Join Life Without Barriers at a range of events happening across Australia in September.
Image: Five staff members stand in front of the Life Without Barriers' stall at Mardi Gras Fair Day 2025.
During September, Life Without Barriers is hosting and supporting in-person and online events. You can connect with our teams and learn more about our services at the events below.
Australia-wide
Education Webinar: Children and Young People as Digital Citizens
Screen time is one of the top worries for Australian caregivers. This worry is coupled with guilt and confusion as to how to navigate this ever-changing space.
This webinar aims to explore screen time anxieties and support a changing conversation around children and tech use.
This webinar will be supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.
Date: Wednesday, 20 August
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: Online.
For more information or to register, visit our Eventbrite registration webpage. Want to ask our educators a question? Click this link.
Image: A teenage boy sitting at his desk in his bedroom, using his laptop. Text: Education webinar: Children and Young People as Digital Citizens.
Facing the storm together: how we plan and respond to weather-related disasters
The Disability Dialogue is holding another online event and would love for you to be there!
This event will focus on planning and responding to weather-related disasters, and will discuss how we can make sure people with disability are safe and prepared for storms, floods, heat waves and other extreme weather events.
We will hear from people with disability, including First Nations communities and international perspectives, about how they approach planning for weather-related disasters and their prevention efforts.
Date: Wednesday, 24 September
Time:
1.00pm – 2.30pm AEST (for people in NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, TAS)
12.30pm – 2.00pm (for people in SA and NT)
11.00am – 12.30pm (for people in WA)
Location: Online.
For more information or to register, visit the Disability Dialogue's website. If you can’t make this event, sign up for emails about future events here.
Image: Graphic banner with an image of a woman and child standing in front of flood water, holding umbrellas. Text: Free online event. Facing the storm together: How we plan and respond to weather-related disasters. RSVP today. Wed 24th September 1.00pm-2.30pm AEST (online). Auslan Icon. Closed Captions Icon. Disability Dialogue - Logo.
Queensland
Age Well, Stay Connected
Join this free community gathering for seniors, their families and carers, volunteers and sector professionals for a day of connection, conversation, and collaboration.
Featuring inspiring speakers, interactive workshops and powerful lived experiences, the Age Well, Stay Connected event is an opportunity to share ideas and experiences to help shape future directions and priorities for preventing social isolation among older Queenslanders.
Date: Wednesday, 3 September
Time: 9am
Location: Museum Of Tropical Queensland, 70 -102 Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland.
For more information or to register, visit the Humanitix registration webpage.
Image: An older couple sitting on a couch in their lounge room.
Life Without Barriers provides Aged Care services across Australia so you can connect with a local team and find the care that’s right for you. Email the team at agedcareenquiries@lwb.org.au or call 1800 792 359.
Centacare transition to Life Without Barriers
Join us at one of our interactive information sessions 'Centacare transition to Life Without Barriers'. There are three online sessions running 3-5 of September.
Transition to Life Without Barriers!
| When | Thursday, 4 September, 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
| Where | Online interactive sessions. |
As Centacare steps away from disability services, we know this might feel like a big change. We’re here to make it simple – keeping your supports steady, your routines familiar, and your future secure.
For more information or to register, visit our Eventbrite registration webpage.
REFOCUS Family Fun Day
This family-friendly community day will offer hands-on activities and cultural celebrations including jumping castles, sausage sizzles, traditional face painting, Indigenous dancing, art workshops, yarning circles, and food stalls.
There will also be information booths to connect families with local support services. Life Without Barriers staff and foster care ambassadors will have a stall at this event, ready to answer any questions you have about foster care.
Date: Saturday, 13 September
Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: Field 1, Apex Park, 2 Morayfield Road, Morayfield, Queensland.
For more information or to register, visit the Child Protection Week website.
Summer Land Camels Spring Markets
Experience the best of a boutique country market! Come and support local Scenic Rim producers and businesses, as well as others from around Southeast Queensland. Eat, shop, have a great time with friends, enjoy the stunning views from our property, and relax to the sounds of a local entertainer while you browse through the stalls.
Make sure you stop by the Life Without Barriers stall, where our friendly staff and foster care ambassadors will be ready to answer your questions and chat all things foster care.
Date: Saturday, 13 September
Time: 9am - 2pm
Location: Summer Land Camels, 8 Charles Chauvel Drive, Mutdapilly, Queensland.
For more information or to register, visit the Summer Land Camels website.
Spring Carnival
Come along to the Spring Carnival – Free Community Fun Day hosted by Encircle Community Services. This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the local community and will be a great day of fun for all with free amusement rides, face painting, petting zoo, live music, delicious food and community stalls.
Life Without Barriers staff and foster care ambassadors will be hosting a stall at this event, and will be ready to chat all things foster care.
Date: Friday, 26 September
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre, 865 Gympie Road, Lawnton, Queensland.
For more information or to register, visit the Encircle Community Services website.
Image: Graphic tile with pink and yellow flowers and text: Spring Carnival. Free Family Fun. Encircle Community Services - Logo. Queensland Government - Logo.
Wamuran's F.A.M (Food Art Music) Festival
Discover local tastes at Wamuran's F.A.M (Food Art Music) Festival, a free food, art and music festival celebrating local producers, makers and artists from Wamuran and surrounds.
The Festival will feature local producers and food vendors, a range of talented local artists, community stalls, live music from local musicians and food trucks.
Life Without Barriers staff and foster care ambassadors will have a stall at this event, ready to answer any questions you have about foster care.
Date: Saturday, 27 September
Time: 9am - 1pm
Location: Wamuran Sports Complex Hall, 84 Campbells Pocket Road, Wamuran, Queensland.
For more information or to register, visit the What's On Moreton Bay website.
Certificate III training course in Individual Support, Capalaba
Looking for a rewarding career in the disability sector? Begin your journey by enrolling in the next Certificate III course in Individual Support (Disability) with Myhorizon.
Make a difference in the lives of people with disability, illness or injury by learning real skills to provide individualised, person-centred support.
As part of this nationally recognised qualification, you will also gain real experience in a work placement (120 hours required) preparing you for your rewarding career in the disability services sector.
This ‘Skilling Queenslanders for Work’ Project is proudly funded and supported by the Queensland Government. Funding is available for eligible participants.
Next course start date: Tuesday, 7 October
Length:18 weeks in classroom + 120 hours industry placement
Location: Myhorizon, 1-15A Runnymede Road, Capalaba, Queensland.
For more information, or to enrol, contact 0448 117 179 or smackenzie@myhorizon.org.au.
Image: A group of people gathered in a circle with their hands placed in the centre. Text: Looking for a rewarding career in disbaility? Begin your journey by enrolling in our next Certificate III course in Individual Support (Disability) CHC33021.
South Australia
Royal Adelaide Show
The Royal Adelaide Show brings together country and city communities to celebrate excellence and innovation and to educate and connect in a vibrant carnival atmosphere.
There is something for everyone, with incredible competition entries, educational displays, local business exhibits, delicious food stalls, animals of all shapes and sizes, and thrilling rides!
Life Without Barriers staff and foster care ambassadors will have a stall at this event, ready to answer any questions you have about foster care.
Date: Friday, 5 September
Time: 9am - 9pm
Location: Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville, South Australia.
For more information, visit the Royal Adelaide Show website.
Image: Graphic banner with a carnival shown in pink over a purple background with fireworks. Text: Adelaide Show. Royal Adelaide Show. 30 Aug - 7 Sept, 2025.
Foster Care Information Webinar
If you live in South Australia and are interested in sharing your home, heart and time with a child or young person in need, please join our free information session to learn what's involved in becoming a foster or kinship carer and whether it's the right fit for you.
During the session, we will cover the different types of care, the application and assessment process, the roles and responsibilities of being a carer and the support you will receive from Life Without Barriers. There will also be an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session.
Date: Tuesday, 16 September
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Online event.
For more information or to register, visit our Eventbrite registration webpage.
Image: A young boy with curly red hair smiles at the camera. Text: Share your world. Become a foster carer.
Tasmania
Live Foster Care and MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ Information Session
Interested in learning more about the MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ Model? Join Our Free Information Webinar!
The MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ Model is an innovative way of supporting carers, children, and young people through the strength of community.
We’re hosting an online session to give you the chance to:
Learn more about how Mockingbird constellations work and the difference they can make.
Explore the unique Home Hub role and other ways carers can be involved.
Connect directly with the LWB Tasmania team to ask questions and share ideas.
Hear about the support, training, and community connections available to carers who join a constellation.
We’ll also share a little about Life Without Barriers and the values that guide how we work alongside carers, children, and young people every day.
This is a relaxed, interactive session designed to give you space to explore, ask questions, and see if MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ could be the right fit for you.
Date: Thursday, 25 September
Time: 12pm
Location: Online event.
For more information or to register, visit our Eventbrite registration webpage.
Victoria
Foster Care Week Webinar: What We Wish We Knew on Day One
Join Fiona te Wierik, Life Without Barriers Carer and Foster Care Association of Victoria(FCAV) Carer Ambassador, in discussion with Deb Collard, FCAV Learning and Development Coordinator, for this special Foster Care Week webinar discussing supports, information and preparations Fiona and her husband Michael wish they’d known before that first child arrived in their care.
Fiona and Michael have been fostering for 17 years with Life Without Barriers and over that time they have experienced and overcome many of the challenges and nuances that being a foster carer can bring. They have not only provided love and stability to many children and young people but have also gathered a strong toolkit between them which Fiona will be sharing in this webinar.
Date: Tuesday, 16 September
Time: 10:30am
Location: Online event.
For more information or to register, visit the Foster Care Association of Victoria website.
Foster Care Information Webinar
If you live in Victoria and are interested in sharing your home, heart and time with a child or young person in need, please join our free information session to learn what's involved in becoming a foster or kinship carer and whether it's the right fit for you.
During the session, we will cover the different types of care, the application and assessment process, the roles and responsibilities of being a carer and the support you will receive from Life Without Barriers. There will also be an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session.
Date: Tuesday, 16 September
Time: 6pm
Location: Online event.
For more information or to register, visit our Eventbrite registration webpage.
Image: A foster family sitting together outdoors. Text: Foster care information session. Share your world.
Social Football with Dynamo Melbourne Football Club
Life Without Barriers has partnered with Dynamo Melbourne Football Club to run Social Football Sessions!
These sessions aim to provide people from diverse backgrounds, including refugees and migrants a chance to play, connect, and feel at home in Melbourne, with a focus on building skills, confidence, and connections.
By working together, we aim to strengthen bonds within our local community and create spaces where everyone feels welcome and supported.
Date: Every Tuesday night!
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: JJ Holland Park (next to South Kensington Train Station), Kensington, Victoria.
For more information, contact Justin Lehmann, Regional Operations Manager, justin.lehmann@lwb.org.au or 0459 848 104.
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Image: Two young Dynamo Melbourne FC players, Lewis and Ramadan, holding up t-shirts with Life Without Barriers on them.
