspace | Free
Online counseling and support for
young people aged between 12-25
years.
headspace.org.au
cohealth
cohealth offers counseling for a range
of issues you may be experiencing
including depression, anxiety, stress,
trauma, grief and loss, relationship
issues, adjustment to life circumstances,
and refugee and asylum seeker
settlement issues.
cohealth.org.au
Foundation House
Foundation House provides a range of
specialist programs for young people
from refugee backgrounds who have
recently arrived in Australia, aged 16–
CHAT TO A YOUTH WORKER 25. Their mission is to advance the
health, wellbeing and human rights of
people from refugee backgrounds who
While Phoenix Youth Centre is closed, the team is still working behind the have experienced torture or other
scenes and will continue to provide young people with individual support traumatic events
during this time. foundationhouse.org.au
Whether you're looking for specific information on services that can help, Switchboard
or would like to chat about how you are going, the team is happy to Speak to a peer LGBTIQA+phone
contact you at a time that suits. worker or chat online between 3pm and
12am every day of the week.
To get in contact with a Youth Worker please leave your contact details switchboard.org.au
through our website: phoenixyouth.com.au
Wesley Footscray Outreach - Food
Support
Wesley Footscray Outreach is a crisis
HOUSING SUPPORT support service available Wednesday to
Friday, 9.30am to 4pm. For further
Wombat Housing & Support Services
details around access to this service,
MYAP provides case management support to young people aged
call the centre. You must call prior.
between 16-25 in the inner west region of Melbourne who are homeless or
at risk of homelessness. The program has a focus on culturally and Ph. 9689 3515
linguistically diverse young people unitingwesley.org.au
wombat.org.au
WEst Justice
Melbourne Youth Support Services and Frontyard WEstjustice provides free legal help to
The team provides multidisciplinary holistic programs to meet the needs people in the Western suburbs of
of young people aged 12-24 who are at risk of or experiencing Melbourne. Their legal advice clinics
homelessness. will continue to operate via phone.
mcm.org.au westjustice.org.au
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COVID-19 INFORMATION AND LINKS TO RESOURCES
Community Connectors Emergency services
Maribyrnong City Council has set up relief and recovery response teams Police, Fire, Ambulance: 000
that are available to respond to your needs during the COVID-19
pandemic. If you, your family or someone you know has been impacted by Coronavirus hotline
COVID-19 and is in need of support, assistance or advice, please call our 1800 675 398
dedicated number on 9688 0434 from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Home doctor service
Department of Health and Human Services 1300 7425
For updates from DHHS regarding COVID-19, please visit
dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus Nurse on call
1300 606 024
Coronavirus Australia app
Stay up to date with the Federal Government’s official information and Lifeline
advice about COVID-19. Download the 13 11 14
‘Coronavirus Australia’ app from the App Store or Google Play.
1800 RESPECT
Covid Safe App 1800 737 732
The COVIDSafe app helps find close contacts of COVID-19 cases. The app
helps state and territory health officials to quickly contact people who may Youth Central
have been exposed to COVID-19. The app speeds up the current manual youthcentral.vic.gov.au
process of finding people who have been in close contact with someone
with COVID-19. This means you’ll be contacted more quickly if you are at Mindspot
risk. This reduces the chances of you passing on the virus to your family, mindspot.org.au/coronavirus
friends and other people in the community.
health.gov.au Reachout
au.reachout.com
Council updates
For further information about Council’s response to COVID-19, visit Headspace
maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/COVID headspace.org.au
To contact Council, please call 9688 0200, email YacVic - We wan't to hear from you
email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au or submit a request with us online at survey
maribyrnong.vic.gov.au yacvic.org.au
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