Cyberbullying Workshop 20 September

ACT Council of Parents & Citizens will be holding a workshop on 20 September 2012, with leading specialist Susan McLean, to discuss current issues in cyberbullying for parents and teachers to focus on strategies to protect children.Ms McLean was a member of the Victorian Police for 27 years and the first Victorian Police Officer to be appointed to address cybersafety and young people.

Workshop will address current issues in cyberbullying, including online harassment and sexting, as well as strategies for parents and teachers to identify cyberbullying and preventative measures to protect children.

This is a free workshop open to the public. Space is limited, RSVP essential to mjogie@actparents.org.au or actparents.org.au Refreshments will be provided.

Think Big Create 23 September

Education programs to for Children, Teenagers and Teachers to improve Self Esteem, Achieving Success and "How we Think"

A 6-hour Workshop that can:

• Reduce behavioural problems
• Build healthy self-esteem
• Create positive self talk
• Expand children's creativity
• Improve study attitudes
• Promote Good Mental Health
• Create self-belief
• Building confidence
• Open children's mind to greater possibilities

Visit thinkbigcreate.com for more information.

Yarnia, a sock puppet show with heart 22 - 23 September 2012 - 11:00am'

Yarnia', is a tale of a lost sock, Solo, and his quest to find himself before being unravelled by the wicked sock monster who threatens to destroy the land!It begins in the eccentric Mrs Spinner’s Laundromat, a fantastical place where stories are shared and spun, as the cycles of life and the wash go round and round. In the washing machine, ( a magic portal), Solo is separated and finds himself lost, cast out and washed up on the shores of Yarnia, a land where all lost, discarded or odd/different socks end up. Yarnia is a land where lost socks go to re dream their existence. It offers a chance to be re-imagined, recycled, remade and refashioned into wild, weird, brave and beautiful new creatures. Visit the website for more inforamtion: sydneyfringe.com.

Sidetrack Theatre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville.

Adults $20.00 concession $15.00.

Suitable for ages 2-12.

SNAPSHOT 2012 Teenagers International Photographic Competition Exhibition
22 September 2 December - Open daily 9:00am - 5:00pm Free Entry

SNAPSHOT commenced in 2007, and attracted 23 entrants. Naomi McCarthy Penrith Regional Gallery’s Manager of Education & Visitor Service states Snap Shot has an ‘open’ theme allowing teenagers to select and present a single photograph of their choice.

This freedom gives the audience an insight in to a broad range of subjects that teenager’s are making pictures about: things like identity, sense of place, ideas on beauty and culture, nature and the built environment, love, community and notions of alienation and isolation. The primary aim of the exhibition is to encourage youth participation in the arts. Go to penrithregionalgallery.org or more information

ADELAIDE YOUTH ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS 2013 - 17 & 18 November 2012
Each year these four orchestras rehearse on weekends during term time and present over 20 concerts throughout Adelaide.

Established in 2001, the Adelaide Youth Orchestras (AdYO) offers South Australia’s most talented young musicians the opportunity to rehearse and perform under the direction of Adelaide’s most inspiring conductors and tutors. Aged between eight and 24, AdYO musicians are handpicked through a rigorous audition process. Applications close 5pm Friday 26 October 2012. For more information visit the website