headspace Wagga Wagga

02/09/2025

🌈 Our Youth PRIDE Group is now running monthly at headspace Wagga!
If you're aged 12–15 and looking for a safe, inclusive space to connect, create, and be yourself – come join us 💚

🗓 Session Dates:
Sept 3 • Oct 1 • Nov 5 • Dec 3

🕒 Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
📍 Location: Upstairs group room at headspace Wagga (elevator access available)

🎨 Each session includes creative activities, peer connection, and guided discussion.

📞 Call, email or pop in to get started:
myheadspace@headspacewagga.org.au

01/09/2025

Pride Crafternoon last week was so good!!!! Thanks to everyone who could make it 💜💚💜

27/08/2025

🎮🍕 Craft, Mario Kart & Pizza? Yes please!

Join us this Friday 3:30–5 pm at headspace Wagga for our Youth Pride Crafternoon, a free drop-in event to launch our new LGBTQIA+ youth group 🌈

Open to young people aged 12–15 looking to meet new friends in a safe, inclusive space 💚

📍 Upstairs group room at the headspace Wagga office (elevator access available)

No need to register – just drop in!

✨ Then join us monthly from 3:30–5:00pm on:
Sept 3 • Oct 1 • Nov 5 • Dec 3

📧 Questions? Email us at myheadspace@headspacewagga.org.au

06/08/2025

See you on the dance floor 🤩

Q***r babes and allies - it's time to DISCO 💜✨

Friday 29 August
6.30pm to 8.30pm
$5.00 + booking fee
Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
Wiradjuri/Wiradyuri Country

The official Wagga Wagga Wear It Purple Disco for 2025 is a safe and welcoming space to sing and dance the night away to your favourite q***r anthems, dress-up in your most fabulous purple attire!

🎶 & on the tunes and taking requests

🕺Learn how to line-dance with Hayley from

💚 Experience a 'Green Room' space where you can still vibe while making q***r badges, friendship bracelets and chillax on some giant beanbags thanks to

📸 Visit the Smile Station and snap a polaroid with friends old and new

🍕🍿 Pizza and popcorn included in ticket purchase

https://events.humanitix.com/wear-it-purple-disco

06/08/2025

This week, our Community Awareness and Engagement Officer travelled to Sydney to attend the opening of the NSW Office for Youth with Minister of Youth Rose Jackson. It was an inspiring evening celebrating past achievements and looking ahead to the exciting possibilities yet to come.
🌟Change happens when you people speak truth to power! 🌟

05/08/2025

Headspace Wagga Wagga presents: Battle of the Bands!
Band Expressions of Interest (EOI) are NOW OPEN!
🎶 Entries close 27 August at 11:59 PM
📅 Event date: 9 October 2025
🎸 Bands will be contacted before 3 September
🏆 Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
📲 Apply online — bands must include at least one member aged 12–25
Don’t miss your chance to shine on the main stage!
Apply Now
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=A7KnBXyzOUOUpJJR-k_t95MH01p-1pNEia-rd-2TNStUMzJKWjI2WUhDWUpIUkwwNzk1T1RCTUowTC4u

01/08/2025

Some of the headspace crew went out to Wagga TAFE NSW to recognise NAIDOC week and take place in a smoking ceremony. It was so lovely to explore a stunning display of local artwork.

29/07/2025

opportunity in Temora to do your Mental Health First Aid

Thanks to our continued support from Ski for Life, ROC is bringing FREE Mental Health First Aid Training to TEMORA!! – a crucial course designed to give you the knowledge and skills to support someone who is experiencing a mental health challenge. Whether it's at home, work, or in your community, this training equips you to:
✔️ Recognize signs of mental health struggles
✔️ Offer initial support with care and empathy
✔️ Guide individuals to the right professional help
Together, we can break the stigma around mental health and build a stronger, more supportive community.
Bookings open to all 18+ at: https://www.trybooking.com/DEEBH

22/07/2025

Join Black Dog Institute's free webinar for parents and carers of teens to learn how to navigate adolescence and find support for yourself and your teenager.

For Parents and Carers

14/07/2025

What a day in Ashmont! Despite the cold, we had an amazing time with Anglicare Riverina, packed with fun activities, cultural cuisine tastings, yarning, weaving, and the Deadly 3x3 Basketball Gala Day at wagga's Equex Center had so much deadly talent on the court and great vibes all around! 🖤💛❤️

10/07/2025

More NAIDOC Week events and we are having such an awesome time weaving and yarning. Thank you Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation for hosting and Isaac Compton for being the best MC 🖤💛❤️

07/07/2025

🖤💛❤️
Sunday marked the start of NAIDOC week and some of the headspace team had the opportunity to join the NAIDOC march and Flag Raising in Wagga today.

NAIDOC Week 2025 marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture and resilience. This year's theme is ‘The Next Generations: Strength, Vision and Legacy’ highlighting the achievements of the past and looking forward to the bright future ahead.