Mindful Margaret River

24/07/2025

✨ Supporting Our Local Youth ✨

At Mindful Margaret River, we know it takes a village. If you’re a young person needing support – or a parent, carer, or teacher looking for resources – here are some key services right here in our community:

🧡 Headspace Margaret River
Free mental health, wellbeing, and counselling support for young people aged 12-25.
📞 6164 0680

🧡 Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
Have your say on what matters to youth in our shire. Get involved and create positive change.

🧡 GP Down South Youth Counselling
Free counselling for young people aged 12-25 in Margaret River and Augusta.
📞 9757 2288

🧡 Relationships Australia WA – Margaret River
Counselling and family support services.
📞 6164 0600

If you or someone you know needs help, you are not alone. Reach out. 💛

👉 Visit our website for more local youth support services:
mindfulmargaretriver.org.au/support/youth/

23/07/2025

🧠💬 AOD Workshop – Building Skills, Breaking Stigma

In May, we hosted an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workshop, a practical, engaging session for local community members and service workers in Margaret River.

Together, we unpacked the complex realities of substance use, explored harm minimisation strategies, and gained tools to better support those experiencing challenges related to alcohol and other drugs.

Workshops like this are about more than just information—they’re about connection, compassion, and community readiness.

A big thank you to everyone who took part, asked the tough questions, and showed up with open hearts and minds 💛

For more training opportunities like this, visit mindfulmargaretriver.org.au

22/07/2025

Alcohol & other drug support – you’re not alone.
Mindful Margaret River has compiled local services that offer compassionate, confidential help for individuals and families impacted by substance use.

Here are four key services you can reach out to:

🔹 South West Community Alcohol & Drug Service (Palmerston)
Free, confidential counselling and support.
📞 9757 2133 | 📍 Margaret River Hospital site

🔹 Holyoake
Counselling for youth, adults & families impacted by substance use.
📞 9791 6554 | 💻 www.holyoake.org.au

🔹 We Can Recover
Free peer-based support from people with lived experience.
📞 0497 209 332 | 💌 wecanrecover@gmail.com

🔹 Hope Community Services
AOD counselling, outreach, prevention and diversion programs.
📞 1300 467 323 | 💻 www.hopecommunityservices.org.au

Find more services and support at:
👉 mindfulmargaretriver.org.au

17/07/2025

🧠💚 We sat down with Dorien from Headspace Margaret River as part of our July campaign with the augusta-margaret river paper to shine a light on the vital mental health and wellbeing support they offer local young people.

From counselling and case management, to sensory-aware support for neurodivergent youth, headspace walks alongside 12–25 year-olds and their families, meeting them where they’re at, without judgement.

Support is free, flexible, and inclusive. Whether you're navigating anxiety, identity, relationships, trauma or just need someone to talk to.

📞 Need support?
Call 08 6164 0680 (opt 3)
Visit: 36 station rd, margaret river
🖥 More info: headspace.org.au
📲 Online support: headspace.org.au

16/07/2025

🌈 International Non-Binary Peoples Day 💛🤍💜🖤

Today, we celebrate non-binary people everywhere, those who exist outside the traditional binary of male and female. We honour the richness, strength, and diversity that non-binary identities bring to our communities.

To be non-binary is to live authentically, sometimes in between, beyond, or completely outside of gender norms. It’s not always easy in a world built on binaries, but your existence is powerful. You deserve to be seen, heard, and supported, not just today, but every day.

To our non-binary friends, community members, and loved ones:
We see you.
We stand with you.
We’re grateful for you 🌱

Let’s continue building a world where everyone feels safe to express who they are, without fear or limitation.

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16/07/2025

Recent Campaign 🙌🏼

It’s Wednesday… and that means there’s a new edition of the Mail on stands now. Grab your print copy or head to margaretrivermail.com.au to read the latest edition… totally free!

15/07/2025

Support is here if you need.

If you're facing financial stress, you're not alone — and support is available right here in our community. Reach out to these local services:

🔹 Margaret River Community Centre
Emergency relief, food boxes, pharmacy and fuel vouchers, financial counselling, tax help, and referrals.
📍 33 Tunbridge Street, Margaret River
📞 (08) 9757 3200
📧 admin@mrcc.com.au
🕒 Mon–Fri, 9am–1pm

🔹 Anglicare Financial Counselling
Free, confidential support with budgeting, debt, and creditor negotiations.
📍 At MR Community Centre
📞 (08) 9720 9200
🕒 Thurs & Fri by appointment

🔹 Margaret River Community Pantry
Fresh produce and staples available weekly.
📍 33 Tunbridge Street
🕒 Fridays, 10:30am–12pm
💰 Suggested donation: $10 or pay what you can

🔹 Rural West
Free financial counselling for small businesses and primary producers.
📞 1800 612 004
📧 Dean.bavich@ruralwest.com.au

🔹 Tax Help – MR Community Centre
Assistance with simple tax returns for incomes under $60,000.
📞 (08) 9757 3200
📧 bookings@mrcc.com.au
🗓️ Available Aug–Oct by appointment

🔹 National Debt Helpline
Free advice on managing debt and financial hardship.
📞 1800 007 007

💛 You don’t have to do this alone. Reach out. Support is here.
Visit us for more local services:

www.mindfulmargaretriver.org.au/support

10/07/2025

You are not alone.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or family violence, there are free, confidential services here in the South West that can help:

🔹 South West Refuge – Crisis accommodation & outreach support
🔹 Waratah Support Centre – Trauma counselling & support
🔹 DV Assist – Domestic violence phone support & safety planning
🔹 Women's Domestic Violence Helpline (1800 007 339) – 24/7 phone support
🔹 Mensline (1300 789 978) – Support for men using or experiencing violence
🔹 Child Protection Helpline (1800 271 889) – Support for families and children
🔹 Head to Health – Local pathways to mental health support

💛 For a full list of services, visit our Support Directory:
https://mindfulmargaretriver.org.au/support/domestic_family_violence

Let’s keep showing up for

09/07/2025

🌿 SELF SEEN – Sunday Mornings at Rotary Park 🌿

Looking for a way to reconnect, reflect, and reset?

Self Seen is a free weekly gathering for men in Margaret River that offers space to slow down, move your body, connect with others, and breathe deep in nature 🌞

🕖 Every Sunday | 7:00am
📍 Meet at “Old Kate” steam engine, Rotary Park, Margaret River
🔥 Free BBQ brekkie
🚶‍♂️ Gentle riverside walk + open convo
💬 No judgment, no pressure — just good blokes & real chats

Come as you are. Bring a mate. Walk away feeling grounded, seen, and supported.

08/07/2025

🖤💛❤️ NAIDOC Week | 7–14 July 2025

NAIDOC Week is a time to recognise and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

It’s also a time to listen. To learn. To reflect.

As shared on naidoc.org.au:

'The fire represents the enduring strength and vitality of Indigenous cultures,passed down through generations despite the challenges of colonisation and ongoing injustices.'

At Mindful Margaret River, we pay our deepest respects to the Wadandi people of the Noongar Nation. We honour their unbroken connection to Country, culture, and community.

This week, and every week, we invite our community to stand in solidarity, learn from First Nations voices, and engage in meaningful steps towards truth, justice, and healing.

📚 Learn more or explore local events: www.naidoc.org.au

04/07/2025

03/07/2025

🧠💬 AOD Workshop – Building Skills, Breaking Stigma

In May, we hosted an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) workshop, a practical, engaging session for local community members and service workers in Margaret River.

Together, we unpacked the complex realities of substance use, explored harm minimisation strategies, and gained tools to better support those experiencing challenges related to alcohol and other drugs.

Workshops like this are about more than just information—they’re about connection, compassion, and community readiness.

A big thank you to everyone who took part, asked the tough questions, and showed up with open hearts and minds 💛

For more training opportunities, visit mindfulmargaretriver.org.au