Bugs in the soil! Animal scat in the bushes! Weird plants! All the clues were in the rainforest ready to find, as Fortem invited first responder families to be Junior Ranger Bush Detectives. The perfect wellbeing activity for the school holidays as the kids had a chance to use their bush detective skills to study the clues animals leave behind. It was an opportunity to meet new people and hang out with friends, be active in nature and learn something new. Let’s hear from Alison about the experience.

Bugs in the soil! Animal scat in the bushes! Weird plants! All the clues were in the rainforest ready to find, as Fortem invited first responder families to be Junior Ranger Bush Detectives. The perfect wellbeing activity for the school holidays as the kids had a chance to use their bush detective skills to study the clues animals leave behind. It was an opportunity to meet new people and hang out with friends, be active in nature and learn something new. Let’s hear from Alison about the experience.

Fortem has been successfully offering virtual cooking classes as a wellbeing activity for first responder families, with the most recent class focusing on Greek Easter Biscuits. These classes are a really great way to learn some new skills in the kitchen, which contributes to positive impact on your self esteem and can encourage more nutritious home cooking. It is also an opportunity to spend time with your family or kinship group, and connect and socialise (virtually) with other local first responder families. Developing close relationships and socialising with friends, family and others, is important to build your mental fitness and boost your wellbeing.

Fortem has been successfully offering virtual cooking classes as a wellbeing activity for first responder families, with the most recent class focusing on Greek Easter Biscuits. These classes are a really great way to learn some new skills in the kitchen, which contributes to positive impact on your self esteem and can encourage more nutritious home cooking. It is also an opportunity to spend time with your family or kinship group, and connect and socialise (virtually) with other local first responder families. Developing close relationships and socialising with friends, family and others, is important to build your mental fitness and boost your wellbeing.

Ten Pin Bowling is always such a family-friendly fun activity, and our first responder families thoroughly enjoyed spending time together trying to get a strike! A great way to be active, it was also an opportunity to spend time with family and develop close family bonds, as well as connecting and socialise with other local first responder families. Developing close relationships and socialising with friends, family and others, is important to build your mental fitness and boost your wellbeing. Let’s hear from our Fortem team member, Shannon.

Ten Pin Bowling is always such a family-friendly fun activity, and our first responder families thoroughly enjoyed spending time together trying to get a strike! A great way to be active, it was also an opportunity to spend time with family and develop close family bonds, as well as connecting and socialise with other local first responder families. Developing close relationships and socialising with friends, family and others, is important to build your mental fitness and boost your wellbeing. Let’s hear from our Fortem team member, Shannon.

Fortem recently invited first responder families to a Watercolour Painting for Mindfulness workshop held at Lanyon Homestead. It was a beautiful setting where our group bonded over the experience and connected with others who understand the first responder life, as well as learning a new skill of watercolour painting. Let’s hear from our Fortem team member, Shannon.

Fortem recently invited first responder families to a Watercolour Painting for Mindfulness workshop held at Lanyon Homestead. It was a beautiful setting where our group bonded over the experience and connected with others who understand the first responder life, as well as learning a new skill of watercolour painting. Let’s hear from our Fortem team member, Shannon.

Fortem recently invited first responder families to an Indoor Plant Masterclass in the Bega Valley region. This wellbeing activity was a laid back evening, learning the basics of indoor plant care – from watering and fertilising, to repotting and propagating, and everything in between. With indoor gardening growing in popularity, there is a growing number of scientific studies that demonstrate the positive impact indoor plants have on our health and wellbeing – reducing stress levels, lifting mood, improving air quality, boosting productivity and much more. This small group class was also a great way for our participants to connect with others with shared interests, and who also understand the ‘first responder’ life. Let’s hear all about it from Hayley.

Fortem recently invited first responder families to an Indoor Plant Masterclass in the Bega Valley region. This wellbeing activity was a laid back evening, learning the basics of indoor plant care – from watering and fertilising, to repotting and propagating, and everything in between. With indoor gardening growing in popularity, there is a growing number of scientific studies that demonstrate the positive impact indoor plants have on our health and wellbeing – reducing stress levels, lifting mood, improving air quality, boosting productivity and much more. This small group class was also a great way for our participants to connect with others with shared interests, and who also understand the ‘first responder’ life. Let’s hear all about it from Hayley.