Compass Institute

You are invited to the Success Seminar and Firewalk on Saturday 24^th March with Kurek Ashley.

The seminar will be held at our Caloundra Centre – Central Park Road, Arthur Street, Caloundra from 2pm – 7pm. Please see the poster (left) for more details.

Kurek Ashley is one of the most dynamic, in demand speakers and inspirational teachers of our time. He is a true visionary whose ideas have impacted the lives of millions of people around the world. Meeting Kurek, whether it is in person, through his books or through his programs, he ignites the desire in you to want to live your life to the fullest and he powerfully gives you the tools to do it.

Click here to read Kurek’s bio

The seminar and Firewalk will be priced at $50 per person and only $25 for your family members that also attend or $100 for a family of 4.

Kurek is putting on this special event for Compass at a ridiculous price, considering tickets are usually over $1000 each! And he is donating all funds directly to Compass.

Bookings require full names of attendees and payment to be complete. You can contact me at any time to book. The seminar and Firewalk has been opened up to the public and with Kurek’s popularity places are not going to stay free for long. I can guarantee that this will be an event you will not want to miss.

Email amy@compassinc.org.au or phone (07) 5457 3716 to book your place today.

We hope it changes your life!

Here’s a great article from The Sunshine Coast Daily!

Meninga backs JT to take No.6

QUEENSLAND coach Mal Meninga has annointed Johnathon Thurston as the man to fill Darren Lockyer’s shoes in the famous Maroons No.6 jersey.

Meninga joined forces yesterday with State-of-Origin rival Ricky Stuart in a round of golf at the Horton Park course in Maroochydore, as part of an auction prize from a 2011 fundraiser at the Alexandra Headland surf club for the Compass Institute.

Speculation has been rife for months since Thurston expressed a desire to move to five-eighth that he and Melbourne Storm halfback Cooper Cronk would be the halves pairing for this year’s series.

Despite pundits such as Maroons legend Wally Lewis saying he would leave Thurston at half-back and find a replacement five-eighth, Meninga said it was logical to move the Cowboys playmaker given he would be playing No.6 for his club.

“Thurston will play six. I’d be silly not to play him there,” Meninga said.

“And Cooper definitely has the inside running for the seven.”

While Thurston and Cronk are the first option, Meninga said the Maroons had plenty of back-up through players such as Daly Cherry-Evans and Chris Sandow if something went wrong.

One player who will not be involved as the Maroons shoot for a seventh consecutive series win is Parramatta centre Esi Tonga, paying the price for missing curfew and the final day of an emerging players training camp in Brisbane last weekend.

Meninga said he had discussed the situation with Tonga this week and everyone had moved on.

“He admitted it and it’s been dealt with,” Meninga said.

“He’s out of the emerging players squad, but we haven’t put a time limit on that.

“I’ve spoken to (Parramatta coach) Stephen Kearney and they’ve dealt with it as well. Esi has been training well at Parra and everyone hopes he has a good season and takes advantage of his opportunities.”

NSW coach Stuart said people should not read anything into the fact the Blues had 23 players in their emerging Origin squad, while Queensland had just 14 (13 without Tonga).

“Last year we had 40,” Stuart said.

“We’re just looking at the amount of people we need to expose to what Origin is about.”

2011 ‘Meninga backs JT to take No.6’, Sunshine Coast Daily, 4th February

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/02/04/meninga-says-jts-the-man-for-no6-meninga-backs-jt-/

Here’s a great article from The Sunshine Coast Daily!

Mal & Ricky tee off for the disabled at the Horton Park day

MAL Meninga and Ricky Stuart might be fierce rivals during the annual rugby league State-of-Origin series as coaches of Queensland and New South Wales.

But yesterday they joined forces at the Horton Park Golf Club to support the Compass Institute which provides life skills and work opportunities for people with disabilities.

Stuart, who took over as Blues coach last year, only to lead the team to its sixth consecutive series loss, said he was hoping to get one back over his former Canberra Raiders teammate on the golf course.

He also said he had been thrilled with the response to stories last weekend when he revealed publicly for the first time that his 14-year-old daughter Emma had been diagnosed with autism.

He has also launched the Ricky Stuart Foundation to raise money and awareness of autism.

“I’ve had a lot of calls and emails. A lot of people are in even more difficult situations than we are,” Stuart said. “The kids are defenceless and there’s not a lot of support for the families. I’m really happy I can help.”

The golf day was a dream come true for 20-year-old Elliott Tyrell, whose father Darcy bought the item at an auction held at the Alex Surf Club last year to raise money for Compass and the Alex nippers.

Elliott, a rugby league tragic, was in seventh heaven after shaking Meninga’s hand.

“I’m not going to wash my hand,” Elliott said.

2011 ‘Mal & Ricky tee off for the disabled at the Horton Park day’, Sunshine Coast Daily, 4th February

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/02/04/mal-and-ricky-tee-off-for-the-disabled-at-horton-p/

The DVD’s are now available to order in both DVD & Blue Ray!

DVD – $20
Blue Ray – $25

You can place your orders with me, and Shane will have your DVD ready for you in January.

Friday 10th February 2012

Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Avenue Caloundra, QLD 4551

No longer is racing a sport only for those ‘in the know’. It is a sport which creates an exciting social environment, a place where people from all walks of life can enjoy a day of fun.

Booking a table of 10 – $900 + gst.

Table of Ten includes dinner & beverage package  in the Champagne Garden. For information on the table of 10, please click here. To book please call Bianca at Coast Life Homes on 1300 307 004 or email info@coastlifehomes.com.au.

Booking a sponsorship table – $1500 + gst

Sponsorship table includes dinner & beverage package  in the Champagne Garden, PLUS the exclusive rights to one race on a Sunshine Coast Turf Club racing program. When you consider what this same money will buy in terms of newspaper or radio advertising, the value for money is very good. It is an amazing promotional oppotunity!

For information on the sponsorship table, please click here.

The tables for ten include a three course meal, all you can drink, live music and a great night at the races. In addition to endless opportunities for banners and promotions around the course, for sponsors there’s Race naming rights to one of the seven races meaning national TV exposure on Sky TV, full page ad in the race guide, photos presenting a trophy to the winning horse and connections, VIP car allocation and much more.

All funds raised are going towards much needed repairs and renovations at the Compass Caloundra centre.

To book please call Bianca at Coast Life Homes on 1300 307 004 or email info@coastlifehomes.com.au.

Dear Compass Families,

The weather bureau has forecast further rain and localised flooding tonight and tomorrow. We request, if possible, that all families keep trainees at home tomorrow (Wednesday 25^th January) to avoid driving through any dangerous conditions.

Staff who are able to access the centres will be available for supervision. However, it is difficult to determine how many staff will be affected. If you are in any way uncertain, please contact centre your manager.

Thank you for support,

The Compass Team

Each year Compass Trainees prepare gifts for the Charity Appeal Adopt a Family.   Each Compass unit purchases a gift and those gifts are passed on to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army gives the presents to families within the community who are facing a lean Christmas. This year Compass Trainees prepared food and gifts for a family of eight to enjoy at Christmas time. The  Well done Compass Trainees!

The Christmas Market included the Movember Shave-Off. Several of our trainees and staff participated in Movember again this year, raising much needed funds for mens’ health. Congratulations to Joel who raised $400 for Movember!!!!

On Thursday 1 December we held our Christmas Market at Caloundra.
The Compass Markets are a culmination of all the hard work that trainees and staff put into their Workplace Training-Craft program throughout the year. Trainees get to experience first hand the whole process of designing a product, assembling the raw materials, creating, packaging and finally being able to proudly sell that product at the Market.
During this process they learn very important workplace skills and ethics including following through with a task, quality control and team work as well as the practical skills and concepts developed in the process.
The proceeds from Market Days go back into further resourcing Craft programs and providing additional centre resources.