Sounds of Bunuru 2024
2024-03-23 17:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Ryrie Reserve, Como
Bunuru Concert on Saturday 23 March 2024 at Ryrie Reserve in Como. Come along to this FREE community event featuring children’s activities including children’s craft and rides, cultural immersions by Djoona and roving entertainment the whole family will enjoy.
Pack a picnic or choose from a range of delicious food vendors on site from street food to coffee and ice cream – there’s something for everyone.
Local budding entrepreneurs participating in the Youth Mini Maker’s Marketwill display an eclectic mix of stalls selling creative wares such as jewellery, art and recycling clothing. Expressions of interest for stallholders are currently open via our online form until Monday 26 February.
Sounds of Bunuru is a proudly inclusive event. The concert will feature Auslan interpreters, ACROD parking and track matting to allow access for people using a wheelchair, walking aid or pram.
No bookings required.

Fremantle ANZAC Day Service
2024-04-25 05:50 - 10:45
Fremantle is a unique location to honour Anzac Day as it was the last Australian experience many soldiers and sailors had before departing our shores to join the war effort overseas.

Anzac Day will commence with a traditional silent Anzac Day Dawn service at the Fremantle War Memorial, home to the plaques honouring the 849 Fremantle servicemen and women who failed to return from WW1. The Fallen Soldier War Memorial in North Fremantle will hold a community service following the Dawn service. The morning commemorations will conclude with the traditional Anzac Day March through the streets of Fremantle finishing at Walyalup Koort.

Dawn Service
Date: Thursday 25 April 2024
Time: 5.50–6.30am
Location: Fremantle War Memorial, Monument Hill
Transport: There will be early trains operating by Transperth for the service. There will also be a shuttle bus taking patrons to and from the train station and Beach St carpark to Monument Hill on the day. VIP’s and those with accessibility requirements will have parking available at Monument Hill accessible from Knutsford St.
North Fremantle Service
Date: Thursday 25 April 2024
Time: 9–9.30am
Location: Fallen Soldiers Memorial Park, cnr Harvest Rd and Queen Victoria St
Transport: There will be limited parking and patrons are encouraged to walk/utilise public transport.
Anzac Day March
Date: Thursday 25 April 2024
Time: 10.15–10.45am
Location: Pioneer Park, Market St, Walyalup Koort
Transport: Patrons should utilise public transport or available City carparks.

City Of Canning ANZAC March and Commemoration
2024-04-25 07:30 - 10:30
The City is proud to host a Memorial Service in partnership with the Canning Districts Sub Branch of the Returned and Services League.
We encourage all to come and show support for the marchers and then join us at the service straight after with light refreshments provided by the Canning City Lions Club and the Sikh Association of WA. This event is free and will be AUSLAN interpreted.

Ngarla Maumahara Indigenous ANZAC Service
2024-04-25 11:00 - 19:00
Ngarla Maumahara – Our Remembrance is the only Indigenous ANZAC Day Service in Western Australia.
The inclusion of Indigenous cultures in an ANZAC service creates a truly unique and poignant cultural experience for this significant day.
The service opens with a smoking ceremony, welcome to country and a special joint ceremonial welcome from Aboriginal & Maori dancers for Veterans, dignitaries and guests.
Corroberee and Haka will take place at the laying of the wreaths.
The Ode Of Remembrance will be spoken in Noongar, Maori, English.
After the service there will be “Live Music” from local Noongar musician Natasha Blurton and the band ORA, along with food trucks featuring traditional Maori food and other hot food, with ice-cream, coffee and drinks available.

An Auslan Interpreter will be present for the speeches of the event from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

Headliners Comedy Gala
2024-05-04 19:30 - 21:30
The hills are alive with the sound of laughter!
That’s right, the very best Stand-up Comedians are headed to the hills to perform at the Armadale Arts Festival as part of the HEADLINERS COMEDY GALA.
Opening night of the Armadale Arts Festival – Saturday May 4th at Armadale District Hall. Doors 7pm. Show 7.30pm– 9.30pm (contains intermission)
Strictly one show only!
Tickets are offered at a special discounted rate courtesy of the City of Armadale.
Seating is on a first come first served basis.
The venue is wheelchair friendly. Auslan Interpreter present!
18+ (Course language and adult themes). Fully licensed bar with basic beer, wine and non-alcohol options. Strictly no BYO. We will not tolerate intoxicated or anti-social behaviour.
Presented by Armadale Arts Festival & Produced by www.wacomedy.com

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dance Class
2024-05-08 18:00 - 19:00
Ballroom Fit is thrilled to dive into the wonderful world of dance and inclusivity with you! At Ballroom Fit, we’re all about celebrating the unique abilities that each individual brings to the dance floor. It’s truly heart warming to see how our community comes together, transcending any limitations, visible or invisible.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dance classes are on Wednesdays, from 6 pm to 7 pm, held at the Hillview Intercultural Community Centre, 1-3 Hill View Place, Bentley.

For further information please email info@ballroomfit.com.au

The class will be presented in a combination of Auslan and spoken word by a CommGuide.

The class will be free for term 1.

Participants who use Auslan as their first language, or who wish to practice their Auslan are encouraged to take part. CommGuides and Support Workers are welcome.

Aqua Yoga Workshop
2024-06-08 12:30 - 15:00 | Bayswater Waves, Embleton
Join Leesa for an Aqua Yoga Workshop!

Location: Bayswater Waves, Embleton
When: Saturday 8th June
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm

Cost: $110 per person
*May be NDIS funded

Please contact leesaselwyn@gmail.com for and queries and to book

DeafBlind Awareness Week
2024-06-19 13:00 - 15:00
DEAFBLIND AWARENESS WEEK 2024
Deafblind West Australians are inviting you to join us to celebrate Deafblind Awareness Week, 2024.

DBAW is celebrated internationally each year to coincide with Helen Keller’s birthday.

Please join us to celebrate, EVERYONE is welcome !

Event: Deafblind Awareness Week 2024
Where: The Rise Community Centre 28 Eighth Ave, Maylands
When: 19th June, 2024
Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm Doors open 12.30pm

Program will include:
An Art Installation, designed and made by people who are deafblind for Deafblind International event to raise deafblind awareness hashtag #DbIYarnBombing2024
Launch of the Deafblind West Australians History Project with presentations by people who were/are pivotal to the development of peer support for people who are deafblind and their families in WA
Presentations on successful community connections.
Organisations who support inclusion and inclusive practices for deafblind

Afternoon Tea will be provided.
Auslan interpreters on site.

We welcome everyone: deafblind, vision impaired, Deaf, HOH, people with single/dual sensory loss, aged, family, friends, students, volunteers, service providers, educators, health care, government etc. Along with: individuals, groups and organisations from the broader community wanting to learn, understand and be inclusive of our unique community

Please register by 12th of June: [karenwickhamgrey@gmail.com]
All enquires contact Karen Wickham Grey Mobile: 0424 900 788

The Sisters of Invention - YOU READY FOR THIS?
2024-06-19 18:00 - 2024-06-20 17:00
The bold and brilliant Sisters of Invention are bringing their smash-hit cabaret show You Ready For This? to Perth for the first time. Packed full of original songs that are catchy and stirring in equal measure, the show’s poignant and sometimes hilarious narrative shines a light on these four disabled women’s experiences.
Wednesday 19 June – 6pm
Thursday 20 June – 6pm
Venue:
His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth
Tickets: https://www.artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au/venues/his-majestys-theatre/whats-on/the-sisters-of-invention-you-ready-for-this/

“Stronger Together” Mental Health Workshop
2024-06-29 09:30 - 16:00
As part of Deafblind Awareness Week Celebrations this workshop is designed specifically for people who are deafblind. At this workshop you will gain an understanding of different types of yoga, meditation and breathing techniques guided by Yoga expert Kaley Devine. Along with understanding and building resilience with professional speaker and facilitator, Michael House. You will learn through fun activities how to build good strategies into your life to support and maintain good mental health

When: Saturday 29th of June 2024

Where: Technology Park Hub – Building, 2 Brodie-Hall Dr, Bentley

Time: Registration 9.30am – Finish 4.00pm

Cost: No cost for deafblind to attend this event

If you require one on one support to attend workshops please book your own communication guides using your NDIS funds as soon as possible

Platform interpreters will be provided

Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided but note numbers are limited. Book your place at this workshop by Monday the 17th of June

Contact Project Coordinator: Karen Wickham
Email: karenwickhamgrey@gmail.com
Mobile: 0424900788

DBWA Connect
2024-07-31 12:30 - 16:00 | The Rise, 28 Eighth Avenue, Maylands, WA, 6051, Australia
Deafblind West Australians has created an opportunity for people who are deafblind to “connect” at our DBWA Connect Drop In Centre.
The DBWA Connect Drop In centre is open on Wednesday (fortnightly), We are a drop in centre focused on assistive and adaptive technology literacy in the Deafblind Community. The DBWA Connect Drop In centre is where people who are deafblind can help each other.
The DBWA Connect Drop In centre is located at The Rise, 28 Eighth Avenue Maylands from 12:30PM to 4PM
12.30pm to 1.15pm – Auslan class
Afternoon tea provided

Emerging Artist Forum: Side Hustle
2024-08-03 13:30 - 15:00
Graduating from art school amidst a cost-of-living crisis can be intimidating and confusing, with questions of how to earn a living while maintaining an arts practice being a pressing concern for emerging artists. This forum brings together practising artists who have used their skills in creative and innovative ways to expand their practice and sources of income, including through teaching, exhibition installation, community arts practice, set building and construction. In sharing their experiences, the artists will provide valuable insight into how they have used the skills developed through their arts practice, both within and outside the arts industry.

Speakers: JC, Jacky Cheng, Tarryn Gill
Facilitator: Annika Kristensen

Date: Saturday 3rd August
Time: 1:30pm–3:00pm
Location: PICA Galleries

RSVP and more info at https://pica.org.au/whats-on/hatched-open-day-2/

Astrology Workshop
2024-08-03 16:30 - 19:30
Cheery-Up and Crystal & Stone are providing Auslan accessible workshops on Astrology – we would love for you to come!

Intro to ASTRO (Star sign – Zodiac / Moon – Sun – Rising signs/ Planets/ What Crystal best suits you).

When/Time:
August 3rd- 4:30pm to 7:30pm
August 17th- 4:30pm to 6:30pm
24th August- 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Where: Crystal & Stone, Shop 4, 21 Joondalup Drive, Edgewater. Joondalup Gate (Opposite EasyAuto -123- big yellow warehouse)
Interpreter(s) provided. Please book your Comm-Guides if you require transport / support)
NDIS Self and Plan managed. Book soon – only room for 20 participants!
Email: cheery-up@outlook.com.

Deaf Craft Class
2024-08-09 10:00 - 15:00
Deaf Craft Class will be held on Friday 9th August at 10:00am to 3:00pm at Citiplace Community Centre.
Paint the Canvas: $30
BYO Lunch
Please RSVP by 26 July 2024
Contact: Kirstysimmons85@hotmail.com

DBWA Connect
2024-08-14 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-08-28 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-09-11 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-09-25 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-10-09 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-10-23 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-11-06 12:30 - 16:00, 2024-11-20 12:30 - 16:00 and 2 more dates

Succulent Workshop
2024-10-12 14:00 - 2024-10-26 16:00
When: October 12th and 26th
Time: 2-4pm
Where: Admiral Park Community Hall, Heathridge
Cost: $200 for one or $400 for both (Invoices will be sent out after the workshop)

People can come to one or both if they like.

Please email Cheery-up for further details or to register interest at cheery-up@outlook.com
or
Please click here to register

Click Here to see Auslan Version

Cahoots Central Park Plunge
2024-10-26 00:00 | Perth City, WA, 6000, Australia
The Central Park Plunge is BACK for 2024!
At Cahoots we’ve partnered with Zenith Events for another year in a row to give supporters the opportunity to raise funds and abseil down Perth’s tallest building!

All you have to do is fundraise for a chosen charity.
Ideally each participant raises $1100, ultimately fundraising over $350,000 for the Perth Charities.

Join us this October 26 to make a a difference in the lives of young people living with disability. Follow our link to sign up, donate, find out more or show your support!

Remembrance Day Memorial Commemoration
2024-11-11 10:30 - 12:30
Coordinated by the City of Fremantle, in conjunction with the Fremantle Memorial Wardens and the Remembrance Day working group; the mayor and councillors of the City of Fremantle extend an invitation to the public to attend the annual Remembrance Day Memorial Service:

Date: Saturday 11 November
Time: Assembly at 10.30am for a 10.45am start
Location: Fremantle War Memorial, Monument Hill, Knutsford Street, Fremantle

https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/whats-on/remembrance-day-memorial-commemoration?fbclid=IwY2xjawGH_LRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaJSGh_HvvfoakUUCl2aEm4kmpnQp69q33KPyfKHxVFKdbNtYppFmNtxAw_aem_aPccoWqPKdnmMjeS4-Hbfg

Empower Real Storytellers Festival 2024
2024-11-29 17:00 - 21:00
APM Communities has partnered with Filmmaker Marty Stevens as Co-Founders of Empower Real: Storytellers Festival, a mixed media event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability based on the universal themes of Access & Inclusion.
Marty is passionate about filmmaking and giving a voice to People with Disability. Marty advocated for this event to create more opportunities for PWD to participate in filmmaking and photo stories across Western Australia, including regional and remote communities, to share their storytelling to “Empower Real”.

You are welcome to a special night showcasing short films, photo stories and live performances!

The event will be Auslan Interpreted. All shortlisted entries will be captioned and audio described. Accessible seating and hearing loops available on request.

Date
Friday 29 November 2024 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (UTC+08)
Location
Edith Cowan University Joondlaup – Building 32 (Main Lecture Theatre)
Building 32, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027

International Day of People with Disability with the City of Subiaco
2024-12-02 08:00 - 17:00
In celebration of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), the City is hosting a range of inclusive, all-ability events.
From Thursday 28 November to Saturday 7 December, these events offer a unique opportunity for the community to come together, celebrate diversity and build a deeper understanding of the incredible abilities within our community.
Learn about the benefits of teaching your little one to communicate using sign language at our Baby Signing Information Session at Subiaco Library.
Delight in captivating story with two sessions of Auslan Baby Rhymetime – on Monday 2 December and Wednesday 4 December – as well as Auslan Christmas Storytime, Auslan Storytime and the immersive Sensory Storytime with Sensorium Theatre.

https://www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/see-do/good-to-know/news/international-day-of-people-with-disability-progra-5bb8db9d

Hello Ellenbrook - Metronet Event
2024-12-08 09:30 - 11:30
The newly-named Ellenbrook Line will open with a community celebration on Sunday 8 December.
Special event train services will run from 10am to 6pm on the Sunday and formal passenger services will commence on Monday 9 December!
The 21km line starts at the new Bayswater Station, now the connection point for three train lines, with 5 new stations at Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook.
To celebrate, we’ll be hosting a fun-filled day, celebrating culture and community along the new Line, on Sunday 8 December
Auslan Interpreter for speeches 9:45am-11:45am.
