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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Unknown userMember01 Mar 2019, 4:54 pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Living in smaller communities can be aligned with so many wonderful things. You might be near nature, enjoy the comfort of familiar faces or perhaps relish in more down time.

On occasion, living within smaller communities can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, especially for young Australians. This Topic Tuesday our Community Manager @Former-Member will facilitate an engaged and open conversation around some of the peaks and troughs of life within smaller communities as we work through mental health symptoms.

*NB This event originally featured a special guest, due to external circumstance this event will now be facilitated by the Forums Community Manager.

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 8:37 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

You're not alone in that Even though we're all through a screen, we are real humans and the connections are very real albeit anonymous 🙂 @BlueBay

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Sim1Contributor26 Mar 2019, 8:43 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

That's very true Shaz xxx

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 8:46 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Woops all! We are running out of time and the last question is the best one 😄 😄 😄

Here we go.

I am keen to focus on some strengths and positives in regards to smaller communities around Australia. What are the positives of being invoved with a smaller community? Gimme' your wonderful insights!

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Sim1Contributor26 Mar 2019, 8:47 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

I have to go now everyone. Thank you all for your time & patience & suggestions. I'll be back again soon 💞

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 8:49 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Bye @Sim1 thank you so much. Look forward to chatting again soon on the forums!

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 8:50 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member

We all love our community because we support the town. The way the community gets together to help others in need. It’s amazing. I love my town because it’s nit a big suburb. I say hello to a lot of licsks when walking down the street. And listening to the older generation tslk about the town. It’s really nice.

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 8:54 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

That sounds so awesome 🙂 @BlueBay

Living in a city it's not super often I say hello to people walking down the street haha! But I have lived in the same suburb for six years so have small connections with local coffee shop owners etc. So good to hear about the down to earth community support, sometimes I forget it exists being in a busier area.

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 9:02 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Hi @Former-Member I’m about to log off. Thankyou for a great topic to chat about. Goodnight xx

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 9:02 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Alright amazing humans. We are out of time tonight however I will be leaving this thread open until tomorrow so anyone who wishes to de-brief or chime in is able

🙂 @BlueBay @Sim1 @Shaz51 @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member and others thank you so much for joining in!

Another lovely conversation for the archives 😄 Cheers all.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 9:05 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

sorry @Former-Member

I am back again

I love our little community

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