The massive and marvellous lifeline sutherland bookfair is returning to sutherland entertainment centre from friday 5 to sunday 7 july for its annual feast of all. Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for. These regular community fundraisers held around northern sydneyby lifeline harbour. Lifeline new york is a nonprofit 501c3 humanitarian organization. Even bigger than last years blockbuster success at this wonderful venue, the chatswood book fair will be offering over 60,000 books of outstanding quality in more than 50 categoriesincluding art. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games and jigsaws.
Every fair is planned, prepared, and presented by a dedicated team of volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure. For new volunteers on the day come see us at the information desk during the bookfair. The sydney rare book fair is just around the corner. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. Please be advised that the lifeline australia is the national administrative office, the. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. Canberrans have again flocked to epic to help support the lifeline book fair whilst the staff enjoyed something a bit new. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. Selling books since 1998 po box 176, annandale nsw 2038, australia email your order. Lifeline northern beaches book life, brookvale, new south wales, australia. Even bigger than last years blockbuster success at this wonderful venue, the chatswood book fair will be offering over 60,000 books of outstanding quality in more than 50.
Lifeline canberra is a leading charity in the act, setting the benchmark for suicide prevention and communitywide awareness for mental health advocacy. Lifeline central west book fair lifeline central west. There will be a record 85,000 books on sale at lifelines big book fair this weekend but much attention will be on a limited edition copy of a. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. Lifeline adelaide receives minimal funding from the state government, but the ongoing costs to run the service are significant, with each call costing. This is an unprecedented time please do not take donations to our warehouse please take extra care of yourselves. For more information on lifeline andor the chatswood book fair, go to au. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival which is held a couple of times a year all over australia, including in brisbane. Over 110,000 books, cds, dvds, vinyl records and computer games.
Lifeline book fairs raise thousands of dollars each year to help support the lifeline crisis support services. Lifeline western sydney on behalf of lifeline australia rto 88036 run courses throughout the year both day and evening classes at our training centre at parramatta. As you may be aware, lifeline south coast had to make the tough decision to cancel the march big book fair. Friends of the waverley library annual book sale may, bondi junction. Every year lifeline holds a huge secondhand book sale in order to raise funds for their counselling service. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year. He is a past recipient of the emmco west ems achievement award, and for. Lifelines first giant book fair monthlychron lifelines. The lifeline book fair takes place every six months at the exhibition park across the road from us, once in spring and once in autumn. Lifeline central wests mega book fair is coming to bathurst on saturday 19th and sunday 20th may 2018. By closing this banner or by continuing to use eventbrite, you agree. With a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books, you wont want to miss the lifeline canberra book fair.
Jan 14, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Royal institute for deaf and blind children annual book fair, sydney, nsw the royal institute for deaf and blind children ridbc is calling on bookworms and bargain hunters to support its annual book, toy and music fair. One of the busiest centres in australia, our trained crisis support workers answer more than 34,000. Our annual fundraising event program has become part of the fabric on the region with our bookfairs attracting over 50,000 people each year. Lifeline book fair proceeds to go towards crisis support. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to close the warehouse and the donations facility, given the current risks associated with covid19. Lifeline northern beaches book life is a group of volunteers on sydneys northern beaches who. However, any cord worn around the neck can pose a strangulation risk, including the possibility of death and serious injuries. Join us at exhibition park this friday, saturday and sunday for the biggest ever lifeline canberra bookfair.
Discover our academic care, student care, mission and diverse cocurricular opportunities. Having never been before, i wasnt sure what to expect. Our work is made possible through donations from people like you who care about other people. Over 50,000 quality used books, all categorised, plus cds and dvds. The fair runs from thursday sunday, so i was wondering if anyone else had been to one before, and if they can tell me what to expect. Dick comes to the ems directors position with years of prehospital and public safety experience. The book fair is held in a huge warehouse and is packed with tables of books. Bathurst showground to host the lifeline central west book fair on saturday and sunday. Its on this weekend 10am til 5pm saturday, 10am til 4pm sunday. Lifeline book fair 20 article by branka prodanovic on 3009 20. Lifeline book fair at thornleigh sydney mums group. The concept of the show, a company that uses time travel to save lives for profit, is very intriguing.
Thousands on books available for sale in a variety of genres along with records, cds and sheet music. One of sydneys best loved charities brings its famous book fair event to thornleigh community centre, across two days 8am. Lifeline book fair 20 home sydney books and writing community events. With tens of thousands of titles to choose from, under any category imaginable, you are sure to find something to suit all tastes. Lifelines popular book fairs throughout the year have proven time and again that the printed book contrary to dire predictions continues to thrive in an age where digital content rules. Lifeline book fair free entry article by vanessa on 09042018. With well over 4 kilometres worth of second hand books and so much more, its a whole day out that is not to be missed. Funds raised go towards lifeline services including their 24hour crisis support service in the illawarra and. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services. Hundreds of volunteers are needed, so if you have an interest in books and want to. In dwayne johnsons new show lifeline, a corporation uses. Lifeline book depot charity events or fundraisers in west.
Oct 27, 2012 lifeline book fair, the premier book fair in the sutherland shire. It is part of a national network of lifeline centres, working together to save lives and provide training for good mental health in the workplace. Lifeline answers more than 40,000 calls each year, is owned and operated by wesley mission, and is one of 37 centres accredited by lifeline australia. In a first for castle hill, lifeline is holding one of its famous book fairs at the oakhill college, old northern road, on 89 october from 8am to 5pm. Canberra lifeline book fair robbed of rare volumes worth. Lifeline book fair, popular 3day book fair returns to castle hill. With over 120 tonnes of books, cds, dvds, comics, puzzles, games and more theres something for everyone. This year since jerry is on leave we managed to get there on the opening day. To reduce any risk of strangulation, philips lifeline neck cords are designed to break apart under certain conditions.
At the event you will find 4km of tables with millions of. Lifeline northern beaches has run hundreds book fairs thanks to the tireless efforts of our book fair volunteers. Bag a bargain at lifeline big book fair in berkeley. Lifeline adelaides trained volunteers crisis support workers answer more than 46,000 calls and online chats each year from people experiencing crisis and, sometimes, considering suicide. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. Lifeline northern beaches book fairs see above all funds raised support the activities of lifeline northern beaches. With nathan bryon, mark davison, julia deakin, oliver dench.
Lifeline canberras iconic book fair heads south this weekend, with the doors opening at 2pm on friday at the vikings erindale auditorium. A nervous job candidate is forced to show much more than a positive attitude to save the life of her competitor. Eventbrite, and certain approved third parties, use functional, analytical and tracking cookies or similar technologies to understand your event preferences and provide you with a customized experience. Begin where you are to ignite the process of change. Visitors to the fair will see a wonderful selection of books, manuscripts, maps, prints, photographs and ephemera. Lifeline encourages donations of quality, used or unwanted items such as. Host your own event do you have an idea for a great fundraising event you can run at your school, workplace, gym, club or community group. The lifeline bookfest is a second hand book sale for book lovers young and old.
The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. Lifeline adelaide has offered crisis support to the community for more than 50 years. We welcome all people irrespective of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Lifeline western sydney is one of 44 centres accredited by lifeline australia, and is a service of parramatta mission. The book fair boasts 40,000 titles of pristine fiction at a fraction of retail prices, nonfiction covering 40 subject areas, plus cds and dvds. It will be one of the biggest book fairs, in terms of total amount of books on sale, with over 24,000 on. Sat 18 jul and sun 19 jul 9am5pm great hall knox grammar school pacific highway, wahroonga sydney s biggest book fair. If you would like to volunteer, register your interest here.
The team behind the inaugural lifeline harbour to hawkesbury macquarie book fair 34 november need volunteers to help set up and packunpack book vans the book fairs are organised and run entirely by volunteers and as they are an ageing population, would. We take pride in the quality and quantity of our books, providing tens of thousands of books at asnew to nearnew condition. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. For more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on its unique brand of bargainfilled, family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydney s north shore. Jan 21, 2018 hey everyone, i thought for my first ever booktube video it would be fun to take you guys along and show you what i purchased at the 2018 lifeline bookfest in brisbane tahliabelle x p. Lifeline petersham book fair in petersham, nsw 19 oct, 20 sat 9. Our book fairs have gained a reputation for their unique combination of highquality books, amazingly low prices, and warm and welcoming atmosphere. We provide a 24 hour, 7 day a week crisis telephone service and answer over 50,000 crisis calls per year, from people of all ages who are in crisis due to a range of issues including. Lifeline bookfest 20 the lifeline bookfest, june 8 11, will not disappoint the avid book lover who could easily lose themselves in the vast array of mystery, fantasy, humour, crime, romance, fact and fiction on over four kilometres of tables at the brisbane exhibition and convention centre in south brisbane. Lifeline book fair, the premier book fair in the sutherland shire. Lifelines biggest ever canberra bookfair this weekend the.
I attended the canberra lifeline book fair held over three days, on february 12 14, at the huge budawang pavilion at exhibition park near the race course. As you enter the car park, there is a silver coloured garden shed on the right set back slightly from the car park and next to the blue clothing bins. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. Its bookworm bliss each event has thousands of quality preloved books up for grabs at bargain prices. Lifelines big book fair is the major fundraising event for lifeline south coast. They run all over queensland, all throughout the year. Proceeds from the book fairs are an essential funding source for lifeline s telephone crisis support and suicide prevention services. This invaluable organisation does everything it can, from suicide.
Lifeline bookfest 8 11 june abc melbourne australian. College tour we invite you to visit us to explore the benefits of an augustinian education. Lifeline central west orange mega book fair, 2324 march 20, 9am4pm daily, 96 byng street, orange gold coin entry. Bega mayor kristy mcbain has been endorsed as labors candidate in the. Subscribe to bees blog, lourdustandhappylaps event.
These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. We provide a free service to help publicise fundraising events dos for charities and nonprofits so they can raise more money for the great causes they support. Donations are tax deductible within the limits of the law. Lifeline petersham book fair in petersham, nsw 19 oct. This is an organisation that has been serving the northern beaches area for over 40 years now and in this time, they have helped many thousands of people in their struggles with everyday life. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury h2h kicks off the new year with its first giant book fair for 2019 at the civic pavilion, the concourse, chatswood. More than just fundraising days, our book fairs are popular community events, where people from right across the northern beaches get together and connect in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Lifeline south coast is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running. For more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on its unique brand of bargainfilled, family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydneys north shore. The lifeline store in liverpool is having a massive book fair. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury kicks off the new year with its first giant book fair for 2019 at the civic pavilion, the concourse, chatswood from saturday 2 february to sunday 3 february.
Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydney s southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. This is an organisation that has been serving the northern beaches area for over 40 years now and in this time, they have helped. Ervin gallery, observatory hill, sydney annual in september. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of book lovers in canberra. This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. I invite you to take inventory of where and when you may be numbing yourself with food, alcohol, drugs, sex. Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast.
This years event will take place from thursday november 5th to saturday november 7th at the heritage customs house at circular quay. Aug 11, 2015 this september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. The lifeline bookfest is open from this saturday 8 to tuesday 11 june at the brisbane convention and exhibition centre, south brisbane. Whether you are a book worm, a dedicated reader, a student, a book collector or someone searching for those long lost books to make your book series complete, lifeline bookfest brisbane is the place for you. Lifeline canberra volunteers are distressed after dozens of rare books are stolen from the organisations book fair, ripping away thousands of dollars in potential revenue for the suicide. For more information about fairview lifeline services, call 9528856185 or 8668275039. People donate books that they dont want anymore, and they are sold to help finance the eponymous crisis telephone. Lifeline canberra there are many ways to support lifeline canberra. Lifeline central west executive director alex ferguson said the organisations holds two book fairs a year, in autumn and spring, and the books on offer are only ever of the highest quality. Use our locator to find services, lifeline shops and information about charity bins, collection and drop off points near you.
Lifeline castle hill book fair dural and round corner. In this era of the ebook and digital realm, is the book still desirable lifeline bookfair 2014 on vimeo. Contact the lifeline national office using our online form. The lifeline book shed is located directly behind our office at 4 park avenue gordon in the car park, off pearson avenue. Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with continue reading lifeline central west book fair. Lifeline macarthurs big book fair is coming to camden.
Lifelines big book fair on at illawarra sports stadium. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Fairview lifeline volunteers help us keep our prices low. Giant lifeline book fair, spend less and read more.
Im hoping to head to the lifeline book fair at knox grammar this saturday. Book fairs, swap meets, auctions and similar events plus australian mostly east coast club meetings and the like this page dedicated to the late alan richardson and the late richard fitzgerald. Charitydos is a social enterprise with a mission to be australias fundraising event calendar. Plethora of books on offer at lifeline central west book. , tradies gymea, sydney, new south wales, 27 october 2012 28 october 2012. Training is provided and volunteer time is flexible. Lifeline repairs is a cell phone repair, pc repair, iphone repair store. Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the coorong pavilion. We will keep all our loyal customers up to date on any changes to our scheduled october big book fair.