We support the use of face masks and acknowledge they are now mandatory as advised by the Department of Health and Human Services.

We encourage the download and activation of the COVIDSafe app.

For all the latest expert advice from the government and health services please use the below links.

Stay Home. Stay Safe.

DHHS - VIC Gov

DHHS - VIC Gov for LGBTIQ+

Dept of Health - AUS Gov

Staying Home & Staying Safe are important and crucial but so is Staying Connected.

This time of isolation can be, and is, difficult and we encourage anyone to reach out if they are in need of any assistance at all. The club committee is here for all our members. 

Keep in contact with your friends, family, work mates, anyone you feel safe with. 

Be kind to yourself but also know there are resources out there that can provide support, please use the links below

Lifeline Australia

24/07 Crisis support & suicide prevention services - Call 13 11 14
(or text 0477 131 114 7pm - midnight AEST)

Beyond Blue

Offering short term counselling services and referrals by phone 24/7 (1300 22 4636) or via web chat 3pm to 12am 7 days a week.

R U OK?

#stayconnected , make this a daily routine. Find conversation tips and ways to navigate challenging times for yourself and others in your life. 

Q Life Switchboard

Provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
3pm to midnight 1800 184 527 and webchat

Suicide Call Back Service

Nationwide service that provides professional 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide. 1300 659 467.

DHHS Mental Health

Collection of resources to look after your mental health during coronavirus pandemic. 

Every Saturday 9am come for breakfast club, BYO coffee and cereal to your kitchen and catch up virtually via Zoom #stayconnected 

Tap 'Going' on the Facebook event and look out for the Zoom link posted each week. 

There isn't just way to achieve wellness and it's a continued practice. Check in with yourself and be kind, some other activities during isolation could be :

• Breathe - 1 minute a day of focused breathing. Try 10% happier or Calm 
• Concentrate - this can make you happy and calm the nerves, set a timer for 25 mins in a day to do just one thing only (i.e. read) then have a 5 min break
• Yoga or Pilates - Online or search on YouTube
• Dance & Music - Bop around the house to some tunes. Checkout Spotify or Soundcloud  
• Gratitude Journal - Three things your grateful for each day, note down before bed. Can be anything like the heat in your house, the friend who messaged that day, the bird that visited your window.
• Learn - Watch a doco on ABC iView or do a short course on a topic your interested in (free ones on coursera.org) or visit your local library online for lots of free magazines and papers.  

These are just some of the many things you can do, if you've got other tips or things that help you that you'd recommend please share them on Slack channel #argofitspo

For full details of how the club is operating and implementing the health directives and the procedures in place to keep everyone safe please visit the COVID-19 Members page here