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 […]
Welcome to Oasis Online 2021
Community & Diversity, Faith & Spirituality, Mental & Physical Wellbeing, NewsBack 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians: Part 5 – Reflecting on ourselves and finding a seat
Community & DiversityThis 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 […]
A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians: Part 4 – all the ways to escape
Community & DiversityThis 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 […]
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 […]
A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians: Part 3 – The white bubble….and bursting it
Community & DiversityThis 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 […]
A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians: Part 2 – Our Inheritance – Where did white privilege come from?
Community & DiversityThis 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 […]
A reconciliation preparation guide for non-Aboriginal Australians: Part 1 – Why hasn’t ‘The Gap’ between Aboriginal and white Australia been closed?
Community & DiversityThis 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 […]
Global Conversations is BACK ! Have you missed connecting with your Oasis friends? Next Tuesday 5th May at 2pm-3pm we will be back – but differently! Join Deb, one of the Oasis Chaplains, for an Online Global Conversation Catch-up. Stay […]
Join Oasis Online for all your wellbeing needs (well, at least some of them)
Community & Diversity, Faith & Spirituality, Mental & Physical Wellbeing, NewsWhen Coronavirus hit and all the social distancing requirements got put in place, the Oasis Centre needed to close. This meant lots of our programs were no longer available as many of them were run at the centre. In response, […]
Remember that Oasis has an online community as well
Community & Diversity, Mental & Physical WellbeingIn a previous post we reported that all programs at Oasis are cancelled until further notice because of the COVID-19 situation. For a community centre like Oasis, cancelling group programs is a challenge to the underlying philosophy of Oasis, but […]
This is a repost of an article I also put on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog. I’ve been reflecting on loneliness recently and realised I hadn’t read any research on the topic for quite a while. To correct that […]
Chris O’Grady has been our leader here at OASIS for the last few months, while Ben has been seconded to another position. He’s been keeping track of what events and programs we have planned for the first semester and fired […]
An Oasis of wellbeing at Flinders University
Community & Diversity, Faith & Spirituality, Mental & Physical WellbeingA blog post by Chaplain Deborah Jeanes 🙂 In the heart of Flinders University is Oasis: a student Community Wellbeing Centre – a place of calm, peace and tranquillity. Have you heard about it? Students refer to Oasis as “a […]
If you head to OASIS at the moment in the Common Room, you can see the exhibition ‘In The Frame’. See the details below.The exhibition originally showed at the Studio, behind Grind and Press.It is available to view for the […]
Each week we have a team of student volunteers who assist at the Flinders Community Market. One reliable and forward thinking volunteer decided to make the free vegetables sustainably free by planting the seeds from the watermelon and potatoes in […]
Have your say on the State Disability Inclusion Plan
Community & Diversity, Mental & Physical WellbeingHowdy all. I got this sent to me by one of the Disability Advisors. Good Afternoon Everyone, We are pleased to let you know that consultation on the inaugural State Disability Inclusion Plan is now underway! The State Disability Inclusion […]
The English Language Support Program (ELSP) run by the Student Learning Centre provides free modules taught by experienced ESL lecturers to help students to develop their academic English while they’re at university. Past students have reported that they feel more […]
Could the oldest and healthiest communities in the world give us clues on how to live our lives?
Community & Diversity, Faith & Spirituality, Mental & Physical WellbeingHelloo OASIS peeps. I just finished writing an article over on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog. In it I look at the 9 lessons learned from studying the oldest and healthiest communities in the world. These communities are called […]
Harmony Day is on Thursday 21st March 2019, and is about the celebration of Australian multiculturalism and diversity. At Flinders it will be celebrated in the Hub and Plaza with activities, performances, food and music. It will be a great […]