Community Organisations

Community Organisations

Lions Youth Haven

Lions Youth Haven (LYH) is a Not-for-Profit project of the joint Lions Clubs of Canberra and Queanbeyan. It offers several managed facilities for the Canberra community, with a focus on supporting local disadvantaged youth. It presently leases a building to The Disability Trust, who provide full care to severely disabled young people.
It presently leases a building to The Disability Trust, who provide full care to severely disabled young people.
The Galilee School which ensures that disengaged students stay in school has its facility on LYH land and uses the services we offer.
Lion’s clubs in Canberra and Queanbeyan also support a Farm Skills Program whereby students from local high schools can spend a day a week at the farm learning social skills, animal handling, and gardening skills in a hands-on setting. This is often enough impetus needed for disaffected students to stay on at school.
Since 2023 we have been assisting a NDIS accredited organisation Here to Help (H2H), by allowing them reduced price usage of our community hall to operate a day program caring and providing respite care for young people suffering from severe autism. It is our understanding that these young people are, or have been, students at Black Mountain School, but their needs are too severe for integration in the regular school program. We have also been able to accommodate the therapy animals used to support the young people.

Website: https://lyh.org.au/ 

Monthly Meetings

ACT TPI ASSOCIATION

The ACT Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen’s and Women’s Association Incorporated (hereafter referred to as the ACT TPI Association) exists for the Well Being and Welfare of those members of the Ex-Service Community who have:

  • been classified as Totally and Permanently Incapacitated by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs formal and rigorous assessment process and are consequently in receipt of the Special Rate (T&PI), and
  • sought membership of the ACT TPI Association.

The Association seeks to encourage the Well Being of its members through the provision of social occasions at which members may meet in a spirit of camaraderie.

How often the meetings occur:

Every 2nd month

Contact information for people who are interested in participating or joining:

Secretary – 0417 291 546 or secretary@acttpi.org

Website: www.acttpi.org 

Billards and Snooker Association of ACT (BSAACT)

BSAACT is the peak body for snooker and billiards in the ACT since 1948, and is an affiliated National Sporting Organisation (NSO) of the Australian Billiards Snooker Council (ABSC). We provide opportunities for players of all levels to participate in competitions, social play, and development programs. Our mission is to foster sportsmanship, skill, and community engagement through cue sports. Learn more at bsaact.org.au. BSAACT has been associated with the Burns Club for several decades.

Meeting Frequency & Venue:
Our committee meets bimonthly (once every two months) and we also conduct regular snooker and billiards competitions every Tuesday and Thursday night at the Burns Club, Kambah.

Contact Information:
Email: info@bsaact.org.au
Phone: 0431 602 724

Website:
https://bsaact.org.au

Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild

The Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (CSFG) is an association for Canberra-based creators of speculative fiction. Our goal is to support and provide development opportunities for our members as they move from aspiring, to published, to professional makers of spec-fic.

How often the meetings occur:

The meetings occur once a month, every third Wednesday of that month (except December) from 7pm-9pm.

Contact information for people who are interested in participating or joining:

Website    | csfg.org.au
Bluesky    | @csfg.org.au
Instagram | @canberraspecficguild
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