360 Southwest

05/01/2026

💚 Life Skills Program Now Taking Referrals! 💚

At 360 Southwest, our Life Skills Program is all about building confidence, independence, and real world skills in a fun, supportive group environment.

Each week, participants take part in learning and hands on activities focused on everyday life skills such as:
✔️ Cooking and meal prep
✔️ Budgeting and money skills
✔️ Communication and problem solving
✔️ Personal wellbeing and self-confidence
And much, much more!

Participants learn by doing, through practical activities, group challenges, and real life scenarios that support independence at home and in the community.

📞 Referrals now open
📍 360 Southwest, 143 Timor Street, Warrnambool
📱 Call our friendly team on 03 4504 9111 to find out more or to make a referral.

30/12/2025

🎄 December Wrap-Up 🎄

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a wonderful December filled with connection, growth and plenty of smiles. From celebrating achievements to enjoying festive activities together, it’s been a beautiful way to finish the year.

We hope you enjoy reading our December newsletter and wish everyone a safe, happy and restful holiday season. We look forward to welcoming you all back in 2026 💚

24/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at 360 🎄

We would like to wish all of our participants, their families, carers, and our wider community a very Merry Christmas.

Thank you for welcoming us into your lives, your homes, and your journeys throughout the year. It’s a privilege to support such an incredible community, and we are so grateful for the trust, kindness, and connections we share.

We hope this Christmas is filled with love, laughter, and moments that matter however you choose to celebrate.🎄

23/12/2025

The festive season may be merriest time for some but for others it can also be the most saddest, stessful, loneliest and most heartbreaking time.

You may come into contact with people who are at their absolute breaking point.
Family, friends, coworkers, strangers in the grocery store, retail workers.

We are all busy but let’s not be too busy to be kind and patient with others, especially those suffering with Mental illness. Mental health doesn’t go on holidays so if you know someone is struggling this festive season, be kind, make sure they know they can talk to you and if necessary assist them to get the help they need.

📞 Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
24/7 crisis support and su***de prevention
Phone, online chat, and support available anytime

📞 Beyond Blue Support Service

1300 22 4636 (1300 22 BLUE) 24/7 support for anxiety, depression, emotional support

📞 Su***de Call Back Service

1300 659 467 — 24/7 nationwide support by trained counsellors

📞 Kids Helpline (for ages 5–25)

1800 55 1800 Free, 24/7 support

📞 1800Respect (Family & Domestic Violence Support)

1800 737 732 24/7 confidential support

🚑 If you’re in immediate danger

📞 000 Emergency services

19/12/2025

17/12/2025

🎄✨ 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓸𝔂𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓢𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 𝓤𝓹 𝓒𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓓𝓪𝔂 ✨🎄

What an incredible way to wrap up the year! Our Employment Support participants had an absolute blast celebrating our year with a day full of fun, learning and laughter.

A huge thank you to Brad and Justine for welcoming us onto their farm, participants loved getting hands on milking a cow, feeding the calves, driving the tractor and even going for a ride on the motorbike 🚜🐄🏍️ What an experience! Justine even whipped up some delicious milkshakes for us all to enjoy with our morning tea! 🧋

From there we headed down to the Blue Hole for some friendly beach cricket, before making our way back to the Civic Green to enjoy some delicious Peppers Pizza for lunch 🍕

To top off the day, we finished with icypoles and a fun game of tenpin bowling 🎳 The perfect way to celebrate a big year of hard work, growth and achievements.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the day so special. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to finish the year 🎉💚

11/12/2025

🌟 𝟑𝟔𝟎 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 , 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑩𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 🌟

We are excited to announce our brand new weekly programs for 2026, offering fun, connection, learning, and new opportunities all year long! Each day brings something different, with supportive staff, meaningful activities, and plenty of chances to build confidence and independence.

Here’s what’s happening in 2026:

✨ 𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 – 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 (𝟗𝒂𝒎–𝟑𝒑𝒎)
A hands on program building real world skills like cooking, budgeting, communication, problem solving and personal wellbeing. Every week includes fun themes, group challenges, and practical skills you can use at home and in the community.

✨ 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 – 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 (𝟗𝒂𝒎–𝟑𝒑𝒎)
Explore new places, get involved, and make meaningful connections! From local attractions and events to volunteering, community engagement and social skill building, every Wednesday is a new adventure.

✨ 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 – 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 (𝟗𝒂𝒎–𝟑𝒑𝒎)
End the week with fun! Enjoy local outings, creative sessions, games, fitness, beach days, hidden gems, and plenty of laughs. A relaxed and supportive day focused on friendships and trying new things.

💼 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔
Available Mondays (9am–5pm) and Tuesdays (12:30pm–5pm) with our Career Mentors, supporting participants to build skills, confidence, and pathways into employment.

📢 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!
If you’re looking for a supportive, welcoming space to learn, grow, explore and have fun, 360 Southwest is the place to be.

📞 03 4504 9111
📧 team@360southwest.com.au
Or send us a message to secure your place!

Let’s make 2026 a year full of fun, growth, connection, and new opportunities! 🌈✨

11/12/2025

What a gorgeous morning we had with some of our ladies at our Christmas Craft morning tea. The room was filled with laughter, creativity and a lot of Christmas cheer. ☕💕

Everyone got busy creating fabulous Christmas canvas paintings, making their own hot chocolate reindeers, and decorating delicious festive cookies. We even had time to make a cute Christmas card to finish off the morning! 🎨🦌🍪💌

It was such a lovely way to get into the Christmas spirit together. A big thank you to everyone who joined in and made the session so fun and festive! ❤️✨

10/12/2025

A little behind-the-scenes moment from our visit to Coast FM!
Some of our crew headed into the studio last week to record our brand-new 360 Southwest radio ad — and they absolutely nailed it.

Here’s a snippet of the final product, matched with a few highlights from the day.
We’re so proud of everyone who got involved and represented 360 with confidence, personality, and plenty of laughs.

Tune in to Coast FM to hear the full ad on air! Coast FM