What's On in Burnie

A perfect event for early readers, families, and budding little gardeners. Come along and grow your imagination—one seed at a time! Celebrate imagination, nature, and the magic of stories with children’s author Svetlana Kitik as she shares her delightful 44‑page picture book, Mother’s Mega Marrow, beautifully illustrated by Maura Juliana O’Regan.

Training Aim: This training is designed to provide individuals and communities with the essential skills and resources required to identify and respond to a person at risk of suicide and build on a communities capacity to eliminate suicide. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this training participants will be able to: Use the language given in the National Communications Charter Language Guide – Suicide, to have safe and respectful conversations around suicide; Recognise the warning signs of suicide; Identify and develop personal self-care strategies; Promote help-seeking behaviour before a crisis occurs; Identify and promote protective factors; Identify how to support a person at risk to access appropriate services and to develop their own safety plan; Increase individuals’ and communities’ capacity to reduce suicide.

Join this free BeConnected webinar about learning useful tips for your Android phone. Smartphones are more than a way to stay connected with others through text and calls. They can make your life easier by providing access to important information, online services and entertainment. Get the most out of your Android phone by exploring its settings and discover more features and useful tips to help you do more with your phone.

Learn how to make the most of your meal with a creative, hands-on workshop at the library. Reduce your use by using food better! Food scraps are a powerful source of nutrients for you and the veggie patch. Learn to make the most of your meal with zero-waste food recipes and discover new stratgiues for reducing food waste in your kitchen. Bring along your favourite zero-waste tips or treasured recipes, and together we’ll craft a community zine packed with ideas to inspire every home cook.

Apps, or applications, are the programs you use on your smart device to get things done. Some apps are just for fun while many can help us in our daily lives. With millions of apps available to choose from they can seem confusing at first, but we’ll give you some tips to get the greatest benefit from your apps so you can use them with confidence. Join our 1-hour presentation to discover: what an app is, where to find and download an app, which apps might be helpful and interesting to you, and tips about managing your apps.

With over 2 billion daily active users, Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking site. Join our 1-hour presentation to discover: what you can do on Facebook, how to take control of your privacy settings, common scams on Facebook, and how advertising works on Facebook.