Come chat to an AccessPay advisor! November
2025-11-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Want to make the most of your income? Come and speak with Jordan Marshall, our dedicated AccessPay representative, to learn how salary packaging could benefit you or to review your current arrangements.
Scan the QR code to book a face to face meeting (at Support Centre) or on a Teams meeting or phone call.
You can also call him on 0459 274 529 or email jordan.marshall@smartgroup.com.au

Content Cut-off - YWU
2025-11-03, 2025-10-27, 2025-10-20, 2025-10-13, 2025-10-06, 2025-09-29
Your Weekly Update is an operational one-stop shop where you will find organisation updates and things you need to know. You will receive the newsletter in your inbox every Thursday, for the latest news, updates, recommendations, and current internal job vacancies. If you would like to submit something to be shared in the Your Weekly Update, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by Monday COB.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

Content Cut-off - Connections
2025-10-31, 2025-09-26
Connections is our monthly email to families, carers and the people we support about what’s happening at Endeavour Foundation. It shares good news stories, organisation updates and sector information. If you would like to submit something to be shared in Connections, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by the last Friday of the month.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

Release Day - YWU
2025-10-30, 2025-10-23, 2025-10-16, 2025-10-09, 2025-10-02

Release Day - #TP
2025-10-28, 2025-09-30
#TeamPossible news is your monthly update, made up of submitted highlights about staff and the people we support to celebrate our wins. If you would like to submit something to be shared in #TeamPossible news, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by the third Thursday of the month.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

Medibank - Menopause and Mental Health
2025-10-21 12:00 - 12:30 | https://intranetdev.victor.nichestudio.biz/event/medibank-menopause-and-mental-health/
Our friends at Medibank are offering FREE educational webinars providing real world stories and evidence-based information to improve your health and wellbeing. The webinar series includes:

Health Habits for Success with Dr Amantha Imber
Sleep for Health with Dr Carmel Harrington
Mindset and Gratitude with Mark Matthews
Family Relationships with Dr Justin Coulson
Financial Wellbeing with The Barefoot investor Scott Pape
Menopause and Mental Health with Thea O’Connor
Reflecting and Resetting for the New Year with Yemi Penn

Click here to view the 2025 Work Better Live Better keynote speakers. Registration details will be shared prior to the webinar commencing. All webinars will be recorded and available for 30 days post event.

Diwali
2025-10-20
Diwali, also called Deepavali or Deepawali, is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual victory of Dharma over Adharma, light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika—between around mid-September and mid-November. The celebrations generally last five or six days.

Business Excellence and Impact Awards | Awards Ceremony & Luncheon at Rydges Hotel, Southbank Brisbane, 11:30am - 3pm
2025-10-16 11:30 - 15:00
Join us in Brisbane as we celebrate and recognise the social enterprises and organisations in our community making a real impact in diversity, inclusion and opportunity in the workplace for people with disability.
Enjoy a gourmet lunch while watching the awards ceremony hosted by sports presenter Ben Davis. There will also be an auction and raffle prize pack up for grabs!
This is a great opportunity for us to come together, showcase the meaningful work we do and further our mission of creating career pathways for people with disability.
Secure your tickets for this special event.
Click here to read how to purchase a discounted STAFF individual ticket or table of ten.
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details.

Content Cut-off - #TP
2025-10-16

International Pronouns Day
2025-10-15
International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Together, we can transform society to celebrate people’s multiple, intersecting identities.

Release Day - Connections
2025-10-14

National Carers Week
2025-10-12 - 2025-10-18
National Carers Week will run from Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 October 2025. It is a time to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness about the 3 million Australians who provide care to a family member or friend.

World Mental Health Day
2025-10-10
The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.
The day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

King’s Birthday (QLD)
2025-10-06
The King’s Official Birthday is the selected day in most Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the monarch’s actual birth.

Labour Day (NSW Public Holiday)
2025-10-06

Come chat to an AccessPay advisor! October
2025-10-01 08:00 - 17:00
Want to make the most of your income? Come and speak with Jordan Marshall, our dedicated AccessPay representative, to learn how salary packaging could benefit you or to review your current arrangements.
Jordan visits monthly, so if you can’t make it this time, you can book into see him for his last session of the year: Wednesday 5 November 2025
Scan the QR code to book a face to face meeting (at Support Centre) or on a Teams meeting or phone call.
You can also call him on 0459 274 529 or email jordan.marshall@smartgroup.com.au

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31
AAC Awareness Month is dedicated to raising awareness about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems. It is internationally recognised every October.
AAC is a broad term used to describe various communication methods used by people who have difficulty speaking. This can include (but is not limited to):
🟣 Sign language: Using hand signals to communicate.
🟣 Communication boards: Pointing to pictures or symbols to convey messages.
🟣 Speech-generating devices (SGDs): Using technology (e.g. tablet) to create spoken words.
Each of the communication methods mentioned above are powerful tools to enhance one’s communication (augment), as well as serve as an alternative means of communication. AAC systems provide increased opportunities for individuals to express their thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas effectively.

National Safe Work Month
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31
October is National Safe Work Month—a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace.
Being healthy and safe means being free from physical and psychological harm. A safe and healthy workplace benefits everyone.
For everyone’s safety, work safely. #SafeWorkMonth
The primary objective of National Safe Work Month is to encourage all individuals and organisations to prioritise safety in their workplaces and work towards reducing the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.

Mental Health Month
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31
Mental Health Month is celebrated each year in the month of October. Mental Health Month reminds us of the importance of looking after our mental health and wellbeing. The Month also provides us the opportunity to understand the importance of good mental health in our everyday lives and encourages help seeking behaviours when needed.
