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October 2024
Walk for Mental Health
Free
Come along to our Walk for Mental Health! This is a FREE family-friendly event with a gentle walk, activities, lots of giveaways, food and live music!
Find out more »Sometimes it is just the little things that make you happy
Come along and play in our community garden, maybe spot a fairy, get your face painted, eat pizza or grab a sausage, paint a pot, squish playdough, make a nature wand or even make a fairy house.
Find out more »Generations Connect Fun Day
Join us for the Generations Connect Fun Day on Friday, October 11, 2024, from 10 am to 2 pm at the C3 Convention Centre in South Hobart! This FREE event is open to everyone, regardless of age or background. With nearly 24 exciting stalls, you can enjoy face painting, a photo booth, drumming, circus acts, dancing, a snow tent, arts and crafts, and much more! Several organisations will also be present, offering even more engaging activities. Food and drinks will…
Find out more »Nurses Quarters Open Day
Explore Willow Court Nurses Quarters During Mental Health Week Tasmania! We’re pleased to announce that the Nurses Quarters will be open for self-guided tours throughout our Open Day, as part of our Mental Health Week Tasmania events. You are welcome to explore this amazing 1913 historic building, which once hosted the nurses who worked on the Willow Court precinct. This is a great opportunity to see the inside of this significant heritage-listed building as it stands today. Event Details: Dates:…
Find out more »Ladies Cottage Stories around the fire place & Afternoon Tea
$25
Welcome to our Ladies Cottage Stories & Afternoon Tea Event. We’re partnering with Willow Court Heritage Site Inc. to host a very special gathering at the Ladies Cottage. Enjoy afternoon tea while listening to personal stories from Carla Paul “A Conversation with Carla” a former Willow Court resident and Margaret Reynolds “Margaret tells stories” a former Teacher-In-Charge of Lachlan Park Hospital in 1963, shared around the fireplace. Tea, coffee and delicious baked goodies by Baker Dave will be served while…
Find out more »Community Rhythm Circle for Mental Health Week
The Drum Collective is bringing together a free community rhythm circle event in Devonport! Drumming and rhythm are powerful tools for relieving stress, expressing emotions, and building connections. Come and join me and drum yourself happy! No experience is required. I'll bring the drums, you bring your awesome self and together we will create rhythm, community and connection as this is where we feel belonging. Facebook: The Drum Collective Instagram: the.drum.collective thedrumcollective.com.au
Find out more »Live Well Tasmania Oldina Community Farm Open Day
Free
Come and experience immersion in nature at our Community Farm Open Day. Enjoy a BBQ, Plant Sale, nature walks, including to our magnificent Grandmother Tree, plenty of nature activities for kids, learn about our Therapeutic Farming project and what we are doing to increase community resilience and more!
Find out more »September 2025
Minds Do Matter – Art Exhibition (Hobart)
Minds Do Matter is a statewide art exhibition celebrating Mental Health Week and promoting positive community conversations about mental health by inviting creative responses to themes around mental health. In 2025 the theme is EMPOWER: Appreciate the little things.
Find out more »October 2025
Make a Difference, Make a Scarecrow
Scarecrows as symbols of facing fears are being created and displayed throughout the municipality to raise awareness of Mental Health Week. If you would like to participate in making a scarecrow, please contact Sallie Brockman on 0438 751 464. A variety of events are being hosted across Bicheno during Mental Health Week 2025! Check out the flyer to see what else is on! View the flyer here.
Find out more »Exhibition opening – IN MIND, a Hunter Island Press project
Over the past year, artists from Hunter Island Press have visited the Ladies Cottage at Willow Court in New Norfolk, drawing inspiration from its spaces and layered history. As Australia's oldest and longest continuously operating asylum (1827–2000), Willow Court holds deep historical and emotional significance. This exhibition presents a series of personal artistic responses to the site's complex past and themes surrounding mental health. The exhibition will be open to the public 3-12 October 10am - 4pm during Mental Health…
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