Flinders Market Casual Positions Oasis is looking for student casuals to assist in the coordination of the Flinders Community Market. The Market is provided by and held in Oasis every Thursday during semester from 11.00am-1.00PM to bring students FREE fruit […]
Flinders Mates is a program that was intended to be launched a while back, but a variety of things (including COVID-19) got in the way. But you can’t keep a good idea down for long and Flinders Mates is getting […]
Counsellor Matt is the author of the excellent “Reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians”. In this post, he explores healing from recent incidents of racism. This blog post is not about minimising racism or its real and cumulative effects on […]
Amrin from Medibank will provide OSHC services for International Students from the 26th August and every Tuesday and Thursday seeing students from 10am-4pm. She is located at the Oasis Community Centre. I’m Amrin Begum and I will be the new […]
Back in 2020 when the Oasis Centre needed to close for COVID-19 (note: it is opening again this week), we spent some time building a FLO topic called Oasis Online. The purpose was to provide some of our programs in a […]
Ali Barnes has been our Community Development Officer – Wellbeing since very soon after I started at Flinders in 2017. In that time she has been instrumental in bringing to life three of our flagship programs: Flinders Market, Wellbeing Ambassadors […]
Recent visits to Oasis Community Centre were a little frustrating because of having to fill in a paper form. Thankfully we are moving to a QR code system like lots of other places now. It will look like this: We’re […]
In collaboration with Curtin University, a group here at Flinders are exploring what impact COVID-19 has had on student’s access to food. They’re using a Qualtrics survey to ask a number of questions about your food access over the last […]
After a number of months working in the background with a talented group of students, designers and managers (FUSA, Oasis, HCD, Student Ambassadors, the whole gang), I am very happy to say that our mental-health focused campaign, The Good Vibes […]
Chris just sent me the new Oasis Flyers. You’ll see these floating around during orientation inviting new and existing students to learn more about what Oasis Offers. Colourful and vibrant, these have arrived at a great time, given that the […]
Last year (2020) we had to close the Oasis Centre because of COVID. It made sense in terms of looking after the health and wellbeing of everyone. But now it is 2021 and I am very excited to announce that […]
Here at Oasis we run a range of specifically designed programs designed to help you improve your health and wellbeing. But sometimes, all that is need is a good chat with some friendly people. Conversation groups here at Flinders (which have […]
A counsellor once told me that joining a Toastmasters Club is a great way to address one’s public speaking anxiety (and social anxiety in general). And it makes sense. Toastmasters clubs give you a safe training space to practice giving […]
Just a quick message to all Flinders Staff and Students to wish you a happy and rejuvenating holiday period! I think the word ‘bonkers’ accurately captures 2020 and we believe everyone deserves a good break. Whether you are heading home, […]
As you might be aware, SA Health continues to try and contain a cluster of Coronavirus infections in South Australia. To be cautious, the university is recommending that students and staff that can stay at home, do so. You can find […]
Please note that due to the Coronavirus lockdown set to start on the 19th November, all prayer rooms around the university will be closed at least until Wednesday the 25th Nov. We’ll provide further updates on when they open again. […]
Since the COVID-19 Pandemic forced the closure of our doors at Oasis, we have been working on the development of a FLO topic called Oasis Online. This is an online space where we are recreating some of the services that […]
A Mindful Yoga update from Mauren, fresh from an email she just sent me 🙂 Hi everyone, Thanks for your attendance at Mindful Yoga over the past few months, it has been good to be able to recommence these classes […]
The Community Market is back in Oasis every Thursday during second semester to bring you FREE fruit and vegetables available along with LOW COST pantry items Here’s what you need to know: To attend one of the sessions each week, […]
Mindful Yoga classes are back for Semester 2! Enrol at Oasis Online for notification on how to book. Further information will also be provided on this blog. In the article below, by Maureen (who teaches the class) explains what Mindful Yoga actually […]
Great news! Prayer Rooms are now open – including at Oasis, McHugh’s, Sturt, Tonsley and Victoria Square. There are new rules in place to ensure everyone’s safety along with new opening hours. All the information you need can be found […]
National Reconciliation week ran from the 27th May to the 3rd June – #InThisTogether2020, #NRW2020! ‘Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships […]
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series Matt Pedler – Flinders University Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist Welcome to the final article! This is the part where we get to sort through the mixed feelings and dissonant thoughts and form […]
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series Matt Pedler – Flinders University Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist Welcome back to my series: A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australia. Good to have you back. As a quick recap, the 1st […]
Hello OASIS friends! Prayer Rooms at Oasis and around campus are open and we are following guidelines and principles as outlined by the South Australian Government to limit the ability for COVID-19 to be transmitted and to spread among networks […]
Did you know that Flinders University provides chaplains to support students? So, what is a chaplain? What do they do? and why would I speak to one? Great questions and we’re glad you asked. A common misconception is that a […]
I just want to give readers of the Oasis website a heads-up on a cool project that will be taking shape in the second half of this year (2020). I attended an online meeting on Wednesday with some of the […]
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series Matt Pedler – Flinders University Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist Welcome back to this important work! As protests about racial inequality have raged, it seems world events have permitted a very rare opportunity […]
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series Matt Pedler – Flinders University Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist In the first article (Why hasn’t the gap between Aboriginal and White Australia been closed?), we looked at how there appears to be […]
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series Matt Pedler – Flinders University Counsellor and Clinical Psychologist Are you a non-Aboriginal person wanting to work with Aboriginal people? Are you unsure how to do this effectively and feeling uneasy about […]