NQ Autism Support Group in Townsville, Queensland | Community organisation

NQ Autism Support Group

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: 47740637

Address: 26 Peter St Kelso 4815 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.nqasg.org.au

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25.01.2022 check this out and share with all your friends and family

25.01.2022 this is our annul Christmas due please RSVP asap if you wish to attend

25.01.2022 Helping teens on the spectrum turn interests into a career and find sustainable employment: The Autism CRC has released myWay Employability https://www.mywayemployability.com.au//harnessing-your-int

24.01.2022 If you are looking for hand drawn art pieces, do support Addi Blake Art.

22.01.2022 Sensitive Santa sessions are going to be held at Fairfield Central Shopping Centre. Details are as follows : Sensitive Santa Sessions: Tuesday 11 December 9.00am 10.00am Tuesday 18 December 9.00am 10.00am... For further information or questions please contact the centre. www.fairfieldcentral.com.au See more

22.01.2022 We will be holding the Siblings Group this Sunday afternoon from 2-4pm at the NQ Employment building, 23 Casey St, Aitkenvale. This group is for brothers and sisters of children with ASD aged from 8 - 18 years old. Cost is $5 per child. Please RSVP Linda on 0414224654 for catering purposes.

21.01.2022 This months sensory friendly film is Frozen 2! Event Cinema, Sturt Street Sunday, 8th of December, 10:30am Cost is $6 per person

21.01.2022 Christmas Party 2019

20.01.2022 4th Jan 2020 C Bar @ 6-30pm, The Strand Headlands, 82 Gregory St, Townsville QLD 4810 1st Feb 2020... Hogs Breath Townsville Central & Movies @ 6-30pm 9/10 Little Fletcher St, Townsville QLD 4810 7th March 2020 Potluck (Bring share finger food) @ Joyce-Lyns & bring a game @ 6-30pm 38 Stoneville Circuit Mt Louisa, 4814 2nd April 2020 Fasta Pasta @ 6-30pm 8A/31-56 High Range Dr, Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 2 May 2020 Fish Inn Rock pool @ 6-30pm 54 Howitt St, Townsville QLD 4810 6 June 2020 Centenary Hotel @ 6-30pm 5 French St, Pimlico QLD 4812 4 July 2020 Thai Smile & Warrina Cineplex NOTE: 5-15PM Start 2/278 Bayswater Rd, Currajong QLD 4812 1 Aug 2020 Cactus Cannon Park @ 6-30pm Please RSVP Cannon Park Shopping Centre, 2 Hervey Range Rd, Thuringowa Central QLD 4817 5 Sept 2020 Grilled Fairfield @ 6-30pm T33-2 Lakeside Dr IDALIA QLD 4811 3 Oct 2020 Coffee Club on the Strand @ 6-30pm 59/60 The Strand, Townsville QLD 4810 7 Nov 2020 Longboards @ 6-30pm Please RSVP The Strand Headlands, 80 Gregory St, Townsville QLD 4810 5 Dec 2020 Oliver Browns @ 6-30 pm 1/62 The Strand, North Ward QLD 4810

19.01.2022 North Queensland Autism Support Group holds a coffee morning on the last Friday of each month with a guest speaker. When : Friday 30th August, 2019 Time: 9:45 for a 10:00 start... Where : MacDonalds , Aitkenvale Guest Speaker : Cassandra (Sandy) McDonald, Regional Autism Coach, North Queensland Region State Schools, Department of Education. Phone : 07 4757 3222, Mobile : 0491 228 436, Email : [email protected] Sandy will explain how the Autism Hub operates in state schools and about a future workshop she is organising. I look forward to seeing you Friday. Any questions please call Linda on 0414 224 654 or Gwenyth on 4774 0637.

16.01.2022 Last Sunday we had our monthly Adolescents Group. We had 17 young people in attendance who enjoyed spending time together chatting, playing Xbox, board games, sharing artistic talents and making new friends .

16.01.2022 we will be holding a sensory awareness workshop in coming weeks so if you are interested please follow the below link and signup [email protected]

16.01.2022 NQASG President Mark Eggert presented a certificate of appreciation to Hamish Finlayson for his contribution to the ASD community on the 19 May. Hamish is no stranger to the local community. He is an App developer and creates Apps for people on the spectrum. His effort was recognised by various major technology companies and institutions. Through his network, NQASG received a donation of computer hardware which enables the group to conduct computer workshops for our members.... Thank you Hamish! Below are the links to Hamish latest game - Transport Pathways Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details iOS App Store https://itunes.apple.com/AU/app/id1382591065?mt=8

15.01.2022 Sprite Design workshop is on this Sunday!! RSVP now! Learn how to design and create basic sprite animations of characters and items using Piskel and Scratch in our next instructor-led workshop. This workshop is open to the public including non NQASG members. Click on the below link to register for the workshop:... https://www.nqasg.org.au//sprite-design-workshop-open-to-/ RSVP now!

15.01.2022 INVITATION: New NQ Autism Lions Club. Details below about a proposed new NQ Autism Lions Club in Townsville. If you would like to know more, a special information event is being held:... Date Saturday 17 October 2020 Location Castle Hill Lion’s den, 38 Fleming street, Aitkenvale Start 5.30 pm meet & greet, presentation @ 6.00pm More Information & RSVP by 14 October 2020 to: LIONS: John Muller 0407 114687 [email protected] or NQ AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP: Gwenyth Cutler 0447 042999 [email protected] Are you a community minded person who enjoys helping others? Do you possess a Can Do attitude, enjoy life and meeting new people? Are you keen to help make this world a better place? Are you interested in helping to form, and being a Charter Member of the new NQ Autism Lions Club? A joint effort by the NQ Autism Support Group and Lions, this new NQ Autism Lions Club is dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of those on the Autism Spectrum. Membership is open to those on The Spectrum, parents, carers and other interested community members. We seek to serve our community by engaging in volunteer projects that will promote a culture of acceptance and enrichment, building partnerships that promote educational and employment opportunities and enhancing future prospects. Andonce the New Lions Club is established we will also Charter a Leo Club for those adolescents aged 12 to 18yrs. If you answered Yes to any one of these questions, then here is a great opportunity for you your Personal Invitation - to attend the first information evening to hear more about this exciting opportunity. A short, sharp, one hour presentation that will explain much of the things that Lions Clubs and their members do. We will provide a sausage sizzle, drinks are available, and please, feel free to bring any other interested people to this presentation. So, who are the Lions and what do we do? Lions Clubs International is the World’s largest service club organisation whose main purpose is to provide voluntary support and assistance to their own local communities. And it all starts with people like You forming your own club, providing opportunities, and doing your own projects and activities locally. DATE SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2020 LOCATION CASTLE HILL LIONS DEN, 38 FLEMING STREET, AITKENVALE START 5.30 PM MEET & GREET, PRESENTATION @ 6.00PM SEPARATE ACTIVITY FOR ADOLESCENT GROUP FINISH 7.30 PM DRESS CASUAL We look forward to meeting you on 17th October, and will welcome your input and ideas that Lions may be able to achieve in your community. More Information & RSVP by 14 October 2020 to: NQ AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP: Gwenyth Cutler 0447 042999 [email protected] LIONS: John Muller 0407 114687 [email protected]

13.01.2022 Thank you so much to the wonderful friendly people from Townsville Northern Suburbs Lions Club. You are truly awesome, amazing, wonderful people. THANK YOU

09.01.2022 Hi everyone, Randy from the IT Club has created a new game and uploaded it to the NQASG website. In the future there will be a series of simple video tutorials on Blender and Unity to show some of the steps in the making the game. ... We will also be uploading video tutorials on how to create games using Scratch on our Facebook page soon. Hope these tutorials and games can keep you occupied during this at stay home period. You can access the game here: http://www.nqasg.org.au/itclub/games/VirusRun/ There are also some games previously made in ITClub you can also find on the website here: Maze Game: http://www.nqasg.org.au/itclub/games/Maze/ Christmas Game: http://www.nqasg.org.au/itclub/games/XmasGame/ Stay Safe everyone.

08.01.2022 We had a fantastic turn out for the Scratch Workshop. Leave us with a comment if you have any requests or ideas for our next workshop. Keep a lookout on our Facebook page for the next workshop.

06.01.2022 Townsville New Lions Club Update There are now 14 new Members of the minimum 20 needed to form a New Lions Club, which is dedicated to providing opportunities and support for those on The Spectrum and their families. At least another Six new members are needed. ... If you would like to join, please complete the attached Membership Application Form and either return it to John Muller or bring it with you to the next Lions Club Meeting this Friday. Application Forms will also be available at the meeting . Details of this lunch-time meeting are:- * The Sun Hotel Function Room, 6 Ross River Road, Mundingburra * 12.00 for 12.30 (You can order your lunch in the Function Room on arrival) * Meeting from 12.30 to 1.30. Please phone - John Muller 0407 114687 - if you will be attending and joining the new club this Friday. If you would like to join but can't make the meeting, please also phone John and he will arrange to collect your membership form prior to the meeting. And please, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact John: John Muller Coordinating Lion Mobile: 0407 114687 Email: [email protected] https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/resources/79863797

05.01.2022 AST Sunday we held our first monthly Siblings Group. While the attendance was small, it was a great start for a much needed social group for children with ASD siblings. Everyone who came had fun.

04.01.2022 We decorated cupcakes at the Siblings Group today. Fun was had by everyone who attended . We also made goop and enjoyed adding food colouring to make lots of different colours. The next group will be held on Sunday 20th October. Hope to see you there.

04.01.2022 We had a great turn up and positive feedback from the Scratch workshop. The team has put forward some ideas for our next workshop but we want to hear from you as well. Vote for your favourite idea or leave us a comment if you have any other suggestions

04.01.2022 Sorry to all our page visitors for the slip of the fingers for earlier it was a huge mistake

03.01.2022 if anyones interested attending this event RSVP to gweyth cutter no later then tomorrow so we know numbers