headspace Ashfield

12/05/2026

A REMINDER THAT OUR RAINBOW ROOM IS ON THIS THURSDAY (14th May from 4pm-6pm)!

This Thursday, we will be playing some fun games as we get to know each other 💚 It's a super chill vibe, and a space for you to connect with others and have a laugh and a bit of fun together! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

This group is for young people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+SB community, and who are aged between 12-18 years old 🙋‍♀️🫶

It's on every second Thursday (from 30th April), between 4:00pm - 6:00pm at headspace Ashfield, and the group will continue to run fortnightly on Thursdays at the same time during school term 💚

​Overall throughout the term, we have an awesome schedule of fun activities, chats, chill out times, games, movies, trivia etc for the young people who attend, and the group will provide a relaxed and inclusive safe space for our local teens to find comfort and support, and build genuine friendships as well! 🫶

Activities young people can expect are:
👌Movies
👌Trivia
👌Book reviews and discussion
👌Pizza arvo
👌Art and creative activities
👌Lots of games (board games, other games etc)
👌Fancy dress arvo

And lots more - feedback from the group will be welcome!
💚

Any questions, please contact Lexi Carroll on 0429 620 276! 🙋‍♀️
Register here! https://forms.office.com/r/P5g9iNtdiM?origin=lprLink

29/04/2026

headspace Ashfield RAINBOW ROOM IS HERE! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 Starting Thursday 30th April from 4pm-6pm, and running fortnightly during school terms, for 12-18yo LGBTIQA+SB young people 💚

This group is for young people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+SB community, and who are aged between 12-18 years old 🙋‍♀️🫶

From Thursday, 30th April, between 4:00pm - 6:00pm at headspace Ashfield, the group will continue to run fortnightly on Thursdays at the same time during school term 💚

​We have an awesome schedule of fun activities, chats, chill out times, games, movies, trivia etc for the young people who attend, and the group will provide a relaxed and inclusive safe space for our local teens to find comfort and support, and build genuine friendships as well! 🫶

Activities young people can expect are:

👌Movies
👌Trivia
👌Book reviews and discussion
👌Pizza arvo
👌Art and creative activities
👌Lots of games (board games, other games etc)
👌Fancy dress arvo

And lots more - feedback from the group will be welcome!

💚

Any questions, please contact Lexi Carroll on 0429 620 276! 🙋‍♀️

Register here! https://forms.office.com/r/P5g9iNtdiM?origin=lprLink

23/04/2026

Come down to Unity Place, Burwood for Burwood Youth Fest this evening!! We are here giving away awesome prizes and super cool affirmations!! 💚💚💚

Great music, great food and great fun here 🌈✌️🫶🎉🎈🎊

29/03/2026

We’re down at Yeo Park at Ashfield. Come and check out the generate youth music festival!! 🌈🤘💚

26/03/2026

We’re proud to share the success of Project Upskill at headspace Ashfield 👏

This initiative supported young people to gain key qualifications including RSA, First Aid/CPR, and RCG, helping build their confidence and opening doors to employment in industries like hospitality 🤩

Programs like this make a real difference by giving young people practical skills they can use straight away to find and secure work 😀

A huge thank you to the Inner West Council for their support through the Community Wellbeing Grant, this would not have been possible without you 🙏

Project Upskill has been a great success and a strong way for headspace Ashfield to close out Work and Study Month. We’re excited to see our young people now trained, confident, and ready to step into the workforce 🙌💚

24/03/2026

Alannah has some really solid ideas for standing out while you're in the process of getting a job! 🫶💚🙌🎉

Check her tips out here...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVfMFnJEkhl/

24/03/2026

Here are some great tips to look after your mental health while job hunting. Coz let's face it - job hunting can be a LOT!!

But you can lift yourself up while you're going through it!

Check these ideas out... 💚🙌👷‍♀️🫶

https://www.instagram.com/p/DV7sBiaEiYF/

18/03/2026

Here are some great tips about supporting a young person when the normal emotion of anger comes up for them 😡🤬🤯👍🤗🥰

Family (whatever that may mean for the young person), parents, carers, friends, loved ones etc, they all play such an important role in supporting a young person as they grow into a healthy, mature adult 💚

If you need some more support around this, if your young person is struggling more than usual, or if you’re a young person and your anger (or any other emotion) is too overwhelming for you to cope with on your own (which isn’t uncommon!), please reach out to us at headspace Ashfield to support you through this! Call us on (02) 9193 8000 💚🫶💚

Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. It can help us deal with difficult situations and understand what matters to us. When anger builds up or spills over, though, it can start to hurt the person experiencing it and the people and things that they care about.

Family can play an important role in building a young person’s self-awareness, supporting emotional expression, and strengthening their sense of safety and connection. Family here includes biological, chosen, cultural, and community family.

Noticing your own expectations and staying curious about how a young person expresses anger can help reduce misunderstandings and build connection.

Here are 5 tips to try when responding to a young person who may be experiencing anger.

To learn more about anger and supporting a young person, click here: https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/supporting-a-young-person/anger/

10/03/2026

We recently supported Burwood Police Area Command at their Juice with a Youth event at Westfield Burwood, where we had the chance to chat with young people individually over a free juice! We love the work our local police are doing, making meaningful connections with our young people in the community (and we don’t mind the “bribe” of a free juice!! Thanks for shouting Burwood PAC!!) 🤗👍💚

05/02/2026

We’re so excited to launch our new book club “On the Same Page”!! 📚🫶

It’s a super chill and inclusive space, where we can connect over all things books…. But with no required reading, and no pressure, it’s just a fun and supportive space for young people aged 16-25 💚

We’re starting on Monday 23 February from 4:00pm - 5:30pm, and will run fortnightly during the school term 📆

Please be sure to register via our QR code on the attached flyer, or via this link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nCBp4Eby7EORtnXbXuiSTXEb2ppP7h1Om5IEyGn6EZZUNjBNWUJPWVpYNlgxSEFJQ1ZIMElFTUs0NC4u

And remember, we are now in our beautiful new centre, just down the road from Ashfield Mall, at Level 2, 320 Liverpool Road, Ashfield 🌈

If you have any questions about the book club, please reach out to Caitlin on 0409 314 377 💚