10/09/2026
> 🌿 SENIORS MONTH 2026 — EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN! 🌿
After the beautiful response to our announcement, we’re now inviting Expressions of Interest for Wild Sandalwood’s fully funded Seniors Month experience:
✨ SCENT, MEMORY & STORY ✨
A sensory & creative experience for 55+
Have you ever caught a scent and suddenly been transported back to another time or place?
A garden you remember. Someone’s perfume. Rain on dry earth. A kitchen from childhood. A particular flower, spice or tree. ❤️
During this special 2.5-hour experience, we’ll explore natural aromatic materials and the memories and stories they evoke, before creating your own natural sandalwood incense cones inspired by scent and memory to take home.
No previous experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to explore. 🌿
THREE FULLY FUNDED SESSIONS:
🌿 Thu 1 October | 10am–12.30pm
🌿 Thu 8 October | 10am–12.30pm
🌿 Thu 15 October | 10am–12.30pm
📍 Wild Sandalwood at Make & Mend, Agnes Water
Thanks to Gladstone Regional Council Seniors Month funding, 27 places are FREE for eligible seniors aged 55+.
❤️ EOIs ARE OPEN NOW
We’re currently giving our local aged-care, NDIS support and community networks priority-access period till 15th Sept, but everyone is welcome to put their name down now.
Initially, each participant can receive one fully funded Wild Sandalwood session. And because Wild Sandalwood and Make & Mend Agnes Water are separately funded programs, you can also register for one Make & Mend Seniors Month workshop.
Prefer to pay your own way? You’re very welcome to self-fund your $35 place, or a family member can purchase one for you — but there is absolutely no expectation to pay. ❤️
📝 TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
Send us your name, mobile number + preferred date:
🏡 Pop into Wild Sandalwood / Make & Mend
💌 Message us here
📱 SMS 0449 998 579
Know a senior who isn't on social media? Please tell them about it. Family, friends, neighbours and carers are welcome to help submit an EOI with their permission, or bring them into the shop and we'll happily help. ❤️
And even if a session appears full, please put your name down anyway — demand will help guide our upcoming Gift a Creative Connection Pay It Forward campaign and the possibility of additional experiences.
Now we'd love to know…
👃 What scent instantly takes YOU back to a memory?
Tell us below. 🌿❤️