Guilt free shopping is just around the corner with the lifeline gold coast bookfest which is on february 911 at the gold coast convention and exhibition centre. Bookfest jan 2020, lifeline bookfest gold coast, gold. Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. Collectable books available at our upcoming book fair. The next lifeline giant book fair will be held at ted blackwood hall, warriewood. The mammoth biannual lifeline bookfest sees bibliophiles and bargain hunters descend on the convention centre bearing suitcases, shopping trolleys and supermarket bags which they fill to the brim with preloved books on every subject ever invented. Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast. All of the volunteers are extremely friendly and hard working. Karen is a gold coast based writer and teacher with a passion for picture books. The huge gold coast event is back for 3 big days, 8am 5pm daily. Therell be heaps of great, quality items up for grabs including sporting.
Bargains galore at lifeline bookfest on the gold coast. Illawarra sports stadium, berkeley wollongong area. The weekends lifeline big book fair was bigger than ever, with more people, more books and more money raised than any of the other fairs held since 2006. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. Ms herbertson said she was looking forward to volunteering at lifeline s annual bookfest. For here, at queenslands biggest secondhand book sale are 22 semitrailers worth of books spread across 4. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. Lifeline south coast would like to acknowledge the aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. Similar bookfests in toowoomba, gold coast and caboolture used separate stock, she said. Lifeline annual bookfest hitting gold coast this weekend.
The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Lifeline receives about one million contacts each year from helpseekers, via mediums such as telephone, web and facetoface. Hope murphy, book sorter with the lifeline team on the gold coast, has come across her fair share of surprising donations for this years event, ill mention this tiny little book thats probably the size of. If you love reading youll love the lifeline bookfest, friday 8 february to sunday 10 february at the gold coast convention and exhibition centre. Were back to bring you more than 35 tonnes of books and a vast array of magazines and dvds over three massive days all to raise incredibly vital funds for lifeline. It is one of 10 scifi stories written by different authors. Lifeline s 24hour crisis support line offers a confidential, nonjudgemental service offered by trained telephone support volunteers. There are heaps of great things about the lifeline bookfest.
The story starts out with nations on earth destroying each other in nuclear war. The lifeline gold coast bookfest is a treasure trove of secondhand books with all purchases helping to raise funds for the lifeline crisis line. This year we excited to have karen collum with us for a book reading and signing at 4pm in the learning resource centre. This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services.
Lifeline is stocking the shelves for its annual bookfest on the gold coast from june 24 to 26. As you may be aware, lifeline south coast had to make the tough decision to cancel the march big book fair. Brisbane produces 50,000 books, magazines and comics every week which volunteers sort for the bookfest. About 11,000 volunteers deliver support services, while approx. Lifeline bookfest offers brisbane bookworms a place to discover new authors and subjects, and spend four days filling bag or trolley with a range of preloved books.
A treasure trove of great reads is making its way to the gold coast over three big days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. Lifeline warehouse to organise collection of bulk book donations please ring 07 3632 1010 or fill out the pickup request form. As at march 2012, there are more than 40 lifeline centres, spanning across 60 locations around australia. Friday march xx 9 5, saturday march xx 9 5, sunday march xx 9 4. The ipswich showgrounds will boast 300 tables stocked to the brim with more than 80 tonnes of hardcovers and paperbacks of all genres, styles and authors, so come and grab some great reads from as little as 50 cents. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Lifeline bookfest what is on in brisbane the weekend. Lifeline shop burleigh heads 1722 gold coast highway burleigh heads qld 4220. There are more than 50,000 books in 50 genres available, including fiction, nonfiction, children, vintage, fantasyscifi, romance and more. Lifeline gold coast bookfest events inside gold coast.
While all books are very reasonably priced, with many bargains, its easy to get carried away. Burleigh opp shop 174 west burleigh road burleigh heads. Lifeline furniture in molendinar, qld, furniture stores. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Its bookworm bliss each event has thousands of quality preloved books up for grabs at bargain prices. Lifeline receives more than 400,000 calls every year. Please register your interest in future groups by using the button below. The lifeline bookfest is a perfect opportunity for bargain hunters, collectors and families to find preloved books, to stock. The huge gold coast event will be back at the gold coast convention and. Gold coast book lovers can buy up big at the upcoming gold coast lifeline book sale, and help save lives as part of the bargain, with all funds raised supporting lifeline s crisis support line. Penrith city library book fair use above link for the very last fair. All proceeds go to support the valuable telephone crisis support provided by lifeline in the community, so book buying can be an opportunity to provide hope and help to those in need. The event will feature over 100 tables of second hand books ranging from paperbacks, childrens books and exlibrary books.
Book fairs, swap meets, auctions and similar events plus australian mostly east coast club meetings and the like. Lifeline gold coast in broadbeach, qld, counselling. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. I was looking at the most effective way to sell 2nd hand books preferably online.
Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. The lifeline bookfest is back on the gold coast this friday to sunday, with over 35 tonnes of books from as little as 50 cents. Lifeline crisis support service wikipedia republished. Come early they restock regularly throughout the bookfest, but the most popular books always sell out quickly. Save australias most stylish free baby fair melbourne 2020 to. Hoarding disorder treatment program lifeline harbour to. Buy a book and help save a life, now theres a win win situation. Facebook twitter linkedin reddit whatsapp share via email print. Customers can find a vast array of health conscious, childrens, cooking, limited editions, fiction books and fashion magazines that suit many different tastes and ages. Lifeline south coast wollongong 2500 02 4228 0403 clothing, bricabrac, 19 auburn street, wollongong 9. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, culture and ongoing connection of aboriginal and torres strait islander people to country. Lifeline retail and donation drop off points lifeline sydney and sutherland ashfield 21 02 8922 9071 books 93 milton street, ashfield 9. The palm beach rotary club international antiques fair and gold coast book fair.
Share australias most stylish free baby fair melbourne 2020 with your friends. Come along to harbour town shopping centre and be a part of lifeline gold coast s charity auction. Somewhere in australia a new call is made to lifeline almost every 30 seconds. I read this story as part of a box set called death before defeat from bundlerabbit. Lifeline bookfest whats on the weekend edition gold coast. Lifeline hunters annual book fair october 5th 7th 2020 thousands of preloved books over three huge days. She is an internationally published author with five picture books to her name. This fundraiser is our biggest for the year with all proceeds helping fund suicide prevention services run locally by lifeline. While the gold coast event sticks to books, expect the unexpected while youre browsing. Expect the unexpected at lifeline bookfest journeyonline. This winter lifeline gold coast bookfest offers its customers the best of winter books. It is a 4 day event organised by unitingcare community and will conclude on 02feb2020.
Lifeline book fair 2012 turns into bestseller illawarra. Doors will open to the gold coast convention and exhibition centre at 8am and trading goes through till 5pm the threeday grand sale comes at a perfect time for readers to put their feet up, snuggle up and enjoy a good book. The presidents table will feature a wide selection of old and collectable books. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival which is held a couple of times a year all over australia, including in brisbane.
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