Lifeline answers more than 40,000 calls each year, is owned and operated by wesley mission, and is one of 37 centres accredited by lifeline australia. Sydneys biggest book fair is coming to wahroonga in july. For more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on its unique brand of bargainfilled, family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydney s north shore. Book fair loyalists who we communicate with regularly. More than just fundraising days, our book fairs are popular community events, where people from right across the northern beaches get together and connect in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. I always bag a bargain ie buy at least a big shopping bag of books. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games and jigsaws. Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the tuggeranong basketball stadium. Its the night before lifeline bookfest and im acting like a five year old does on christmas eve. These items are offered on a first in, first served basis.
Royal institute for deaf and blind children annual book fair, sydney, nsw the royal institute for deaf and blind children ridbc is calling on bookworms and bargain hunters to support its annual book, toy and music fair. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the inaugural lifeline dinner table on 28th october, and to all of our supporters in the leadup to the event. This event showcases products like there will be lots and lots of books from romance to action, hard cover and paperback novels, cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction. Lifeline northern beaches book fairs see above all funds raised support the activities of lifeline northern beaches. Books include texts, australiana, foreign languages, art, medical, engineering and commerce. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury book fairs 2014 sydney. This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. Lifeline canberra the collectors room catalogue september 2019. Please be advised that the lifeline australia is the national administrative office, the contact number listed above does not offer crisis support.
Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Whether you are a book worm, a dedicated reader, a student, a book collector or someone searching for those long lost books to make your book series complete, lifeline bookfest brisbane is the place for you. Lifeline bookfest 8 11 june abc melbourne australian. Calling all bookloving bargain huntersour lindfield book depot is opening the doors. Lifeline central wests mega book fair is coming to bathurst on saturday 19th and sunday 20th may 2018. This year marks the 30th anniversary of lifelines famous book fairs on the north shore, and the annual 4day book fair at knox grammar, wahroonga on 1922 july is sydneys biggest.
Your support for our book fairs goes a long way in generating the funds required to continue providing these services to our community. Sydneys biggest book fair, lifelines biggest sydney book fair promises the. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of booklovers in canberra. Doors will be open 9am to 4pm saturday and 10am to 2pm sunday, with continue reading lifeline central west book fair. Book fairs in each oddnumbered year, the friends conducts a book fair. Proceeds from the book fairs are an essential funding source for lifeline s telephone crisis support and suicide prevention services. Despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of australia is spattered with the names of towns that are now only a handful of ruins, or ess than that, or linger on, each with its once busy streets lined with glassless windows except for perhaps those of perhaps half a dozen houses, a store, and a shady pub with decaying veranda. Proceeds from the book fairs are an essential funding source for lifelines telephone crisis support and suicide prevention services.
We have a wide range of collectable books available at our book fairs. A new, free service delivered by lifeline and funded by the sydney north primary health network, way2wellness connects people on sydneys north side with mental wellbeing support. Ervin gallery, observatory hill, sydney annual in september. If you would like to volunteer, register your interest here. Lifeline s biggest sydney book fair promises the best. Pristine fiction and nonfiction at a fraction of retail prices. Oct 26, 20 lifeline is a telephone counselling service and they hold many book fairs around the country to raise funds. We regularly host book fairs around the central west, and we require a large number of volunteers to help with making it happen. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys giant book fair heads back to castle hill this spring, by popular demand, after last years success at oakhill college. Im not sure how many of last years books ive read yet. Literary lovers are spending the weekend scouring the spines of more than a million preloved books at the countrys biggest bargain bookfest in brisbane. It will be held from 2028 january and is held twice a year in brisbane, plus all over queensland.
Lifeline central west book fair lifeline central west. We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast. In this era of the ebook and digital realm, is the book still desirable lifeline bookfair 2014 on vimeo. With tens of thousands of titles to choose from, under any category imaginable, you are sure to find something to suit all tastes. Jan 19, 2018 visit the lifeline bookfest in brisbane, the largest secondhand book sale in queensland. Sydneys biggest book fair at knox grammar school, wahroonga. Contact the lifeline national office using our online form. Lifeline bookfest may 2019, lifeline bookfest rockhampton.
Ive been attending two local book fairs for the past few years. Over 110,000 books, cds, dvds, vinyl records and computer games. From lavish coffeetable books to literary classics, a favourite tome is sure to be uncovered. Sydneys biggest book fair at knox grammar school, wahroonga 1922 july 2018. If youre struggling with your mental wellbeing, it can be hard knowing what to do or where to go for help.
Lifeline northern beaches has run hundreds book fairs thanks to the tireless efforts of our book fair volunteers. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running. With well over 4 kilometres worth of second hand books and so much more, the brisbane bookfest is a whole day out that is not to be missed. The massive and marvellous lifeline sutherland bookfair is returning to sutherland entertainment centre from friday 5 to sunday 7 july for its annual feast of all. Curated by professional editors, the conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. This is the first book fair for 2018 so come along, pick up a bargain and support a very worthy cause. With moby dick snuggled comfortably alongside a scandalous jacqueline susann novel, youll find the book fair doesnt discriminate against its content. Tessa marshall, who joined our board in 2014, died by. Filling your own library with the worlds greatest stories has never been so easy and cost effective than with the revisit of the lifeline bookfest. Plus a plain english guide to the latest developments and discoveries. The 2017 mary parsissons outstanding volunteer of the. Lifeline is a national charity providing all australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Bookfest jan 2020, lifeline bookfest gold coast, gold coast. Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydney s southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains.
Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. With a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books, you wont want to miss the lifeline canberra book fair. Lifeline, created by wesley mission, is celebrating its 56 th year anniversary. Apr 15, 2020 curated by professional editors, the conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world.
Lifeline canberra have made the decision to close the warehouse and the donations facility, given the current risks associated with covid19. Find something for yourself, or share the love, while supporting our suicide prevention and crisis support services. John joseph horgan mla born august 7, 1959 is a canadian politician serving as the 36th and current premier of british columbia since 2017. The harbour to hawkesbury division of lifeline runs a number of book fairs each year in order to raise money for its 24 hour telephone counselling service. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. This is an unprecedented time please do not take donations to our warehouse please take extra care of yourselves. We appreciate your interest in and support of our book fairs.
The lifeline bookfest, june 8 11, will not disappoint the avid book lover who could easily lose themselves in the vast array of mystery, fantasy, humour, crime, romance, fact and fiction on over four kilometres of tables at the brisbane exhibition and convention centre in south brisbane. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival held several times a year all over australia, including in. This event showcases products like there will be lots and lots of books from romance to action, hard cover and paperback novels, cookbooks, fiction, non fiction. Our book fairs are renowned for their quality and huge variety of preloved titles, plus every dollar raised helps lifeline save lives. We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to elders both past and present. Were committed to empowering australians to be suicidesafe through connection, compassion and hope. Jan 19, 2014 literary lovers are spending the weekend scouring the spines of more than a million preloved books at the countrys biggest bargain bookfest in brisbane. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. The wonderful book lovers of brisbane and beyond helped raise much needed funds in june for the lifeline crisis support line. Lifeline bookfest offers brisbane bookworms a place to discover new authors and subjects, and spend four days filling bag or trolley with a range of preloved books. Lifeline is a telephone counselling service and they hold many book fairs around the country to raise funds. Book lovers turn out for lifeline bookfest in brisbane abc news. Lifeline bookfest is held at the brisbane convention centre biannually.
Over four huge days, we will have the largest range of titles and genres, the highest quality, and the best environment to come and browse books, books and more books, as well as cds, dvds and computer games. Lifeline australia 11 14 crisis support and suicide. Im making wishlists, setting my alarm, and trying to drink as much warm milk as i can manage because i just cant sleep. Lifelines telephone crisis support and suicide prevention service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the cost of a local call mobile phone calls are free of charge. For more information on lifeline andor the chatswood book fair, go to au. Our book fairs have gained a reputation for their unique combination of highquality books, amazingly low prices, and warm and welcoming atmosphere. Jan 01, 1974 despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of australia is spattered with the names of towns that are now only a handful of ruins, or ess than that, or linger on, each with its once busy streets lined with glassless windows except for perhaps those of perhaps half a dozen houses, a store, and a shady pub with decaying veranda. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. Lifeline canberra bookfair in mitchell, act 8 sep, 2017 fri. For two days on the first weekend in october, thats saturday and sunday oct 78, more than 45,000 titles will be up for sale.
Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydneys southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. Choose from over 90,000 titles and help lifeline save lives. Lifeline canberras bookfairs are the largest gathering of booklovers in canberra and they raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local 11 14 crisis support service available to the community. Visit the lifeline bookfest in brisbane, the largest secondhand book sale in queensland. This is a sale of secondhand books, rare books, cds, dvds, sheet music, etc. For new volunteers on the day come see us at the information desk during the bookfair. The below lists are a selection of the titles that were available at our lifeline book fair, 1416 february 2020, at ted blackwood hall, warriewood. Sydney s biggest annual sale of secondhand books is offering some rare gems for auction, as well as a vast collection of top quality paperbacks and hard covers ranging from popup books for preschoolers, great fiction and literature, cookery, craft, history, politics.
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