What’s On
September at Mendis: Wednesday Zooms, Thursday footy yarns, Multiple Ferocious with Jesse Frick, useful NDIS sessions, guided resets, music, and plenty of room for whatever the month throws at us.
Wednesday Mendis Zoom
Every Wednesday at 7:30pm.
Real connection, honest conversation, useful ideas, questionable humour, and no requirement to pretend everything is fine.
Thursday Footy & a Yarn
Thursdays at 7:30pm.
September means finals, so the footy gets a little more serious — the conversation probably won’t.
Multiple Ferocious
Friday 11 September
6:00pm
Multiple Ferocious hits Bocelli’s on Hutt Street — and Jesse is playing too.
Good music, good excuse to get out of the house, and a nice chance for the Mendis crew to support one of our own.
Worth Knowing
FASD awareness features throughout September.
There are also several useful NDIS webinars this month covering current changes, decision-making and assistive technology.
Member Picks
A few things worth using, watching or listening to this month.
Take the Edge Off
Still a favourite.
A short guided reset for those moments when your body has already decided something is a crisis before your brain has received the memo.
The Calm Edge
Science-backed stress tools, nervous-system resets, practical challenges and ways to respond better when the pressure is on.
Listen Before Friday
If you’re heading along to Multiple Ferocious, brush up on Jesse’s music first.
Current pick: If You Go.
What Should We Yarn About?
NDIS changes? Anxiety? Relationships? Motivation? Support workers? Parenting? Something completely different?
The meetings are more useful when the topics come from you.
Wednesday is regular Mendis night. Thursday is our footy/yarn night when it fits the finals schedule. Friday the 11th is the one to circle for Multiple Ferocious.
September Highlights
A few dates worth knowing about beyond our regular meetings.
Multiple Ferocious + Jesse Frick
Jesse is playing, so this one gets the full Mendis nudge. Come along, support the music, have something to eat, and make a night of it.
NDIS Changes Webinar
NDIA sessions covering legislative changes and what they mean for the future of the scheme. Potentially worth a look for participants, families and support workers trying to keep up.
NDIS Assistive Technology Webinar
An NDIA session looking at equipment, technology and devices that can help people do things that disability makes harder.
FASD Awareness
September brings national attention to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, with events, education and awareness activities happening around Australia.
Got Something Happening?
Gig, fundraiser, new job, disability event, first date, first week back at the gym, course completed, new support worker, footy trip, birthday, good-news milestone or something you’re quietly bloody proud of — tell us.
This page should belong to the members.
If something matters to you, there’s a fair chance someone
else in Mendis will want to hear about it too.
Date, time, location and a one-liner is plenty. Add a link or photo if you’ve got one.