Year 12 exams are over and Byron Bay is getting ready for about 10,000 schoolies to arrive from all over Australia late November, to celebrate.
Schoolies HUB
Located at Main beach Byron Bay, open 24/7 for Schoolies-information, 1st Aid, free water, sunblock, condoms and more!
Red Frogs DJs at night & random acts of pancakes & chai…
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The Byron Schoolies Safety Response are still looking for volunteers to help with the Byron Schoolies HUB. It starts on Nov 17 and goes til Dec 4 and at least 100 volunteers are needed to make it all happen. If you've thought about volunteering, but aren't sure about it, then check out this video made by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation last year, after the BUDDI Community Drug Action Team won the first ever '2016 State Influence Award' from the NSW Ministry of Health for a Community Drug Action Team program of excellence for their work over the last nine years of running the Byron Schoolies HUB. To volunteer to be a part of this award winning program, contact the coordinator Nicqui at hubvolunteers@yahoo.com.au to register. Get involved in this great program! It's fun and it helps to keep our town and these young visitors safe and happy! 🙂 youtu.be/fjoSmCLqpwIMembers from the Byron Bay community chat about how they tackle the risks around drugs and alcohol during Schoolies Week. Find out more about our Community D...
7 months ago
FANTASTIC clip Nicqui!
PS If you upload the clip Facebook (rather than being a link to youtube) will favour the sharing of it... something I've just learned 🙂
DO YOU MANAGE OR OWN ACCOMMODATION IN BYRON?
THE RED FROGS NEED HELP!! This amazing group of around 150 volunteers come from all across Australia to help us with the Byron Schoolies Safety Response each year, but this year they are in dire need of some more accommodation, particularly from Sat 18th - 25th November, when they still need 30 beds and again from 26th November through to Sat 2nd Dec (less beds are needed for this week). They do have a small budget, but definitely not an endless one, but they do make great tenants and are very respectful. The accom MUST be in Byron Bay, as they don't have transport.If you can help please contact Chris at - chris@redfrogs.com - The Red Frogs are all nominated by their local chaplains before they can even apply to become a Red Frog, they pay their own way to come here, usually taking their own holidays to serve the schoolies and assist where they can, they also pay towards their food and accommodation. They are the MOST giving group of people Byron is lucky enough to have come here and assist our community with the heavy-traffic time of Schoolies. Please, if you can help, or know of someone who may be able to, please share this information with them. - au.redfrogs.com/schoolies
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7 months ago
Justine Hilton
Tips for schoolies! adf.org.au/family/teenagers/safe-partying/safe-partying-tips-for-school-leavers/
8 months ago
Coming to Byron for Schoolies? Then maybe you might like to consider flying into our out of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport!! Fares are on sale for that time!!JETSTAR FLIGHTS TO MELBOURNE FROM $65!
Grab a great sale fare on Melbourne direct flights from only $65/one way for select travel dates between 24th Oct - 13th Dec 2017 with most flights taking off at 1.50pm getting you into Melbourne at 4.00pm!
For more flight more information and to book visit www.jetstar.com, sale ends 25th Sept 2017 / 11.59pm
* Flight schedules subject to change, please always check the airline website for up to date information and happy travelling!
8 months ago
Patient Norm knows when to call NSW Ambulance for a paramedic. Do you? We're thinking these posters might be good for the Byron Schoolies HUB this year... Ambulances during schoolies get flogged with all sorts of call-outs that just don't warrant their services.
#NSWAmbulance #RightCallRightCare #UrgencyOrEmergency?Patient Norm knows when to call NSW Ambulance for a paramedic. Do you?
#NSWAmbulance #RightCallRightCare #UrgencyOrEmergency?
2 years ago
Boss Frog Andy has some helpful tips to keep under your cap in the lead up to Schoolies! Would you accept candy from a stranger? Uhhh no 🙈 So don't accept drinks from randoms! Drink spiking can easily happen if you're not careful. Only accept unopened drinks and keep an eye on them at all times. That way you'll be confident of what you're drinking 👍🏼😄 #schoolies #redfrogsau #redfrogs #topschooliestips #partysafe @schooliesBoss Frog has some helpful tips to keep under your cap in the lead up to Schoolies! Would you accept candy from a stranger? Uhhh no 🙈 So don't accept drinks from randoms! Drink spiking can easily happen if you're not careful. Only accept unopened drinks and keep an eye on them at all times. That way you'll be confident of what you're drinking 👍🏼😄 #schoolies #redfrogsau #redfrogs #topschooliestips #partysafe @schoolies
2 years ago
The Alcohol & Drug Foundation have done a feature this month on the use of breathalsers... and our Blow Zero Comps at Schoolies is being used as a great example of how communities can use breathalisers for good... www.adf.org.au/buddis-schoolies-success?utm_source=ADF+Master+List&utm_campaign=445053b851-CDAT_A...
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2 years ago
It's that time of the year again and we are recruiting volunteers for this year's Byron Schoolies HUB!! We have 50 FREE accredited FIRST AID CERTIFICATE training spaces available for volunteers who sign up early... Volunteering in the HUB is FUN! This year the Schoolies HUB runs from Friday November 18 to Monday December 5, it's open 24 hours a day, volunteers choose their own shifts, either 4 or 5 hours. If you would like more information, contact the coordinator Nicqui at hubvolunteers@yahoo.com.au or call 0402013177. SIGN UP TODAY!! We will be at the Byron Shire Volunteers Expo at the Byron Community Centre tomorrow from 10am-3pm if you'd like to drop in and find out more...
2 years ago
Drop into the Byron Schoolies HUB and grab some tickets in our MONSTER RAFFLE to help the Schoolies For Schooling boys, Alexi & Adam, raise funds to build schools in Timor-Leste. The boys arrive in Byron this Saturday after walking all the way from Bondi and we'd love to give them a good chunk of money towards their cause! Plus, there's a MASSIVE Welcome Pool Party & Fishheads Seafood BBQ this Saturday at the Byron Pool, with the cheap as chips $10 tickets available from the Schoolies HUB in Main Beach Park. Drop into the HUB, grab your tickets and let's show these boys how awesome Byron folk are at supporting causes like theirs!!
3 years ago
The Byron Schoolies Safety Response starts tomorrow and the Byron Schoolies HUB should be up and operational by late tomorrow afternoon... Are we ready? Yes we are!! www.northernstar.com.au/news/red-frogs-schoolies-hub-fundraising-byron-bay-gets/2844947/
Red frogs, schoolies hub, fundraising. Byron Bay gets ready.
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EXAMS are over and final year students have been 'released' from 12 years of school and Byron Bay is getting ready.3 years ago
Byron Schoolies Safety Response
Schoolies in Byron Bay is a chilled out time… no big parties.. no big events… just a relaxing time in a beautiful place… Respect Byron’s unique vibe.
Byron Schoolies Safety Response group on facebook is a page to share information, links and all sorts of other stuff about school leavers celebrations in Byron Bay.
The Byron Schoolies Safety Response working group was formed in 2009 to assist to make school leavers celebrations in Byron Bay a safer time for both the visitors and the local community.
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THE BYRON SCHOOLIES SAFETY RESPONSE ARE DESPERATELY NEEDING HELP FOR THE SCHOOLIES HUB FROM MIDNIGHT TIL 8AM and for the 8pm to midnight shifts too... If you are a Superhero type guy and love late nights they NEED YOU RIGHT NOW!!! Contact Nicqui on 0402013177 or email hubvolunteers@yahoo.com.au
6 months ago
The Byron Schoolies Safety Response are still looking for volunteers to help with the Byron Schoolies HUB. It starts on Nov 17 and goes til Dec 4 and at least 100 volunteers are needed to make it all happen. If you've thought about volunteering, but aren't sure about it, then check out this video made by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation last year, after the BUDDI Community Drug Action Team won the first ever '2016 State Influence Award' from the NSW Ministry of Health for a Community Drug Action Team program of excellence for their work over the last nine years of running the Byron Schoolies HUB. To volunteer to be a part of this award winning program, contact the coordinator Nicqui at hubvolunteers@yahoo.com.au to register. Get involved in this great program! It's fun and it helps to keep our town and these young visitors safe and happy! 🙂 youtu.be/fjoSmCLqpwIMembers from the Byron Bay community chat about how they tackle the risks around drugs and alcohol during Schoolies Week. Find out more about our Community D...
7 months ago
Saxon Thomson you wiukd be great... welcome to stay at our place. i enquired myself too!
DO YOU MANAGE OR OWN ACCOMMODATION IN BYRON?
THE RED FROGS NEED HELP!! This amazing group of around 150 volunteers come from all across Australia to help us with the Byron Schoolies Safety Response each year, but this year they are in dire need of some more accommodation, particularly from Sat 18th - 25th November, when they still need 30 beds and again from 26th November through to Sat 2nd Dec (less beds are needed for this week). They do have a small budget, but definitely not an endless one, but they do make great tenants and are very respectful. The accom MUST be in Byron Bay, as they don't have transport.If you can help please contact Chris at - chris@redfrogs.com - The Red Frogs are all nominated by their local chaplains before they can even apply to become a Red Frog, they pay their own way to come here, usually taking their own holidays to serve the schoolies and assist where they can, they also pay towards their food and accommodation. They are the MOST giving group of people Byron is lucky enough to have come here and assist our community with the heavy-traffic time of Schoolies. Please, if you can help, or know of someone who may be able to, please share this information with them. - au.redfrogs.com/schoolies
Schoolies | Red Frogs Australia
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7 months ago
Tips for schoolies! adf.org.au/family/teenagers/safe-partying/safe-partying-tips-for-school-leavers/
Safe partying tips for school leavers - ADF - Alcohol & Drug Foundation
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You can discuss some of the tips below for staying safe and having a good time during the celebrations with them.8 months ago
Coming to Byron for Schoolies? Then maybe you might like to avoid the crowds at the Gold Coast and fly into or out of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport! Fares are on sale for that time... check them out!JETSTAR FLIGHTS TO MELBOURNE FROM $65!
Grab a great sale fare on Melbourne direct flights from only $65/one way for select travel dates between 24th Oct - 13th Dec 2017 with most flights taking off at 1.50pm getting you into Melbourne at 4.00pm!
For more flight more information and to book visit www.jetstar.com, sale ends 25th Sept 2017 / 11.59pm
* Flight schedules subject to change, please always check the airline website for up to date information and happy travelling!
8 months ago
This weekend sees two back to back events on at the Byron YAC (Youth Activities Centre) with the first gig a MASSIVE YAC is Back FUNraiser!! If you haven’t been to the YAC in a while, you will see the showcasing of the beautification of this well-loved community resource. This is an all-ages event and all are welcome to celebrate and help Byron Youth Service raise money to keep their youth programs running! Music by Fergo, MERCY MERCY, DJ Julius, Monster raffle including 2 x 5 day tickets to Bluesfest 2017, Crystal Castle vouchers, 2 Skateboards, an Arnhem Kaftan, a
Quiksilver voucher, 2 Sunday tickets for the 2017 Byron Writer's Festival and more.... !! Trixie the Pixie, Fire Twirling, Face-Painting... heaps of food, including a Gourmet BBQ and Pizza Loca, a Juice Bar, games and more... Tickets are $10 and it's free for young people under 15. This is a drug & alcohol-free family-friendly event! This Saturday 4pm to 9pm at the YAC at 1 Gilmore Crescent. Here's the event page - www.facebook.com/events/344556959239089/ ... help to spread the word, invite your friends and get behind the mob who are all about looking after the youth of Byron Shire!
1 years ago
The Alcohol & Drug Foundation have done a feature this month on the use of breathilsers... and our Blow Zero Comps at Schoolies is being used as a great example of how communities can use breathalisers for good... www.adf.org.au/buddis-schoolies-success?utm_source=ADF+Master+List&utm_campaign=445053b851-CDAT_A...
adf.org.au
2 years ago
It's that time of the year again and we are recruiting volunteers for this year's Byron Schoolies HUB!! We have 50 FREE accredited FIRST AID CERTIFICATE training spaces available for volunteers who sign up early... Volunteering in the HUB is FUN! This year the Schoolies HUB runs from Friday November 18 to Monday December 5, it's open 24 hours a day, volunteers choose their own shifts, either 4 or 5 hours. If you would like more information, contact the coordinator Nicqui at hubvolunteers@yahoo.com.au or call 0402013177. SIGN UP TODAY!! We will be at the Byron Shire Volunteers Expo at the Byron Community Centre tomorrow from 10am-3pm if you'd like to drop in and find out more...
2 years ago
Schoolies in Byron Bay may be over for yet another year, but one thing that will live on, is the recycling program that the Byron Schoolies Safety Response, the Byron Bay Herb Nursery and BioPak partner on each year, the Cup of Life project.
For the last 5 years, BioPak have donated tens of thousands of redundant stock cups to the Byron Schoolies Safety Response to use in their Hydration Station at the Schoolies HUB. It may sound fancy, but essentially this is a big water tank that the Schoolies HUB Volunteers keep topped up daily, so that they can keep all the young Schoolies visitors hydrated, with free water dispensed around the clock. There is signage on the water tank letting the Schoolies know what happens to these cups and they happily place them in the special ‘recycling’ bins in the HUB, only used for these water cups, often telling the HUB Volunteers that they think this is a great recycling idea. The HUB Volunteers then carefully, stack and repack the used cups back into boxes, which at the end of Schoolies each year, are delivered to the Byron Bay Herb Nursery at Sunrise.
These cups are destined for the Cup of Life project, whereby they will have fruit-tree seedlings planted in them, such as Davidson plums, papaya, kang kong, midyim berries and more, by the workers engaged in the nursery’s disabled employment program. As well as being sold at the Byron Bay Herb Nursery, they are also available for sale in ‘Earth Stations’ from local nurseries, hardware stores, health food shops and independent supermarkets and green grocers around the Northern Rivers.
This year the Schoolies HUB managed to salvage nearly 8000 of their Hydration Station used BioPak water cups, which were delivered out to the Byron Bay Herb Nursery on Monday, much to the delight of nursery manager Nick Thom, who told Schoolies HUB Coordinator Nicqui Yazdi, that “The Schoolies HUB cups are the very best donation the nursery gets.” With these cups having only been used for water, they are pristine-clean to use to plant the fruit-tree seedlings in.
Schoolies HUB Coordinator Nicqui Yazdi said “When we first started the Schoolies HUB 7 years ago, the one thing that concerned me, was that we were using plastic cups, that had been donated by local hotels. I thought there had to be a better way and contacted BioPak, who immediately offered to donate cups for us to use each year. This has been a truly successful recycling story, using cups that were essentially redundant, and then recycling them into a great local program.”
In 2015 BioPak donated 24,000 cups to the Schoolies HUB. Some of the remaining cups will be donated to the Byron Youth Activities Centre to use in their programs throughout the year, then once again, the remainder will be used in the Schoolies HUB in 2016.
2 years ago
