Belonging Matters Inc.

14/11/2025

Join us in person at this free event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability!

We will celebrate and share stories of how people with disabilities have become included in their communities by contributing their interests, passions, and gifts - leading to rich and diverse connections and friendships!

👥 Attend this FREE Workshop in the City of Knox, Victoria
📅 10 am to 1 pm - 26 November 2025 (light lunch provided)

🔗 Register Now: https://events.humanitix.com/we-belong

ℹ️ For more information and to download the event flyer, visit: https://www.belongingmatters.org/event-details/we-belong-stories-that-strengthen-community-connection

Image of friends at a music event. Text, Celebrating International Day of People with Disability. Free Workshop called We Belong! Stories that Strengthen Community Connection on Wednesday, 26 November. Image logos for International Day of People with Disability, Knox City Council and Belonging Matters.

14/11/2025

Read our latest newsletter update for November 2025.

CLICK HERE: 👉 https://mailchi.mp/611c5f5bb21a/last-chance-to-attend-we-belong-in-knox

10/11/2025

✨ Join us at our AGM and hear from guest presenter, Fiona Read, who will speak on Top Tips for Sustaining Individualised Support Arrangements.

Anyone can attend but only members can vote.

✅ Attend our AGM and guest presentation via Zoom on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 at 7 pm (via Zoom)

👉 Register Now: https://events.humanitix.com/belonging-matters-annual-general-meeting-2025

Image below of guest presenter Fiona Read. Text, Belonging Matters Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025. Featuring guest presenter Fiona Read presenting on top tips for sustaining individualised support arrangements. Wednesday, 12 November 2025 via Zoom at 7pm until 8.30 pm.

06/11/2025

Sharing gifts of the heart thatcan be shared with others - at our Friendship Matters workshop ❤️

20/10/2025

Making friends can be hard!

This free, interactive, face-to-face course is designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters.

It will take place in October and November 2025 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria. Places are limited!

👉 For more information, visit: https://events.humanitix.com/friendship-matters-course-2025

Image description: Friends sharing dinner at a restaurant

18/10/2025

🌻A friend is a gift you give yourself! - Robert Louis Stevenson

LAST 10 DAYS TO REGISTER!

Building Bridges: The Art of Friendship Course (commencing 30 October 2025) will bring people with disabilities and their supporters together to workshop how we can all work towards creating more friendships and help them last.

🎫 GET TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/friendship-matters-course-2025

Registrations close on 28 October.

Image is Text only: Free Course - Building Bridges, The Art of Friendship, quote "a friend is a gift you give yourself" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

17/10/2025

Join us in person at this free event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability!

We will celebrate and share stories of how people with disabilities have become included in their communities by contributing their interests, passions, and gifts - leading to rich and diverse connections and friendships!

👥 Attend this FREE Workshop in the City of Knox, Victoria
📅 10 am to 1 pm - 26 November 2025 (light lunch provided)
🔗 Register Now: https://events.humanitix.com/we-belong
Knox City Council International Day of People with Disability - Australia

ℹ️ For more information and to download the event flyer, visit: https://www.belongingmatters.org/event-details/we-belong-stories-that-strengthen-community-connection

Image of friends at a music event. Text, Celebrating International Day of People with Disability. Free Workshop called We Belong! Stories that Strengthen Community Connection on Wednesday, 26 November. Image logos for International Day of People with Disability, Knox City Council and Belonging Matters.

This engaging workshop will also share practical strategies to become an active, connected member of your community.

16/10/2025

REGISTRATIONS for this FREE COURSE CLOSE 28 OCTOBER

🫂 Building Bridges: The Art of Friendship

Do you have an intellectual disability or autism?
Would you like to know more about making and keeping friends?

✅ Then you may be interested in attending this 5-session course delivered by Belonging Matters.

💬 Perfect for:
✔️ People with intellectual disability or autism
✔️ Supporters: 1 or 2 family/ support workers.

Please note that supporters cannot attend alone, they need to come with the person that they are supporting.

🗓 Commencing 30 October 2025
🔗 Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/friendship-matters-course-2025

Image below of friends at a market. Text, Quote: We utterly depend upon our social connections for our emotional and physical security, for our sense of well-being, being accepted and taken seriously. Quote by Hugh Mackay. Free Course called Building Bridges: The Art of Friendship.

15/10/2025

🤔 Research shows that face-to-face social connections and friendships are the single most important factor influencing our health, well-being, and happiness!

Building Bridges: The Art of Friendship Course (commencing 30 October 2025) will bring people with disabilities and their supporters together to workshop how we can all work towards creating more friendships and help them last.

🎫 GET TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/friendship-matters-course-2025
Registrations close on 28 October.

Image of a group of friends together in the park.

15/10/2025

✨ Join us at our AGM and hear from guest presenter, Sheree Henley, who will speak on Top Tips for Building Sustainable Individualised Support Arrangements.

Anyone can attend but only members can vote.

If you would like to become a member of Belonging Matters to vote at the AGM, you have until 2 November to become a member.

Becoming a member of Belonging Matters is a way of supporting our work but also means you receive a 10% discount on our products and access to free resources.

You can become a member by visiting this link: https://www.belongingmatters.org/membership

✅ Attend our AGM and guest presentation via Zoom on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 at 7 pm (via Zoom)
👉 Register Now: https://events.humanitix.com/belonging-matters-annual-general-meeting-2025

Image below of guest presenter Sheree Henley. Text, Belonging Matters Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025. Featuring guest presenter Sheree Henley presenting on top tips for building sustainable individualised support arrangements. Wednesday, 12 November 2025 via Zoom at 7pm until 8.30 pm.

14/10/2025

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

The Journey to Inclusive Employment
WEBINAR - 16 OCTOBER 2025

Join us as we hear from guest speaker, Bruce Uditsky from Inclusion Alberta!

During his decades with Inclusion Alberta, Bruce has been instrumental in finding meaningful employment for over 630 adults with intellectual disabilities.

Come and hear from Bruce who will share proven strategies that families and others can apply to significantly increase the likelihood of successful, inclusive employment for people with intellectual disability and autism.

🎟 BOOK TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/the-journey-to-inclusive-employment