Aussie Hands organises various events across Australia – the most popular event is the annual Easter Egg Hunt, art/craft activities and challenging aerobatics at BOUNCE. Events are a fabulous way to meet other families who are experiencing different milestones with their baby, toddler and primary school aged children born with hand differences. Aussie Hands also organises workshops/programs for parents/grandparents so that they can share their concerns and hear from adults born with hand differences. Please click here to see what events are coming up in your state.
These are Past Events we have organised for our Aussie Hands community.
2021
- Giving Tuesday, Tuesday 30 November 2021
- Aussie Hands AGM, Zoom meeting, 7-8pm, 27 October 2021
- Limb Difference Awareness Week, Mon 17 to Sun 23 October 2021
- End of Year Celebration, Sunday 21st November, Wynnum Whale Park (BYO food, drink and swim gear) QLD
- Spring Event: Sunday 19 September 2021 TAS
- End of Year event: Sunday 21 November 2021 TAS
- Sailing with Bayside Sailability, Friday 3 September 2021 QLD
- Super Hero Winter Event, Ocean Village Park, Saturday 14 August 2021 WA
- Winter Catch Up, Lollipop’s Playland and Cafe, 11 am-1 pm, Sunday 27 June 2021 VIC
- Screening of Peter Rabbit 2, United Eldorado Cinema, Indooroopilly, 11am, Saturday 15th May, QLD
- QAGOMA Children’s Art Centre ‘Pre-opening’ Visit + Workshop, 8:45am – 10:15am, Sunday 16th May or Sunday 23rd May, QLD
- National Volunteer Week, “Changing Communities. Changing Lives” 17-23 May 2021
- Beginning of Year event: Sunday 7 February 2021, 10am, Supaworld, 1 Linear Court, Derwent Park, TAS
- Picnic and Egg Hunt, Regional NSW & VIC, 21 March 2021
- Picnic and Egg Hunt, Edwards Park Port Melbourne, 28 March 2021
- Picnic and Egg Hunt, Bicentennial Park Concord West, 28 March 2021
- Egg Hunt, Sunday 28 March, Toowong QLD
- Horse Riding, Wednesday 14 April, Samford QLD
2020
- VIC Learning to Drive Workshop, Elwood, 1 February
- QLD Fleays Wildlife park, 22 February
- TAS Parent Workshop, Hobart, 22 February
- National Volunteer Week, “Changing Communities.Changing Lives” 18-24 May
- QLD GOMA Children’s Art Gallery visit, 9am, 14 June
- NSW Winter Event, Venue TBC, 21 June
- VIC Winter Event, Port Melbourne, 21 June
- National Springtime Catch Up, 13 September
- QLD Spring Event, GOMA Children’s Art Gallery Visit, 13 September
- Aussie Hands AGM, Melbourne, 7-7:30pm, 7 October
- Instagram LIVE with Aussie Hands Patron Jessica Smith OAM, 2.30-3pm (AEST) Sunday 11 October
- Aussie Hands Turns 20 & Limb Difference Awareness Week Launch, 2.30-3.30pm (AEST), Sunday 18 October
- Limb Difference Awareness Week, 19-25 October
- QLD End of Year Event, Kurrawa Pratten Park, 10am, 22nd November
- National Managing Appearance Interactive Session, via Zoom, 29 November
- NSW End of Year Event, Nurragingy Reserve, 29 November, 11am to 1pm OR 1pm to 3pm
- National Giving Tuesday, 1 December
- TAS End of Year Event, Tolosa Park, 12:30pm, 6 December
- WA End of Year Brunch, Tomatoe Lake, 10am, 13th December
2019
- VIC Summer Event, Port Melbourne, 10 February
- VIC Fundraiser, Melbourne, 11 February
- VIC Fundraisers, Melbourne, 1, 12, 19 February
- QLD Autumn Event, Brisbane, 31 March
- VIC Chocolate Egg Hunt, Port Melbourne, 31 March
- NSW Chocolate Egg Hunt, Concord, 7 April
- WA Chocolate Egg Hunt, Belmont, 13 April
- SA Chocolate Egg Hunt, Adelaide, 20 April
- VIC Winter Event, Port Melbourne, 23 June
- NSW Winter Event, Concord, 30 June
- TAS Winter Event, Ross, 28 July
- SA Parents Workshop, North Adelaide, 3-4 August
- NSW Spring Event, Concord, 15 September
- QLD Spring Event, Brisbane, 15 September
- VIC Spring Event, Port Melbourne, 15 September
- QLD End of Year Event, Brisbane, 24 November
- VIC End of Year Event, Port Melbourne, 24 November
- WA End of Year Event, Sienna Wood – Hilbert, 7 December
- NSW End of Year Event, Camden, 8 December
2018
- VIC Bounce, Glen Iris, 11 February
- TAS Easter Egg Hunt, Hobart, 18 March
- QLD Easter Egg Hunt, Holland Park, 25 March
- SA Easter Egg Hunt, Adelaide, 25 March
- NSW Easter Egg Hunt, Concord West, 25 March
- VIC Easter Egg Hunt, Port Melbourne, 25 March
- WA Easter Egg Hunt, Joondalup, 25 March
- VIC Funk ‘n’ Groove Workshop, North Melbourne, 6 May
- NATIONAL Webinar ‘Gadgets, Aids Books’, 16 May
- QLD Gallery of Modern Art – Children’s Arts Centre Experience, Brisbane, 17 June
- NSW Winter Event, Concord, 1 July
- VIC Superhero Training, North Melbourne, 22 July
- WA Spring Event, Sorrento, 8 September
- VIC Mini Olympics, North Melbourne, 9 September
- NSW Spring Event, Concord West, 16 September
- SA, Spring Event, Marleston, 23 September
- NSW End of Year Event, Camden, 25 November
- QLD End of Year Event, Wynnum, 25 November
- VIC End of Year Event, Port Melbourne, 25 November
- TAS End of Year Event, Launceston, 2 December
- WA End of Year Event, Joondalup, 2 December
- SA End of Year Event, Adelaide, 9 December
2017
- VIC Parent’s Workshop, Elwood, 12 February
- QLD Easter Egg Hunt, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, 26 March
- VIC Easter Egg Hunt, Port Melbourne, 2 April
- NSW Easter Egg Hunt, Concord West, 9 April
- WA Easter Egg Hunt, Burswood, 9 April
- VIC Winter Luncheon, Port Melbourne, 18 June
- NSW Winter Event, Concord, 25 June
- VIC Spring Picnic, Port Melbourne, 10 September
- NSW Sports Clinic, Concord West, 24 September
- QLD Xmas Picnic, Mount Coot-Tha, 12 November
- NSW School Readiness Program,The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, 14 November
- WA North Beach, A Workshop for Parents & Grandparents, 19 November
- TAS Xmas Picnic, Hobart, 26 November
- VIC AGM & Xmas Party, Port Melbourne, 3 December
- NSW Xmas Picnic, Camden, 3 December
- WA Xmas Picnic, Mindarie, 10 December
2016
- VIC Circus Oz Event and Luncheon at Easey’s, Collingwood, 21 February
- SA Easter Egg Hunt, Adelaide, 19 March
- QLD Easter Egg Hunt, St Lucia, 20 March
- NSW Easter Egg Hunt, Concord West, 20 March
- VIC Board of Management Meeting, Port Melbourne, 20 March
- VIC Easter Egg Hunt, Port Melbourne, 20 March
- WA Easter Egg Hunt, Mandurah, 20 March
- VIC Webinar Therapeutic Play Workshop, Port Melbourne, 10am – 12 pm, 17 April
- NSW Autumn Event, Concord, 1pm – 3pm, 22 May
- VIC Group Art Fun, Port Melbourne, 10am – 2pm, 29 May
- NSW Parents and Grandparents Workshop, Westmead, 10am – 3pm, 18 June
- NSW Winter Event, Bankstown, 1pm – 4pm, 24 July
- VIC Board of Management Meeting, Port Melbourne, 11.30am – 12noon, 31 July
- VIC Winter Event, Port Melbourne, 12noon – 2pm, 31 July
- QLD Winter Event, Milton, 2pm – 4pm, 13 August
- VIC Parents Workshop, Port Melbourne, 11 September
- SA Spring Event, Kensington, 9 October
- WA Spring Event, Darch, 22 October
- NSW Spring Event, Concord West, 23 October
- QLD Spring Event, Milton, 23 October
- NSW Xmas Picnic, Camden, 13 November
- QLD Xmas Picnic, Venue TBC, 26 November
- TAS Xmas Picnic, Hobart, 27 November
- VIC AGM & Xmas Picnic, Port Melbourne, 27 November
2015
- NSW Winter Event, Venue TBC, 22 May
- NSW Parent Workshop TBC, Wagga Wagga, 18 June
- NSW Winter Event, Venue TBC, 24 July
- VIC Winter Event, Venue TBC, 31 July
- NSW Fundraiser – City 2 Surf, Sydney City to Bondi, 14 August
- VIC Spring Event, Venue TBC, 11 Sept
- VIC 15 Year Anniversary, Elwood, 18 October
Read a message from Associate Professor Chris Coombs, Director, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne - NSW Spring Event, Concord West, 23 October
- NSW Xmas Picnic, Camden, 20 November
- VIC AGM & Xmas Picnic, Port Melbourne, 27 November
2014
- Summer Picnic, Carlton, VIC, 23 February
- Easter Egg Hunt, Port Melbourne, VIC, 30 March
- Easter Egg Hunt, Bicton, WA, 30 March
- Easter Egg Hunt, Epping, NSW, 4 May
- Family Picnic, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 8 June
- Frozen, Maribyrnong, VIC, 22 June
- Inaugural Mentoring Program – Session 1 – Peer Mentoring Training, Melbourne, VIC, 17 August
- Family Gathering, Strathfield Library, NSW, 17 August
- Inaugural Mentoring Program – Session 2 – Peer Mentor & Child Group Session, Melbourne, VIC, 24 August
- Princesses & Pirates Picnic, Olympic Park, NSW, 21 September
- Inaugural Mentoring Program – Session 3 – Peer Mentor, Children & Parent Group Session
- Family Gathering, Strathfield Library, NSW, 16 November
- Xmas Picnic, Broadbeach, QLD, 30 November
- AGM & Xmas Party, Maribyrnong, VIC, 30 November
- Xmas Family Picnic, North Adelaide, SA, 30 November
2013
- Summer Picnic, Carlton, VIC, 03 February
- Federation of Victorian Counsellors, VIC, 09 February
- Symbrachy Tea, Blacktown, NSW, 03 March
- Easter Egg Hunt, Heathcoat, Perth, WA, 17 March
- Easter Egg Hunt, Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD, 17 March
- Easter Egg Hunt, Carlton, VIC, 17 March
- BAH – BIG AUSSIE HANDS, Maribyrnong, VIC, 19 May
- Robohand Presentation, Maribyrnong, VIC, 25 August
- South Australia – Inaugural Family Dinner, Gawler, SA, 7 September
- Princesses & Pirates Picnic, Ormeau Park, QLD, 3 November
- Fun Flight, Barwon Heads and Kyneton, VIC, 10 November
- AGM & Xmas Party, Maribyrnong, VIC, 24 November
- Family Picnic, Engadine, NSW, 24 November
- Xmas Family Picnic, Wangaratta, VIC, 1 December
- Christmas Party for Special Children, Flemington, VIC, 1 December
2012
- Symbrachy Tea, 22 January
- Fine with Five, 10 February
- Family picnic Carlton VIC, 26 February
- Easter Egg Hunt, 01 April
- Coping with the inquisitive, 29 April
- RAZZA-MA-TAZZ, 12 May
- WA Event, 01 July
- Spring Picnic, Blacktown NSW, 08 October
- AGM Xmas Party, VIC, 25 November
- World Festival of Magic, VIC, 24 November
- Inaugural Picnic, QLD, 24 November
- AGM Xmas Party, Maribyrnong, VIC, 25 November
2011
- Family Events, 06 February
- Adults with hands differences, 20 March
- Family Event Ester Egg Hunt, VIC, 17 April
- Family Event Ester Egg Hunt, WA, 17 April
- Volunteer Fair, 26 May
- Event – Meet Kate Doughty, 24 July
- Family events, Circus Quirkus, 07 August
- Young adults events, 07 August
- Spring Family event, 11 September
- Symbrachy Tea, 22 October
2010
- Family Events, 06 February
- Adults with hands differences, 20 March
- Family Event Ester Egg Hunt, VIC, 17 April
- Family Event Ester Egg Hunt, WA, 17 April
- Volunteer Fair, 26 May
- Event – Meet Kate Doughty, 24 July
- Family events, Circus Quirkus, 07 August
- Young adults events, 07 August
- Spring Family event, 11 September
- Symbrachy Tea, 22 October
2009
- Family Event, 15 March
- Aussie Hands Event, 30 March
- Cocktail Party Fundraising Event, 22 May
- Aussie Hands Event, 26 July
- Annual General Meeting, 09 October
- Music Trivia Fundraising Event, 24 October
- Christmas Family Fun Day, 15 November
2008
- UK Reach – Aussie Hands, 16 May
- Aussie Hands Dinner Evening, 05 June
- UK Reach – Aussie Hands, 14 June
- Atlha Onlus and Aussie Hands Unite, 16 August
- UK Reach AGM, 25 October
2007
- Family “Winter Indoor” Event, 22 July
- Family Picnic Day, 25 July
- Volunteers, 15 August
- Music Trivia Night, 13 October
- Christmas Family Fun Day, 11 November
2006
- Aussie Hands Inaugural Family Event, 24 June
- Classic Music Trivia Night, 26 August
- Family Picnic Day, 25 November
2005
- Trivia Night, 8 October
- Website Launch, 25 November
2004
- Trivia night, 2 October
- Family Event, 20 November
2003
- Inaugural fundraising event, 1 March
- Trivia night, 19 July