From a ‘maintain your lawnmower’ workshop, to family portraits for their MPower Journey, individuals and families in Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge participated in Family Week from 2–5 July 2012.
MPower Journey family photos
Family photos are a treasured item for most, so it was no surprise that as part of the Family Week, 170 individuals smiled for the camera as part of their MPower Journey.
MPower helps individuals manage their money to achieve the things that are important to them — like supporting their child’s education or saving for a long-term goal. The MPower Journey helps individuals and families to track and share their ‘story’ of how they are building capabilities towards independence and wealth for themselves and their families.
Stories are captured in a My Story Album with a family portrait taking pride-of-place on the front cover. As part of the Family Week, MPower members had their photo taken and printed won-site. Scrapbooking resources were provided and with creative flair and volumes of enthusiasm, My Story Albums came to life.
Student Education Trusts Fair
With more than $4000 spent at the Student Education Trusts fair, the value of good-quality, educational books and resources is clear. The fair provided SET participants with an opportunity to make purchases using their SET with qualified advice on suitability of resources. Potential partners had access to information on how to financially plan for future education expenses and could sign-up on the day.
Lawnmower workshop
The Pride of Place lawnmower workshop saw men and women alike learning skills to keep their mowers running. Esmae Bowen is a Pride of Place participant and bought her mower along for the morning, ‘I learnt a few tips that were simple and will save me paying as much as $160. The service that Brandon showed me will maybe cost $12-13. With Pride of Place I designed my own picket-fence and I put it up myself. Now I can service my mower.’
More than 30 lawnmowers, a whipper-snipper and even a ride-on mower were brought along for their owners to learn some new skills. Brandon Vigor from Cairns Mower City said people were really receptive to learning about the basics behind maintaining a lawn mower. ‘Everyone was really keen and felt good about the skills they learnt.’
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