V/Line Life Training program

V/Line Life Training 2010

The V/Line Life Training program

The V/Line Life Training program, developed in with founding partner, the Victorian Country Football League (VCFL), has evolved over the past three years to become an integral education and motivational program targeting youth in regional Victoria.

The aim of the program is to educate teenagers and their families on important health topics and give them the skills to make the correct choices when difficult decisions arise.

The program is divided into two parts: an education session run by an industry professional, followed by an interactive workshop which provides tools to assist with decision making in the future.

V/Line Life Training Program 2010

In 2010 there will be 20 V/Line Life Training sessions held throughout the state, with each session divided into two parts:

Part One

The first part of the Life Training program involves realistic, challenging activities designed to confront young people’s perceptions of much-discussed topics. It is delivered by specialists in one of the following fields:

Illicit Drugs (Purana Task Force)
Depression (Orygen Youth Health)
Binge Drinking (Odyssey House)
Body Image and Self Esteem (The Butterfly Foundation)

Part Two

The second part of the evening is a positive choices session facilitated by Leading Teams (new window) supported by well-known sporting identities, including ex-AFL star Nathan Thompson, who has been the Ambassador for the V/Line Life Training program since 2006. This year we welcome Renae Hallinan from Melbourne Vixens to the V/Line Life Training program.

The V/Line Life Training program is aimed at boys and girls aged 14 – 18 years, however parents, coaches, club/league members and other community groups are welcome to attend.

Please see below for session and registration information. The sessions are usually run in the evening, with light refreshments and drinks supplied.

Image: Life Training ambassador, Nathan Thompson, conducts a life training session.

Registration

To register on behalf of your club/group/school, send an email to community.relations@vline.com.au. You will need you to provide:

· contact email address

· name of your organisation

· session you would like to attend

· number of participants

Be sure to visit vline.com.au/lifetraining closer to the time for up-to-date venue information.

Locations and dates

Date	Topic	Location	Venue	Time
19-Mar	Depression	St Arnaud	St Arnaud Sporting Club, Lord Nelson Park	7.30pm
23-Mar	Alcohol	Churchill	Churchill FNC Function Rooms, Gaskill Park, Manning Drive, Churchill	7.00pm
23-Mar	Alcohol	Warrnambool	Old Collegians FNC Social Room, Caramut Road, Warrnambool	7.00pm
24-Mar	Depression	Bannockburn	Bannockburn FNC, Victoria Park, Moore Street, Bannockburn	7.30pm
14-Apr	Alcohol	Rosedale	Venue and time to be confirmed
19-Apr	Drugs	Frankston	Venue and time to be confirmed
12-Apr	Body image	Bacchus Marsh	Venue and time to be confirmed
20-Apr	Depression	Ballarat	Venue and time to be confirmed
22-Apr	Depression	Apollo Bay	Venue and time to be confirmed
28-Apr	Depression	Morwell	Venue and time to be confirmed
11-May	Depression	Mulwala	Venue and time to be confirmed
18-May	Alcohol	Monbulk	Venue and time to be confirmed
24-May	Alcohol	Benalla	Venue and time to be confirmed
25-May	Drugs	Albury	Venue and time to be confirmed
25-May	Alcohol	Albury	Venue and time to be confirmed
8-Jun	Depression	Geelong	Venue and time to be confirmed
15-Jun	Alcohol	Horsham	Venue and time to be confirmed
16-Jun	Depression	Charlton	Venue and time to be confirmed
21-Jun	Depression	Bendigo	Venue and time to be confirmed
22-Jun	Drugs	Kerang	Venue and time to be confirmed

V/Line Life Training in your area: Get involved

We are actively looking for local councils and other partners to help us deliver the Life Training Program in 2011.

If you have a potentially suitable venue or can provide other support to participants, we’d love to hear from you. Email community.relations@vline.com.au